Reighton, Gap, Speeton Cliffs c.1955

Photo ref: R239016

Re this photograph, I recall the scene in 1948 when I lived there. Everything was still wrapped in barbed wire as there were many mines  in the area The life saving hut was restored about 1950 and was very smart with the St Johns Ambulance logo on the side. The part that intrigued me the most was the brass bell used for raising the alarm for a swimmer in trouble, which was from the ship HMS Indefatigable. ...see more

The road down to the shore was built for gravel extraction with the washing plant on the level ground just below where this shot was taken from. The building shown was a cafe. On the other side of the road there was a small hut with lifesaving equipment, blankets and telephone erected by parents of a boy who died in the sea there. It was destroyed by vandals. I remember the gravel being taken ...see more