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Scarborough, Holiday Chalets c.1955
Photo ref: S71060
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More about this scene

Entertainment in these chalet areas was essentially self-made, as this sports day illustrates. At the time, television was still a growing medium: the only channel available in Scarborough was the BBC, and only a small proportion of the population had sets.

Memories of Scarborough, Holiday Chalets c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Scarborough, Holiday Chalets c.1955

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Enjoyed collys very well went to Peasome park watching the boats also the swimming pool nearby
This series of photos of the chalets are taken at Colley's Cosy Camp - high up on the bluff overlooking Scarborough bay. To get to the sand and ocean we had to walk out of the camp and down a winding road to the promenade. Great family holidays. There were also a few caravans for rent at the back of the property. My family went there a couple of times for two weeks in the summer the last being in 1959. ...see more