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Memories

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Update Of Those Memories Of The 60,S.

And so i became a full teenage worker, ha ha , off to earn all that fabulous money, to buy all i wanted and roll around every where in style, be like the grown ups , drink beer down the pub or up the pub in my ...Read more

A memory of Menithwood in 1966 by Nicolas Fumarola

Message In A Bottle

My family found a bottle washed up on the beach with a letter from an American boy who had tossed it overboard from a cruise ship off the Irish coast. We wrote to him and he came and stayed with us when his family were on holiday in London. His family were originally from Hungaria.

A memory of Mwnt in 1966 by Marie Faint

Arthur Shackson With Kiwi And Peggy Posing On The Beach

This is Arthur Shackson with the donkeys from the New Inn Hotel (Kiwi and Peggy). Arthur was the Porter for many years for the New Inn, meeting the guest at the top of the cobbled street and ...Read more

A memory of Clovelly in 1966 by Graham Shackson

Fun In The Sun

Our late grandparents Bob and Alice Maudsley owned a caravan on Cambrian coast in 1965 to 1969, me and my sister Kerry spent our school holidays playing on the beach and riding round the camp in the site owner's landrover, his name was ...Read more

A memory of Borth in 1966 by Beverley Wall

Childhood Memories

East Runton was my home until I reached the age of 11 when my family emigrated to Australia in 1966. What wonderful memories I have of Runton, the annual fete held on the road leading down to the beach, walking the dogs through ...Read more

A memory of East Runton in 1966 by Lynne Johnson

Queen Victoria

My memory goes back to 1966, it was to be the last time I took my children to Southend for the day, because we migrated to Australia in 1967 (45 years ago). Then this year we went back for a holiday with my daughter and two ...Read more

A memory of Southend-on-Sea in 1966 by Betty Acton

Tynemouth Beach

I remember this beach well, especially the open air swimming pool which is also on a photograph here in this collection , I remember going on a school swimming session weekly ( Preston High school ) now john spence and dreading ...Read more

A memory of Tynemouth in 1966 by Neil Critchlow

My First Job

This shop was the first job I had, it lasted all of one week! Iwas all of 12. We moved to Swalecliffe from Gillingham Kent when I was 8 or 9. I lived there untill I started My Nurse Training in 1973. My parents were very active in ...Read more

A memory of Swalecliffe in 1966 by Frances Fagg

Fishing By The Bridge

This picture brings back fond memories of my childhood, I remember fishing in the pool just under these trees, I caught my first pike and perch there and I was only 11 yrs old. There used to be a beach just next to the pool and ...Read more

A memory of Welshpool in 1966 by Mike Casey

Mum With Kids

The lady in the foreground looks very like my mum with me walking to her left and my sister in the pushchair. We lived locally and went to the beach all the time. It would be interesting to see that part enlarged so I could identify ...Read more

A memory of Newhaven in 1965 by Terrie Leach

Captions

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Caption For Abbotsbury, The Tithe Barn 1890

Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.

Caption For Reedham, The Ferry C1955

Although Sutton's coaches came up from Clacton on Sea, no doubt the scenery and wildlife is an attractive contrast to candy floss, deckchairs and the beach.

Caption For St Ives, Pilchard Boats 1908

The older method of seine netting involved smaller vessels setting a very large net with which they encircled a large shoal of fish close to the beach.

Caption For St Annes, Lifeboatmen's Memorial 1914

An inshore lifeboat still operates off the beach at St Anne's, but plans are in hand to build a new boathouse in the near future.

Caption For St Ives, Draycott Terrace 1898

These houses overlook Porthminster Beach and have views of St Ives Bay that are as superb today as they were when this photograph was taken.

Caption For Swansea, The Sands 1925

The beach also provided a fairground and ice-cream stalls. The jetty is for the use of passengers waiting for a pleasure trip on the rowing boats.

Caption For Burton Bradstock, Beach 1930

The small coves between, such as the beach below Burton Bradstock, would be used mostly by local fishermen and smugglers.

Caption For Shaldon, Fore Street 1922

The stretch of water between and Shaldon's sandy beaches are crammed with boats of every description.

Caption For Exmouth, The Esplanade 1922

An ice cream and chocolate seller is surrounded by customers on the beach.

Caption For St Ives, Back Road West 1890

This road still exists and leads to Porthmeor Beach and to today's St Ives Tate Gallery.

Caption For Mevagissey, Fore Street 1890

Mevagissey's steep, winding streets and alleys, cobbled with beach stone, formed a useful maze in which smugglers could escape the attentions of the revenue men.

Caption For Newquay, Dancing On The Beach 1912

Note the lines of canvas bathing tents at the head of the beach. The whole scene is overlooked by hotels and boarding houses.

Caption For Brighton, Beach And Pier 1898

This view brings out the tremendous bustle of Brighton's beaches, dotted with small sailing boats and lines of bathing machines.

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Caption For Beer, 1922

However, many visitors love the charm of this fishing village with its unspoiled beach, pleasant inns and occasional antique fairs.

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Caption For Beer, 1922

However, many visitors love the charm of this fishing village with its unspoiled beach, pleasant inns and occasional antique fairs.

Caption For Littleham, The Caravan Site, Sandy Bay C1960

A vast caravanopolis now covers the cliff tops above Sandy Bay, once a smuggling cove and now Littleham's bathing beach.

Caption For Weymouth, The Sands 1918

Even in wartime the strict dress code for Weymouth beach remained, though many of the soldiers and sailors stationed in the town would seek out lonely coves in the vicinity for a spot of

Caption For Charmouth, Newlands School 1922

Charmouth's beach is much loved by fossil hunters.

Caption For Exmouth, The Sands And Boats 1925

Exmouth's long beach offers safe bathing, and its gently shelving sands allow easy access for boats. Here we see local mariners taking passengers out for trips along the coast.

Caption For Newquay, The Beach 1925

The beach is probably Tolcarne.

Caption For Margate, Newgate Gap Bridge 1890

Donkeys could be hired here for strolls along the sandy beaches.

Caption For Kingsdown, Holiday Camp, The Horse Shoe C1955

Cliff falls make it dangerous to walk on the beach.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Hunt Cliffs 1891

The impressive sweep of Saltburn's beach with Huntcliffe overlooking it remains as breathtaking a view today as we see it here in 1891.

Caption For Carlyon Bay, 1930

The beach itself is now home to the Cornwall Coliseum.