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Where I Grew Up
Main street, White Bear Land Lord was Ralph Carr on the left, A man pub, nothing fancy, Samuel Smiths Beer, Bill Cox the local PC had many happy hours in there, many arguments over football, sex, cricket, it was the best S Smiths ...Read more
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When We Played In The Road
Gipsy Road in Welling where I lived as a child in the 1950's was a long one. It stretched from Okehampton Crescent near Bostall heath and woods at its north end, down to the Welling/Bexleyheath mainline railway and a short ...Read more
A memory of Wellings, The
When My Children Were Young
We lived in Eastbourne at this time and would always come out to Pevensey Bay on summer days and spend time on the beach. It was so peacefull and there was very little traffic. There were many privately owned small ...Read more
A memory of Pevensey Bay in 1964 by
When I Was A Boy
I was born in Princes Risborough and fondly remember as a young boy going into the shop with the bay window (shown on the right of your picture) to buy sweets and giggle at the young girls. The shop was known locally as ...Read more
A memory of Princes Risborough in 1949 by
Whatever Happened To Blyth
My family moved to Blyth in the early 1950s, leaving in 1959, just before everything seemed to go wrong. We had the Traveller's Rest pub at the junction of Regent Street and Thompson Street. On the other corner ...Read more
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Westgate On Sea Holidays In The 1960s
My parents took myself and my late brother to Westgate on Sea almost every Easter from 1959 to 1971. Living in west London we caught the 2.40pm train from Victoria, arriving at Westgate on Sea about ...Read more
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Western Esplanade, Alexandra Y.C. Dinghy Park. A Post Ww2 Facility.
As the classic 18ft long local dayboat classes became more expensive to build and maintain, there was an explosion of smaller, cheaper racing dinghy classes all round the UK, postWW2. ...Read more
A memory of Southend-on-Sea by
West Street Wiveliscombe
In 1985 my family and I moved from South Africa and purchased the detached house at number 24 West street, called Bay House. This house was built by E.B.D. Hall M.R.C.V.S. He was the local veterinary surgeon but on his ...Read more
A memory of Wiveliscombe in 1985 by
West Bay House
I was born here in 1949 but moved away when about 4-5 years old, so my memories are not too vivid! But I do remember playing on the Chesil beach and the smell and sounds of the sea are forever with me. I have been in Argentina now ...Read more
A memory of Wyke Regis in 1949 by
West Banks
The house with the bay window (31A) used to belong to my grandparents, Albert and Ivy Harrison, and the front room was used as a shop until my nan moved into number 37. I can't remember the exact year but my parents, Derek and Phyllis ...Read more
A memory of Sleaford in 1965 by
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Attempts by earlier generations to turn West Bay into a leading holiday resort never quite worked, though a great many caravans and holiday flats bear testimony to its popularity.
The bus station was built to incorporate a parade of shops, seen here beneath the canopy.
At Douglas, passengers can land at all states of the tide.
This excellent view captures the eastward expansion of the town in the late 19th century very well.
Robin Hood's Bay is one of many beautiful villages which cluster around the steep-sided coves where the North York Moors reach the North Sea.
The paddle-steamer is not approaching the Cobb wall on a busy day.
The lighthouse, seen here from St James's Green, was built in 1890: 'the light is of 800 candle power and occulates twice every 20 seconds'. On the left are Adelaide Cottage and Caithness House.
The town's first inhabitants were men who worked for 11 years in the 18th century constructing the Trent & Mersey Canal's nearby Harecastle tunnel.
We are looking across Main Bay (now Viking Bay) towards the harbour, the pier and the prominent mansion Fort House (now called Bleak House), prior to its extension and castellation in 1901.This house
The Great Barn of Abbotsbury Abbey was built in about 1400.
Chalets, a villa and the Bay View Hotel overlook the Hive and Burton Beach from the end of Beach Road. The sandy rocks of Burton Cliffs project towards Lyme Bay (left).
This scene has hardly changed for many years; the beach at Polridmouth is still only accessible on foot.
This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.
The harbour is the site of the original Tor Quay, which served the little village of Tor Mohun inland.
Rothesay is the chief town of the County of Bute, and is situated in a well-formed bay, which affords safe anchorage in high wind.
The bus station was built to incorporate a parade of shops, seen here beneath the canopy.
Robin Hood's Bay is now half the size of the original village - the centre section slid into the sea, taking with it the new road.
Rothesay is in an ideal location in the sheltered 'sweet Rothesay Bay', to quote the popular song. It is the county town on the eastern side of the Island of Bute.
This view looks north-eastwards from East Cliff, over the older administrative and commercial heart of what used to be called Bridport Harbour.
Immediately south of the church whose spire can be seen behind, is The Bury.
Part of the old Ramper Road, this end of Victoria Road passes the Congregational church where Mr W Gornall was a great supporter.
On the lane south from the crossroads the last two houses on the left are timber-framed, the White Cottage on the left with original framing in the side elevation and fake to the front.
The earlier pub on the site, made famous by the music hall star Florrie Ford, was demolished in the early 1920s, and rebuilt to a vaguely similar design.
Compare this view with the 1960s view A15142.
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