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Memories
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I Am A Beach Boy
I was born in July 1942 at 2 Church Road ,the youngest of eight children,the time I remember best is around 1952,being a kid in the Beach then was brilliant,so many things to do, Boating Lake,Minature Railway,Swimming ...Read more
A memory of Severn Beach in 1952 by
Childhood Memories In The Mumbles
I was born in London, but my Mother came from the Mumbles, so several times a year we took the train from Paddington on our journey to Swansea. With a large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, the ...Read more
A memory of Mumbles, The by
Childhood Memories
I lived in Alderley Edge as a child between 1947 and 1955. I remember going for walks on the Edge, and being told about a legend that Merlin and King Arthur and his knights were sleeping inside a cave there, waiting to be ...Read more
A memory of Alderley Edge in 1954 by
Holidays At Sandilands
My late father used to rent an apartment in a large house opposite the 'pullover' where we would stay for some 2-3 weeks each summer from about 1949-1955. I remember that the lady who owned the house had a large black ...Read more
A memory of Sandilands in 1950 by
A Day At Alum Chine In The 1960s
It's a few minutes before 8.30am, and I've just returned with the newspaper for Dad bought from the Riviera Hotel next door. I have to rush downstairs again in time to ring the gong for breakfast - Mr Lacey, ...Read more
A memory of Westbourne in 1966 by
High Street
I worked in Wheatley village in 1963 in John Bull's butcher's shop opposite Sam's butchers with Ted! and a lady bookkeeper. After living in Waterstock on John Bull's farm during the terrible winter of 1963 we moved into his bungalow at 17 ...Read more
A memory of Wheatley in 1963 by
Amser Gorau Yn Ei Bywyd
1950s and 1960s in Malltraeth... The summers were always long and hot, we went swimming on the beach when we were younger, and as we got older in the 'corbwll'. We went out collecting birds eggs, the odd apple or pear would ...Read more
A memory of Malltraeth
Living In Seaton 1950s 1960s
My parents owned Mount Brioni in the late 1950s to early 1960s, I was just a baby, I had 5 sisters and 3 brothers who all lived there. I remember the Doneys who owned the cafe on the beach and spent many happy days on our beach.
A memory of Seaton by
Hartford Secondary Modern School
Me and my late twin brother started at this school in 1953, the school was mixed. We were the first ones to be there, it was a brand new school. Fred Beech was the headmaster, he was a grand man and would always ...Read more
A memory of Northwich in 1953 by
My Second Home
Right from a small child i have grown up loving Wells-next-the-Sea, my dad used to take us on holidays there and we stayed in a little cottage which was a short walk to the quay where my brother and I would wander down to ...Read more
A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea in 1969
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Most folk, however, came to enjoy the beach, which offered the simple charms of beach huts and occasional donkey rides, and was far less crowded than its neighbours at Cromer and Sheringham
Rowing boats offering trips around the bay, boat shops drawn up on the beach and donkey rides were some of the attractions on offer at the Island.
This view shows St Ives' smallest beach bursting at the seams at a time when beach holidays were at the height of their popularity.
The WB&SSPCo paddler 'Victoria' disembarks trippers on to the steep-shelved beach in Lulworth Cove.
Southsea's long shingle beach is crowded with trippers. Not surprisingly, everyone in the picture is fully dressed.
A shingle beach with sandy soil and grass forming the shoreline. The seawall and wooden groynes are in the distance. Beach huts await bathers and picnickers.
The road from the village ends at this beach, which is known as the Gap.
The road from the village ends at this beach, which is known as the Gap.
A small wooden bridge across Hayburn Beck leads to the rocky beach, where the stream cascades over large gritstone boulders into a pool on the beach below.
A feature of beaches in the 1950s was the religious gatherings.
Note the boys in the centre. 'Yes', said Mother, 'you can play on the beach, but keep your shirt, tie and hat on - and your jacket'.
The shingly and sandy beaches of Bonchurch have always drawn a great number of bathers, and can get crowded on hot summer days.
Here we see a very crowded Ramsgate beach, with the pier in the distance on the right beyond the massed bathing machines.
The Beach 1894 Two youngsters are digging for shrimps in the sands of the beach at Arnside, where the River Kent enters Morecambe Bay, while in the background three adults sit on the seawall.
There are more bathing tents; by now the St Ives' beaches were being managed as tourist attractions. In the distance can be seen a slipway that was built from The Island to Porthmeor Beach in 1911.
Another view of the beach at Canvey Island shows children busily playing around the many deckchairs. Most of the older holidaymakers are well wrapped up against the cold.
Pictured from the beach, the sheer extent of the Grand Hotel becomes plain.
Here we see one of the famous Lincolnshire beaches with its necessary donkeys. No beach is complete without these loveable and cuddlesome beasts, all with their friendly names.
Visitors enjoy the beach at Dymchurch whilst a boat waits to take people on a cruise.
This view shows the beach bungalows which were built right behind the top of the beach. They were used by the military during the Second World War, but are no longer there today.
The beach at Spiddal has always been popular with Galway folk and other tourists. In this scene, the beach is quiet, with bathers enjoying a summer swim. The village is in the distance.
By this time, Felixstowe was at the height of its popularity as a seaside resort, with its south-facing beach.
Here we see one of the famous Lincolnshire beaches with its necessary donkeys. No beach is complete without these loveable and cuddlesome beasts, all with their friendly names.
The extensive remains of 12th-century Scarborough Castle crown the headland in the background of this summer time view of Scarborough's South Beach.
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