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Daughter Of A Shopkeeper
I spent most of my childhood in Brightlingsea. My father owned several businesses in the town, Relf's Fruiterers in New Street and Victoria Place and the Happy Shopper shop for a time. I have wonderful memories of ...Read more
A memory of Brightlingsea in 1974
Barmouth My Barmouth
My mum and dad used to take me and my younger brother to this wonderful holiday destination once a year till 1980. We used to stay at a caravan site called Tally Bont . I have many happy memories of these times. We used to ...Read more
A memory of Fairbourne in 1974 by
All Uphill
Our Dad used to take us for a walk up to Mow Cop Castle on a sunny Sunday. We would set off from Talke with our bottle of pop and a jam butty and walk along the canal for a while then through the lanes in Scholar Green past the Three ...Read more
A memory of Kidsgrove in 1973 by
Lime Grove
I was born in Buchaven in Fife. I stayed in 93 Lime Grove and have great memories of the cul de sac. An old Polish couple, the Rhodes, stayed next door, then there was the Murray's, the Capes, the Livingstones, the Wipers, the Fentons, ...Read more
A memory of Methilhill in 1973 by
Vacation At Kiln Park
This was a really enjoyable vacation we spent at Kiln Park, my two daughters, my husband & myself. It was our first caravan holiday. We all had such good fun. We spent many a happy hour down on the beach, and the weather was beautiful.
A memory of Tenby in 1973 by
Living At East Cwm Ivy
Lived at East Cwm Ivy as a child from 1973 to 1980. This photo does not show our house but the view from it to the houses you go past to go to the beach.
A memory of Llanmadoc in 1973 by
Tower Caravan Park Jaywick Sands
I remember going to Tower Caravan Park, Jaywick Sands, every year with my mom, dad, two brothers and sister, from very young till about 15 or 16 years old. I have wonderful memories like going to the Raven Club every ...Read more
A memory of Jaywick in 1973 by
Happy Memories
I came from a family that lived in Eltham, South East London, and we spent many a happy year at Jaywick. We did not have much money and my aunt used to treat us every year to a holiday. Me, my mum, my cousin Debbie and my aunt would ...Read more
A memory of Jaywick in 1973 by
My Time At Penkenna House In 1973.
I lived in Penkenna House in 1973, for a few months. I was only about 8 or 9 years old then so I lived with my mum and dad and my younger brother and sister. I think the property was then owned by a Mr ...Read more
A memory of Crackington Haven in 1973 by
The Church My Parents Were Married In
My parents married in this church in 1951, mum had been brought up in the village from birth by her parents (David and Gwen Bowen) and after marrying my dad, moved up to Sheffield. It was a quaint village from ...Read more
A memory of Ferryside in 1973 by
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Cadgwith is an important fishing cove, especially for shellfish; boats are hauled up the beach – there is no quay.
Bathing has not always been the family pastime it is today. 'Tommy's Pit', built at the end of the breakwater, was strictly men only, while women used Crooklets beach, then named Maer Beach.
Bathing tents dot the beach at Viking Bay, while two bathing machines stand at the water's edge.
The people flocked back to the beach after wartime defences had been cleared. The Royal Engineers warned that dangers remained but town traders eagerly declared the town safe.
Many a local will remember learning to drive for the first time on this huge beach near Porthmadog, although summer access is now a little more restricted than we see here.
Most of the coastal trading vessels working out of Padstow were schooners or ketches, and many earned their keep beach trading.
This is the longest beach in Pembrokeshire (two miles end to end), lying below a shingle storm ridge.
Unlike many Norfolk beaches, which allowed the erection of permanent wooden beach huts, Gorleston offered a few temporary huts for weekly hire and a 'village' of square tents.
By this date, Perranporth was becoming popular for bathing on account of its sandy beach. Pilchard fishing was also carried on, and a few boats are drawn up on the beach.
Almost at the end of the Lleyn Peninsula, this small village opens out onto the beach and Cardigan Bay. Here the few visitors that could make their way here enjoy a lazy day on the beach.
Pwllheli possesses perhaps the finest sandy beach in Wales; and there can be no doubt it will become one of the most attractive seaside places in the kingdom.
While a group of children on the beach greet the photographer, others visit the sweet shop (left), whilst a group wait with suitcases to be collected at the end of their holiday (centre).
The Beach c1955 Totland Bay is a good starting point for a long coastal ramble past The Needles to Alum Bay - some of the most dramatic coastal scenery in England.
Southsea's long shingle beach crowded with trippers. Not surprisingly, everyone in the picture is fully dressed.
Townsend Farm overlooks a junction where the lane to East Quantoxhead leaves the main road.
This end of a narrow valley at the foot of a steep hill has been a popular seaside resort for many years.
At the turn of the century, Felixstowe was at the height of its popularity as a seaside resort, with its south-facing beach.
Clevedon's immunity from the heavy excursion element which affects many seaside towns renders it a veritable haven of rest.
For many years hoards of revellers would descend on the beach from Cardiff via cheap ferry trips.
Recovering nicely after the 1953 floods, new huts on the promenade replace the old ones which stood on the beach and were smashed up in the storm along with the original Beach Cafe.
This view looks south from one of the two lookout towers on the beach.
Lines of wind shelters adorn the beach at the popular Yorkshire coast resort of Filey.
The beach huts show that this was and still is a popular beach. Most of the larger houses have been converted to hotels to cater for the hundreds of tourists that arrive every summer.
This settlement probably got its name from Andrew Wysmon, a tenant knight at the time of Edward II's reign.
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