Weston Super Mare, Birnbeck Pier 1913
Photo ref: 65354A
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Photo ref: 65354A
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This period was perhaps the heyday of the pier, now named the Old Pier. Amusements included the Flying Machine or Airships, Helter Skelter, Maze, Bioscope, Waterchute, Switchback, Cake Walk, Zig Zag Slide, Shooting Jungle, Motor and Bicycle racing, Darts, Ping Pong, Coconut Shies and Aunt Sally. At the entrance, souvenirs, art pottery and seashells were on sale, whilst automatic machines spoke your weight or delivered chocolate bars.

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Piers

This selection of vintage photographs shows some of our finest piers in their heyday, recalling their glory days when seaside piers were at the heart of the traditional British family holiday.

Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories

Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories

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A Selection of Memories from Weston-super-Mare

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. Here are some from Weston-super-Mare

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Iam Weston born and bred from the age of 8 to15 I worked-with the Drew family on the beach with the donkeys and carriages from 1963-1970 I must have had my photo taken hundreds of times yet can't find any anyway of that time our stand was by the first aid post I would love to know if any one out there has any photos of that time I drove a train called the 6-5 special which later became the Apollo space ...see more