Greatstone On Sea, The Beach c.1955
Photo ref:
G214014
Photo ref:
G214014
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The road between Greatstone and Dungeness consists mainly of bungalows with the miniature railway running behind them, and the area can be pretty bleak in the winter. In the summer, holiday camps were busy, such as the Romney Sands Holiday Village where the railway stopped.
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A Selection of Memories from Greatstone-on-Sea
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 Greatstone-on-Sea
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Travelling down to Greatstone in Grandad's Commer Van, Grandad driving, Nanny & Mum sitting up front, Dad, elder brothers Tony & Teddy (Edward ),sister Kathy, younger brother Brian & myself jammed in the back with the luggage . Arriving, opening the sliding side door and pouring out of the van into Knotty's ramshackle bungalow (?) with a verandah that ran along full length of the ...see more
Wonderful memories of Greatstone. My fifth birthday. A picnic on the vast sandy beach, playing hide & seek in the sand dunes, swimming in the sea-the water I recall was rather murky & the beach very muddy when the tide went out but we kids didn't care. Later a trip on the Hythe Dymchurch Dungeness miniature railway from one end to the other. Stopping at Dungeness to visit the lighthouse. ...see more
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