Portishead, The Beach 1887
Photo ref:
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Photo ref:
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The opening of the railway put Portishead at less than one hour's travelling time from the centre of Bristol. As a result, the little resort became an attractive proposition for Bristol's professional and business people wanting a villa by the sea.
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Memories of Portishead, the Beach 1887
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. These memories are of Portishead, The Beach 1887
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My wife and I bought our first house at Portishead, South Road, it was £2,200, we could only borrow, so the monthly payment was the same as a week's wages, no overtime or my wife's wages taken into consideration. We had three children and some happy times. I worked on the coal boats and then Albright and Wilson phos factory. John Burge.
Margaret and wallflowers The year was 1950. I was thirteen years 'old' and walking along this beach with Margaret, her brother John and my brother, Peter. When we arrived at the spot where the man is sitting in the photograph, I looked up and saw wallflowers growing on the cliff face. I decided to climb up and pick some for Margaret. When I became level with the flowers, about fourteen feet above the ...see more
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