Scarborough, The Spa And The Sands c.1955
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A Selection of Memories from Scarborough
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 Scarborough
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Enjoyed collys very well went to Peasome park watching the boats also the swimming pool nearby
My husband Chistopher John Hill was born in Scarborough.
His Grandma, Mary Gloyne, ran a small Guest House there 61 Ramsey Street, after her husband, Percy Gloyne, was killed two days before the end of World War 1. She brought her young daughter Agnes up there.
Agnes met a young soldier on her train journeys to work in York, they courted in Scarborough mostly at a Church Hall.
They married in Scarborough ...see more
This series of photos of the chalets are taken at Colley's Cosy Camp - high up on the bluff overlooking Scarborough bay. To get to the sand and ocean we had to walk out of the camp and down a winding road to the promenade. Great family holidays. There were also a few caravans for rent at the back of the property. My family went there a couple of times for two weeks in the summer the last being in 1959. ...see more
I was posted to Burniston Barracks as a newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Pioneer Corps in 1958. Our task was to clear the Fylingdale Moors of unexploded munitions. Unfortunately we experienced the deaths of several soldiers on the Moors on the day I arrived. In no time we had ambulancies on site as well as helicopters on stand by. It was a satisfying job which had to stop each time the fog ...see more
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