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Memories

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Music And Dancing In The Streets Of Teignmouth

Teignmouth Folk Festival attracted crowds who filled the sunny promenade and town centre streets to watch the many Morris Teams at this 2009 event. Musicians and dancers formed a procession at ...Read more

A memory of Teignmouth in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

Dancing On The Downs In Front Of Babbacombe Theatre

I spent a lovely sunny July evening with my morris dancing friends at Babbacombe providing a musical and dancing entertainment for the holidaymakers on the Downs. The entertainers were the ...Read more

A memory of Babbacombe in 2009 by John Howard Norfolk

Stanhope

ok you loti do remmber some ofyou stanhope was not that bad their were places that you could not get out like acliffe near darlington {mr corner}and if i remmber 1 in middelsboro }mr pervis} you no me but you dont know wereim at i ...Read more

A memory of Stanhope

Bad Day At The Hunt

The chalk pit at Odiham looks much the same today as it did over 100 years ago, except that most of the buildings are no longer there. An old story I heard in the The Bell Pub, mentioned the local hunt gathering in the Bury Square ...Read more

A memory of Odiham by Julian Hight

Memories Of Colden Common

I have never heard of this person, although he makes reference to some people, and places in Colden Common I knew. So if anyone who knows him ever comes across this then I have been some help! COLDEN COMMON? Oh, ...Read more

A memory of Colden Common by Bert Catt

Kennegy Cove

Looking from Prussia Cove (Prussia Cove is the area, not an actual cove) towards Kennegy. Tin mine workings exposed on beach and on cliffs above. Kerrier DC (it's just on the border of Kerrier and Penwith DCs) have replaced the rope ...Read more

A memory of Rosudgeon by Dave Hill

Majestic Cinema

Wonderful memories of Saturday morning pictures - we would all line up outside the Majestic Picture House as it was called and monitors would walk up and down the line to make sure we were not too noisy and kept us in our place, ...Read more

A memory of King's Lynn in 1952 by faypurdy

Summers In Blackhall

My Grandma - Bertha Lanaghan - lived in Third Street for over 50 years. She made hookey rugs as big as a room from old blankets, coats, etc whatever she could get, to sell for extra money. She dyed the wool three ...Read more

A memory of Blackhall Colliery by Kathy Ames

Quieter, Carefree Days.

I am Pauline Morgan (nee Real) and I am the little girl standing by the boat, whilst my brother Cliff is wading through the water. The cabin cruiser on the opposite side of the river is 'Silver Swan' owned by Gilbert Hazel of ...Read more

A memory of Axmouth in 1954 by Pauline Morgan

Seaton Carew

I lived in Seaton Carew from about 1944 to 1947. My parents ran a boarding house at 4 The Cliffe, (my sister was born there) adjacent to the Staincliffe, which as I recall (I was a 4 year old) was occupied by RAF personnel. I ...Read more

A memory of Seaton Carew in 1945 by Keith Booth

Captions

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Caption For Broadstairs, Viking Bay C1956

On the top of the low cliffs are (from the right) the Marchesi Brothers' restaurant, the Albion Hotel, the Victoria Restaurant, and Blades guest house.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Clifton Terrace 1898

Terraces of solid Victorian houses overlook the cliffs, with brick walls and wrought iron railings protecting the gardens.

Caption For East Runton, High Street 1921

East Runton offered visitors the same spectacular cliff scenery and ample beaches as its close neighbour, Cromer, but less of the noise and bustle.

Caption For Littleham, Sandy Bay Beach C1960

The few scattered caravans on the cliff top mark the site of what has now become a vast 'caravanopolis' with hundreds of caravans, a car park, a restaurant and a shop.

Caption For West Runton, The Village C1960

The most famous inhabitant of West Runton died some 600,000 years ago: the skeleton of a giant elephant was found in the cliffs after erosion in the 1990s.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, From The Pier 1913

A lovely view taken from the end of the pier, looking back towards Saltburn and showing the buildings of the Marine Parade and the cliff lift leading up to them.

Caption For Filey, Fishing On The Brigg C1932

The cliffs and rocks on either side of Filey form a sheltered bay.

Caption For Port Isaac, 1895

The Victorian school stands right on the edge of the cliff above the fishing harbour. This view shows the upper part of the village before it was altered by 20th-century developments.

Caption For Bispham, The Lounge, Palm Court Methodist Holiday Home C1960

The Bispham cum Norbreck Ratepayers Association and Gynn Estate residents were vocal in the early 1900s about gas supply and cliff erosion.

Caption For Cromer, The Garden Of Sleep 1899

They are surrounded by poppies, which grew in profusion along this cliff top - it is now known as 'Poppyland'.

Caption For Ramsgate, Westcliff Windmill 1901

Originally built on the East Cliff, it was dismantled and erected on this site in 1810 by John Marshall.

Caption For Marske By The Sea, The Beach C1955

The end of the High Street lies in the centre, and Cliff House stands just out of view on the right.

Caption For Cromer, The Lighthouse 1894

A young lad sits on the grass on the sheltered inward side of the cliffs.

Caption For Scarborough, Belmont 1890

Here a group of people take the chance to admire the view over Spa Cliffs, or catch up with the latest news. The Spa by this time was long gone, having been destroyed by fire in 1876.

Caption For Newquay, Towan Beach 1901

This is a great place for a seaside holiday, with golden sand serviced by the growing resort of Newquay, with hotels and boarding houses built literally to the cliff edge.

Caption For Polperro, The Harbour 1888

Built in a narrow gully in cliffs 400 feet high, this was once a smuggling village.

Caption For Bridgnorth, The Hermitage 1896

Bridgnorth and its castle sit on a cliff of very soft sandstone.

Caption For Bridgnorth, The Hermitage 1896

Bridgnorth and its castle sit on a cliff of very soft sandstone.

Caption For Blackpool, Uncle Tom's Cabin 1906

Shortly after this picture was taken in 1906, cliff erosion caused a part of the building to collapse; the remainder was demolished in 1907.

Caption For Folkestone, The Leas 1901

In the year of Queen Victoria's passing, these fashionably-clad Edwardians take the air along the mile-long greensward of The Leas on top of the cliff, and against the backdrop of these smart Victorian

Caption For Lower Heysham, Cliff Walk C1955

The low coastal cliffs below the village provided a pleasant walk above the beach. Hidden by the trees is St Peter's Church, believed to have been founded in 967.

Caption For Southend On Sea, Westcliff Parade C1955

This path has been built over the Cliffs Shelter, seen in the previous picture. On the left are two of the well-known hotels of the time, The Imperial and The Westward Ho!

Caption For Tilehurst, Roebuck Ferry House 1899

Behind is the London to Bristol main line railway, and on top of the tree-clad river cliff bank is the Oxford Road.

Caption For Budleigh Salterton, From West 1925

This fine view along Budleigh's strand looks towards the mouth of the River Otter and the bulbous cliff top of Otterton Ledge.