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Memories
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Days Gone By
I lived in Fleetwood from around 1948 - 1952. My dad was in the army and we lived in the Drill Hall in (Ithink) Preston Street. I can remember going to the library nearby and playing on the beach near some piers. There was a young ...Read more
A memory of Fleetwood by
Caesar's Camp 1948
Hi Su, I also have happy memories of playing on the hills behind Cheriton when visiting my grandparents. Much more fun than going to the beach. We (my sisters, brother and myself) would cut through the allotments and raid a ...Read more
A memory of Cheriton in 1948 by
The War Years
I now reside in New York but during the war I was evacuated from London to Fairbourne. It was the first 5 years of my life but I still remember much of it. I went to school there as well as Barmouth. The vicar was called Mr Hopkins ...Read more
A memory of Fairbourne in 1940 by
The Rubble On The Beach
I spent my teenage years in Dunwich, and in retrospect they were wonderful. Freedom, long walks, the beach and sea, cliffs, marshes and the old tank defences from WWII. My best friend Justin North, who lived at 'Marshside' ...Read more
A memory of Dunwich in 1966 by
Dunwich Monastery Gateway
My earliest memory of Greyfriars in Dunwich was probably driving down the hill in my grandfather's old car in 1960 as he brought me to my new home at The Barne Arms Hotel. I had been at boarding school at Dollar in ...Read more
A memory of Dunwich in 1965 by
Fred And Dorcas
My Great Grandparents were Fred & Dorcas Beeching, and both died in 1915, they lived in Dunks Green, and two of their sons Sydney and William were killed in the Great War, their names appear on the memorial stone in Plaxtol i think. Does anyone have memories of Dunks Green from any years. Brian
A memory of Dunk's Green in 1910 by
Happy Days
my husband and i were tenants of the old hewitts brewery at the crown inn ror about two years in the sixties we had some marvellous characters as regulars the appleby brothers what jokers, herman the butcher len the baker jim the ...Read more
A memory of Saltfleet in 1964 by
Bathing In The River
Montague terrace was home to many children. I remember the Allen's, John, June, Barry, Hazel, Ivan & Valerie. The White's, Maurice and Barbara, The William,s and Smith,s, Joan, Roy, Margaret, Jeffrey, and at least three ...Read more
A memory of Bishopstoke in 1949 by
East Front Road In The Sixties
My Grandparents, George and Ella Ashford, had retired to Pagham in 1958. They lived at number 12 East Front Road. Their bungalow was very comfortable with a great view out over the channel. The original railway ...Read more
A memory of Pagham by
Holidays
I stayed here with my mother and sisters when I was 5 and later when I was 11. Then it was owned by the Holiday Fellowship (now HF Holidays) who ran walking holidays for families. I have very fond memories of the house and the ...Read more
A memory of Marske-By-The-Sea in 1958 by
Captions
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Abbotsbury, situated at the western end of Chesil Beach, is most famous for its swannery, the waters of the Fleet often being turned white with hundreds of birds.
Although Sutton's coaches came up from Clacton on Sea, no doubt the scenery and wildlife is an attractive contrast to candy floss, deckchairs and the beach.
The older method of seine netting involved smaller vessels setting a very large net with which they encircled a large shoal of fish close to the beach.
An inshore lifeboat still operates off the beach at St Anne's, but plans are in hand to build a new boathouse in the near future.
These houses overlook Porthminster Beach and have views of St Ives Bay that are as superb today as they were when this photograph was taken.
The beach also provided a fairground and ice-cream stalls. The jetty is for the use of passengers waiting for a pleasure trip on the rowing boats.
The small coves between, such as the beach below Burton Bradstock, would be used mostly by local fishermen and smugglers.
The stretch of water between and Shaldon's sandy beaches are crammed with boats of every description.
An ice cream and chocolate seller is surrounded by customers on the beach.
This road still exists and leads to Porthmeor Beach and to today's St Ives Tate Gallery.
Mevagissey's steep, winding streets and alleys, cobbled with beach stone, formed a useful maze in which smugglers could escape the attentions of the revenue men.
Note the lines of canvas bathing tents at the head of the beach. The whole scene is overlooked by hotels and boarding houses.
This view brings out the tremendous bustle of Brighton's beaches, dotted with small sailing boats and lines of bathing machines.
However, many visitors love the charm of this fishing village with its unspoiled beach, pleasant inns and occasional antique fairs.
However, many visitors love the charm of this fishing village with its unspoiled beach, pleasant inns and occasional antique fairs.
A vast caravanopolis now covers the cliff tops above Sandy Bay, once a smuggling cove and now Littleham's bathing beach.
Even in wartime the strict dress code for Weymouth beach remained, though many of the soldiers and sailors stationed in the town would seek out lonely coves in the vicinity for a spot of
Charmouth's beach is much loved by fossil hunters.
Exmouth's long beach offers safe bathing, and its gently shelving sands allow easy access for boats. Here we see local mariners taking passengers out for trips along the coast.
The beach is probably Tolcarne.
Donkeys could be hired here for strolls along the sandy beaches.
Cliff falls make it dangerous to walk on the beach.
The impressive sweep of Saltburn's beach with Huntcliffe overlooking it remains as breathtaking a view today as we see it here in 1891.
The beach itself is now home to the Cornwall Coliseum.
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