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Memories

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Happy Days In The Sun

This was my idea of heaven. For 7 years during my early childhood we went to Nefyn for 2 weeks during the summer. Dad always rented a beach hut to "brew up in" and hold the deckchairs and swimming stuff. The highlight of the ...Read more

A memory of Nefyn by Helen Neaves Wilde

Holidays

We came to Pembrokeshire on family holdiays all through the 1960s and early 1970s. This beach was our favourite although we called it, mistakenly, 'Barry Island Beach' as to reach it you had to go through Barry Island Farm and a toll of ...Read more

A memory of Llanrhian by John Baxter

Such Great Holidays!

I remember as a child the great holidays in the 60s on the beaches at Holland. We hired a beach hut for 7/6 a week near the deck chair and paddle float hire. Who can forget the pretty girls who pushed the ice cream ...Read more

A memory of Holland-on-Sea in 1960 by Kevin Chapple

A Picnic At Exmouth Cricket Club

Last week we had a really lovely day out with our granddaughter Anna Norfolk. It was a beautiful sunny July day and far too hot for staying at home so my wife and I went in search of a beach and a cooling sea ...Read more

A memory of Exmouth in 2008 by John Howard Norfolk

Wartime Evacuation In 1944

I was placed in an orphanage on 13th October 1943 together with my elder brother Brian.  My father had died on the infamous Siam (Thailand) Railway as a forced labour navvy. He was a regular soldier and had already ...Read more

A memory of Tairgwaith in 1944 by Michael Lowdon

Atwick Holidays

our family ( from Bradford ) , me and 2 sisters rented one of the chalets at the end of cliff road in the mid fifty's I think it was 2nd from left in on the cliff top .Can remember the garden getting shorter as the cliffs collapased ...Read more

A memory of Ulrome in 1954 by Andy Howard

My Old School

Hartford Secondary Modern School, Northwich brings back very fond memories. The teachers were very good and enthusiastic, encouraging us all to do well. Mr Beech was the Headmaster, very keen on cricket. Mr Baines Assistant Head, ...Read more

A memory of Northwich in 1956 by Valerie Thomas

The Year I Left The Village I Was Born In

I was born in North Seaton Colliery and have very happy memories of my childhood and all the people who were part of my life. I left at 16 to work in Newcastle, the beach was perfect, never have I had such happy times, picking winkles and fishing for dabs.  Brenda Hudson as was.

A memory of North Seaton in 1956 by Brenda Cummings

Wartime Years In Llanarmon Yn Ial

Shortly after the outbreak of war, my Father who had a pet shop in Wallasey, evacuated the family to Llanarmon.  We consisted of Dad, Mum, my brother Ray and myself. We moved into Rose Cottage in the ...Read more

A memory of Llanarmon-yn-Ial in 1940 by Don Thurlow

School Uniform

When I passed the 11 plus exam I was selected to attend Kibworth Grammar School. The only place that you could get the uniform was the little shop in the photo to the right of the monument in the Square. This meant a trip ...Read more

A memory of Kibworth Beauchamp in 1949 by Richard Child

Captions

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Caption For Branscombe, The Village 1898

Branscombe runs down a beautiful little valley ('Brannoc's combe') to a break in the cliffs with a tiny beach.

Caption For Exmouth, The Miniature Railway C1960

All of this area of the sea front is now part of the Exmouth Fun Park, a modest theme park for the young and not so young who want a break from the miles of sandy beaches.

Caption For Salisbury, Old House In High Street 1928

This outstanding timbered-framed building was built during the 14th century and is jettied (the overhang of the first floor) on both sides.

Caption For St Ives, The Island 1890

This view looks towards The Island. Wind and tide can build up or deplete sand on Cornish beaches.

Caption For Arnside, From The Beach 1894

Here a little Victorian girl poses among the rowing boats laid up on the beach at Arnside.

Caption For St Ives, The Harbour 1908

Fishing boats lie at their moorings on the left, while a small cargo carrier lies moored just off the beach. Horses and carts were still the best way of loading and off-loading in a tidal harbour.

Caption For Broadstairs, The Beach 1907

Serried ranks of bathing tents and a crowded beach spell out summer fun at Broadstairs during the early twentieth century.

Caption For Cayton Bay, The Beach C1960

Even the dog looks as though it is enjoying itself, and the donkeys are certainly keeping busy on this beautiful beach.

Caption For Hever, The Castle 1891

East Cliff is a popular spot of rough grassland where the downs meet the sea. The beach could be reached by a series of steps known as 'The Hundred Steps'.

Caption For Eastbourne, The Beach And Bandstand 1921

Looking at the bandstand from the beach, the reason for its popular name of 'the bird cage' is obvious.

Caption For Aldeburgh, Esplanade 1896

Holidaymakers enjoy a stroll along the Parade. In the distance is a lookout tower, one of two.

Caption For Sandgate, Radnor Cliff 1906

Radnor Cliff was where many of the town's wealthy residents lived; here their houses overlook the beach, where a naval man appears to be getting his boat ready for sailing.

Caption For Porthpean, Beach C1955

Porthpean ('little bay') has always been the local beach for St Austell people. Its regatta was an annual attraction, and it still has a thriving sailing club.

Caption For Chideock, Village 1912

Chideock, usually pronounced without the 'e', stands rooted in history along the line of an old stagecoach route.

Caption For Canvey Island, The Beach House Restaurant C1955

The flat nature of the surrounding countryside is again shown in this photograph.

Caption For Hemsby, The Beach C1965

In the 1960s Hemsby found its feet as a popular haven for holidaymakers.

Caption For Penally, Giltar Point And Sands C1955

Giltar Point is an expanse of limestone projecting out into the sea at the end of Tenby's South Beach.

Caption For Grange Over Sands, 1901

Neither the promenade nor the gardens by it have been built, and the stone facing of the railway embankment slopes right down to the beach.

Caption For Weymouth, Alexandra Gardens 1898

There are several pleasant gardens around Weymouth for those who tire of their day on the beach.

Caption For Newquay, The Sands And The Island 1907

The suspension bridge across to a house on the Island is still a feature of Newquay's Towan Beach. Note the bathing machines down by the water's edge on the extreme left.

Caption For Ramsgate, The Harbour From West Cliff 1887

Children with hoops play on the clifftop promenade, a breezy spot high above the beach. The octagonal building is a newspaper kiosk. Today, the east promenade overlooks the new Ramsgate Port.

Caption For Ilfracombe, From Capstone Hill 1899

The flat-roofed properties along the Promenade were built by the ubiquitous W H Gould in 1880.

Caption For Littleham, Sandy Bay Beach C1960

Sandy Bay is Littleham's beach, offering some of the finest bathing on the East Devon coast.

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.