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Memories

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Trecco Bay/Coney Beach

My father Jim Blayney, worked for Sir Lesley Joseph and was general manger of Trecco Bay and also Works Manager of Coney Beach. My brother and I had a very happy childhood playing around the fairground, it was in those ...Read more

A memory of Porthcawl in 1965 by Linda Stroud

Travelling By Hillmans

When we moved to Snapewood, neither of us could drive, our father started to take us out in a yellow and black Hillman Imp. For people who don't know, an Imp has the engine at the back. It was the first car to have an ...Read more

A memory of Wollaton in 1870 by Jean Smith

Training

I trained racehorses on this beach from 1967 t0 1970. My stable was behind Beadnell House Hotel and I and my family lived just off Swinhoe Road in a cottage which was just behind the Dunes. Happy days. I also spent many a family holiday ...Read more

A memory of Beadnell in 1967 by Bill Mather

Training

I must have been one of the first on the training ship because I thought it was 1954 I was there, but if it is recorded as c1955 who am I to argue! I was there training for the merchant navy for about 12 weeks. I was the camp bugler ...Read more

A memory of Sharpness in 1955 by Colin Friend

Tower Caravan Park Jaywick Sands

I remember going to Tower Caravan Park, Jaywick Sands, every year with my mom, dad, two brothers and sister, from very young till about 15 or 16 years old. I have wonderful memories like going to the Raven Club ...Read more

A memory of Jaywick in 1973 by Lin Clark

Totternhoe Heritage

I used to walk this path every Sunday on my way to Sunday school at the chapel. Such a beautiful chapel, everyone so musically inclined, and afterwards we'd walk back home through the "beeches". This place becomes dearer to me every day, ...Read more

A memory of Totternhoe by sallyheley

Totternhoe Heritage

I used to walk this path every Sunday on my way to Sunday school at the chapel. Such a beautiful chapel, everyone so musically inclined, and afterwards we'd walk back home through the "beeches". This place becomes dearer to me ...Read more

A memory of Totternhoe by sallyheley

Top View Stores

I lived at the house on the left - The Chalet. I lived here from 1938 -1959. The eastern end of the house was the village shop and was known as Top View Stores. Records of the house were traced back as early as 1784. When the roof ...Read more

A memory of Ulrome in 1950 by Lawrence Elliott

To School Along The Prom

I lived in Mochdre, and went to the grammar school, 1955-1962. Getting off the bus at the station we would walk along the prom, skipping stones in the sea, or dodging the waves during stormy high tides. Then we would ...Read more

A memory of Colwyn Bay in 1955 by Eryl Williams

To Sea

The Seagoing Years. I must have left the Army sometime in August or September of 1949, and went back to C.J.King & son, tug owners, to carry on with my job as deck boy. This was not to my ...Read more

A memory of Bristol in 1950 by Arthur Cottrell

Captions

1,130 captions found. Showing results 433 to 456.

Caption For Weymouth, The Sands Looking North C1955

This long view of the beach is seen here from a vantage point above the Alexandra Gardens.

Caption For Aldeburgh, The Beach 1906

The ever-changing coastline has very much dictated the fortunes of Aldeburgh, but one thing which has not changed is the activity of local fishermen, who park their boats on the shingle bank which runs

Caption For Abbotsbury, The Tithe Barn 1890

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.

Caption For Swansea, The Sands 1925

The sands were an enduring attraction for townsfolk and day-trippers alike. The beach also provided a fairground and ice-cream stalls.

Caption For Hornsea, The Beach C1930

Hornsea Pottery is famous worldwide, and collectors pay a considerable amount for some of the older pieces. In this view, holidaymakers are enjoying cheaper pleasures.

Caption For St Annes, Lifeboatmen's Memorial 1914

The story behind the bravery of these men is detailed elsewhere in this book.

Caption For Reedham, The Ferry C1955

This ferry leaves from the Ferry Inn, where the passengers from this coach are probably still enjoying their Guinness or local ale.

Caption For St Ives, Pilchard Boats 1908

These splendid vessels were used in the drift net fishery that involved setting lengths of net just below the sea's surface.

Caption For Felixstowe, From The Beach 1899

Holidaymakers are sitting out on the beach, some with their parasols raised to protect their delicate skin from the bright summer sunshine. A tan was not fashionable during the Victorian era!

Caption For Filey, Sands 1932

Andie Craine and his Pierrots are doing their show on the beach. Their performances began in 1846 and continued for 46 years.

Caption For St Ives, On The Beach C1900

Small boats and small boys enjoy the sun. Of the buildings behind the beach, three were public houses. The central building is the famous Sloop Inn, still operating today.

Caption For Newquay, Dancing On The Beach 1912

Dancing to the accompaniment of the small band playing on the left is clearly a popular pastime. Note the lines of canvas bathing tents at the head of the beach.

Caption For Cleethorpes, View From The Pier 1899

The grand Victorian hotel catering for the wealthy dominates the sky-line to the top left, mirrored by the terrace of cheaper B and Bs on the right.

Caption For Howth, Irelands Eye 1897

A fine view looking around the sweeping east pier of Howth harbour to the lighthouse. In the distance, just under a mile away, is Ireland's Eye.

Caption For Newquay, The Beach 1925

This was for many years the popular image of surfing and bathing at Newquay, when plywood surfboards were the order of the day - this was long before the coming of wetsuits and fibreglass

Caption For Kingsdown, Holiday Camp, The Horse Shoe C1955

One of the most pleasant walks over the white cliffs is from Kingsdown past the golf course and up to the Dover Patrol Monument, then on to St Margaret's Bay.

Caption For Saltburn By The Sea, Hunt Cliffs 1891

The impressive sweep of Saltburn's beach with Huntcliffe overlooking it remains as breathtaking a view today as we see it here in 1891.

Caption For Carlyon Bay, 1930

On the skyline is the Carlyon Bay Hotel which, when completed in 1930, was one of the fashionable spots to stay, with guests that included Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson.

Caption For Angmering On Sea, Beach C1955

This almost deserted beach at the village of Angmering-on-Sea dramatically contrasts with the crowds at the larger and more popular resorts.

Caption For Brighton, Beach And Pier 1898

This view brings out the tremendous bustle of Brighton's beaches, dotted with small sailing boats and lines of bathing machines.

Caption For Weymouth, The Sands 1918

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

Caption For Charmouth, Newlands School 1922

The Saxons and the Danes fought two battles near to Charmouth, though the village's history recalls a later defeat, for Charles II passed this way as a fugitive after the Battle of Worcester.

Caption For Porlock Weir, The Village Shop C1960

Porlock Weir is named from the old fish weir or trap on the beach. As fishing declined, the fishermen's wives sold teas from their cottages.

Caption For Sutton On Sea, The Beach C1965

Yet another beautiful Lincolnshire sandy beach, and yet again the wooden breakwater defences have been taken away. The sea appears to be calm and the weather is warm.