Places
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Memories
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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
To School From Manor Road
Each day my journey either was via the cinder track (there was the old reservoir running alongside and the iron railway bridge stood in those days, the railway was still operating I think or in the stages of being ...Read more
A memory of Woodford Halse in 1966 by
Times Past
I was born in 1951 and lived for the first 2 years of my life at 241 the Blocks with my parents and Grandparents. This was a 2 up 2 down + attic house in a block of 3 situated on the bottom row of the blocks, now ...Read more
A memory of Barrow Hill in 1951 by
Time Flies....
My father relocated our family back to England from Nyasaland (now Malawi) to Bozeat in 1962 and he became station master at nearby Castle Ashby Station. The 1959 move to Africa ended with the demise of The Commonwealth. When Britsih ...Read more
A memory of Bozeat by
Time For The Beach Miss Patricia May
This is one of my biggest memories of growing up in Port Isaac: On summer days my mum Joyce May would take me and my sister Elizebath to Port Gavern beach for the day. My mum would make a packed lunch for us ...Read more
A memory of Port Isaac by
Tiegnmouth 1948 1990
1945 As a boy of 15 and living in Banstead road carshalton Beeches, I had two friends named Raymond & Peter Colly, there father Mr Colly who was a clockMaker and was badley burnt in WW2. Shortly after the war went back to ...Read more
A memory of Teignmouth by
Thurstaston In The 50's.
In the 1950's I lived in Dawpool Cottages, was in the choir at St Bartholomew's and went to Dawpool C of E primary and then Caldy Grammar. Life was long summers of the beach or the common and playing out till dark. The ...Read more
A memory of Thurstaston by
Though Tis Dorset, I Thought Twere Devon
When I was a child, I lived at Axminster. My favourite seaside resort was Lyme Regis, about 6 miles away from home. Even though I was told, on countless occasions, that Lyme lay in Dorset, I would not ...Read more
A memory of Lyme Regis by
Those Were The Days.....
That could be me scrambling down the sea wall onto the beach.......I spent my young years, into my early twenties, in our beach hut, on the beach and in the sea. I was born in Seabourne Nursing Home, just in from the cliff, a ...Read more
A memory of Southbourne by
Those Were The Days
July early 60's you could not move on the beach for holidaymakers, all the deck chairs would be sold out and Bill & Pat Ramsay would be playing music over the speakers. The Spartan club - weight lifters would be there - ...Read more
A memory of Aberdeen in 1960
Captions
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The stretch of water between and Shaldon's sandy beaches are crammed with boats of every description.
Erosion is a real problem here, and it can be quite difficult to get down to the beach.
The view is south- westwards from Bindon Hill (right) down to the fishing boats on the beach between the boathouse and cafe, to Dungy Head (centre right).
The beach is covered with the detritus of the fishing trade - barrels, boxes and buckets, neatly juxtaposed with bathing machines for the hardy swimmers.
In this busy scene beached boats occupy most of the shingle. However, mothers and children manage to find space and the boats form useful back-rests. The promenade is well used by walkers.
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.
This low tide view shows the rocky promontory of Pedn Olva that lies between Porthminster Beach and the foreshore up to West Pier.
A fishing coble is being punted away from the beach, apparently loaded with lobster pots. Shellfish were - and are - an important local catch.
The advent of popular motoring brought it back to life as a new generation of tourists discovered the nearby beach.
The bare Marine Gardens stretch along Grand Parade up to the Pier, broken only by the footway leading past the iron fountain to the beach.
Busy with vendors and visitors and strewn with small boats and sailing craft, Southsea's beach is alive with activity in this Victorian photograph.
Here we have a peaceful scene looking towards Westcliff.A mobile jetty is ready for use.This beach is far less crowded than those shown in the 1950s, the Indian Summer of the British seaside town.The
The tent in the foreground has a large awning, a useful way of extending the living area.This site is close to a sand and shingle beach.
Exmouth's long sea front and sandy beaches made sea- bathing a popular recreation from the town's earliest days as a resort. Tourists came for the bracing air and social activities.
Here the shingle beach is thick with pleasure sailing boats of various types and sizes. The two girls seem reluctant to help their father with the boat.
The small rocky island has an excellent beach, together with the ruins of the 6th century St Nessan's Abbey.
This almost deserted beach at the village of Angmering-on-Sea dramatically contrasts with the crowds at the larger and more popular resorts.
Of the buildings behind the beach, three were public houses. The central building is the famous Sloop Inn, still operating today.
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.
This was a period of class division, where only the beach was a shared common denominator.
The Victorian school stands on the cliff top above the natural inlet where fishing boats and a trading boat are beached.
On the right is the entrance to the steps down to the sandy beach of Kingsgate
The days when fishing boats were launched from the beach ended in the last century, when Southbourne dedicated itself to the tourist trade.
In the mud are various beached craft. Today, Bangor is home to the Royal Ulster Yacht Club's annual regatta.
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