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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
Those Were The Days
I first saw Littlehampton when my primary school made an end-of-year trip in 1963, and my memories were dominated by the figure-of-eight dodgems at the amusement centre, and some intrepid soul getting stuck in the river ...Read more
A memory of Littlehampton by
Captions
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Erosion is a real problem here, and it can be quite difficult to get down to the beach.
A paddle steamer is reversing out of Lulworth Cove, below the Coastguard Lookout (centre left).
Such open spaces as you see on the right provided room to dry and certainly to repair nets.
A vast caravanopolis now covers the cliff tops above Sandy Bay, once a smuggling cove and now Littleham's bathing beach.
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.
Shaldon remains an unspoiled regency fishing village on the Torquay side of the Teign estuary. A long bridge and foot-ferry lead across to neighbouring Teignmouth.
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.
This low tide view shows the rocky promontory of Pedn Olva that lies between Porthminster Beach and the foreshore up to West Pier.
The new Clock Tower is still garlanded from the official opening ceremony.
Below Newgate Gap Bridge, on the right hand side, was Charlotte Pettman's original sea water baths, and she claimed that her bathing machines were far superior to any others.
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.
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
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.
Ringstead village had gone into a decline in the early years of the 20th century. The advent of popular motoring brought it back to life as a new generation of tourists discovered the nearby beach.
Camping was a popular, cheap way of spending a family holiday by the sea.
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.
A fishing coble is being punted away from the beach, apparently loaded with lobster pots. Shellfish were - and are - an important local catch.
In the 1950s seaside towns had a revival, and were often very crowded. Hired deckchairs occupy much of the space on the beach.
The coastline bulging out around the Wish Tower affords a vantage point for views north-east along the beach; this view shows the horse-drawn bathing machines on their large wheels plying their trade
This view looks towards Kingsgate Castle—now cleaned of its ivy—some 60 years after the above photograph was taken.
Southbourne maintains an air of tranquillity compared to the bustle of nearby Bournemouth.
A view of part of the town from the old pier, showing to advantage the turrets and crow-stepped gable of the Grand Hotel. In the mud are various beached craft.
The West Pentire Hotel is a conspicuous landmark in this otherwise bleak view across fields to the sea beyond Crantock Beach, with East Pentire Point on the right.
However, many visitors love the charm of this fishing village with its unspoiled beach, pleasant inns and occasional antique fairs.
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