Places
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Photos
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Maps
115 maps found.
Books
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Memories
1,374 memories found. Showing results 251 to 260.
Halcyon Days
I remember the excitement of seeing the hovercraft as a child. We used to spend many days on the beach at Penarth usually at the Pier end but when the Hovercraft visited we of course congregated at what we called the 'landing stage' ...Read more
A memory of Penarth in 1963 by
Donkey Rides
We had a small caravan in Pensarn and as a child I remember the walk down to the beach and the man with his donkies in this picture. Further along was a small fun fair.
A memory of Abergele in 1963 by
Childhood Memories...
I remember most of these places shown in the photographs and as I look at them memories flood back! I remember learning to swim by the steps on the quay and drinking cider whilst hiding amongst the sprat boxes piled ...Read more
A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea in 1963 by
Rowing And Swimming!
I can remember heading down to Grays Beach with a couple of friends after school in the mid 1960's and spending a few pennies for half an hour rowing on the boating lake. During the summer holidays, it was not unknown for us to ...Read more
A memory of Grays in 1963
Carefree Childhood Days
I grew up in the Winthorpe area & recall strolling along the Avenue on our way to the beach. Holding tightly to my mothers hand it was always an exciting adventure. Clutching my bucket & spade I impatiently tugged ...Read more
A memory of Skegness in 1963 by
Black Bull
I will always remember nights sat outside the Black Bull with my parents and 2 sisters. Although it was August, the weather was chilly. There was a juke box out back on a sort of covered terrace and every time I hear 'Johnny Remember Me' ...Read more
A memory of Barmston in 1962 by
Summer Holidays
When we were kids we used to holiday at East Runton nearly every year. We stayed with George and Mabel Bonney (and Trixie the dog) at Shepherds Cottage on the common. I think it was called Top Common. My Dad hired two beach huts ...Read more
A memory of East Runton in 1962 by
1962 Vacation &Nbsp; 1968
It was the year before I married that my husband to be and myself went on a vacation to Weymouth. We had a lovely time, the weather was just glorious for us. We always said that when we married we would revisit Weymouth. ...Read more
A memory of Weymouth in 1962 by
My Beginning...
My name is Russell Ham. I was born on May the 10th, 1962. I was adopted at about the age of six weeks, I think. The best thing that ever happened to me. I arrived at number 5, Thomas Street, in the summer of 1962, to the home of ...Read more
A memory of Gilfach Goch in 1962 by
Just A Puddle Jumper
I lived about 3 minutes from the beach and down the steps and on to patches of grass we used to go jump on. The tide came in and out and used to leave behind seawater puddles collected by the green patches of grass. ...Read more
A memory of Knott End-on-Sea in 1962 by
Captions
1,131 captions found. Showing results 601 to 624.
The cottages and buildings along the beach belong to the earliest settlement, while the later Victorian developments are strung out along the higher ground.
A lady with a pram attends her child, while a few people are on the beach below. The major building is the Queens Hotel.
The trackway used in its construction can still be seen on the beach.
The sails in the after parts of the boats drawn well up onto the beach are raised, assisting them to dry.
As the railway did not arrive until 1874, the town remained unspoilt by mass tourism, especially as the beach was shingle.
The little beach huts and tearooms look cosy enough sheltering under the cliff, but as the name implies it would be a different matter on the cliff top.
The sea wall was constructed in 1835 and the shingle beach can be clearly seen. Overlooking the sea are some fine old cottages, exuberant in design and with bulging thatch.
With only a small beach to boast of it never attracted hordes of holidaymakers. The 19th-century church (right) is Holy Trinity.
This delightful scene shows a group of youngsters enjoying the harbour beach. Behind them are classic St Ives fishing boats, known as luggers because the type of sail they used was called a lug sail.
The old limekiln stands on the beach between the curving pier and the fish palace.
Beach huts, which could be rented on a weekly basis, have become a feature of the seaside scene.
The lack of people on this quiet beach at Elmer, near Bognor Regis, does not appear to distract from the enjoyment of these two young children.
This modest resort of broad beaches and spectacular rock scenery can be reached along the sands from Newquay.
Opened in June 1900, the immense hotel block dominates Fistral Beach on the edge of Newquay. A horse and open carriage are about to take guests on an excursion.
At East Runton you could walk out along broad stretches of beach and enjoy digging for fossils in the soft cliffs, a pastime made popular by the Victorians.
The beach vans indicate where the sands actually start!
On the right is the seated enclosure for the Beach Concert Party, whose playbills offered 'a unique performance of songs, amusements, minstrels, magic and performing dogs!'
This isolated church near a beautiful beach was probably established during the 6th century, but not built in stone until after 1300.
All along the coastal belt, but rarely extending more than a few miles inland, rounded beach flints or cobbles were used for walls and every type of building.
Lying to seaward of Poltesco, the rocky little beach of Carleon Cove had its own pilchard fleet until the 19th century, when it became the home of the Lizard Serpentine Company.
This was restored in 1875 and faced with beach pebbles, and a curious vestry was added to the south side. Internally the beams that supported the rood screen can still be seen.
This photograph shows the village end of the Beach Road, with two general stores, both carrying many advertisement signs.
that 'Redcar is adapted to the debilitated class of invalids not only by reason of its powerful tonic atmosphere and excellent bathing, but because of the natural facilities offered by its extensive beach
Seaplanes from the newly-formed Royal Air Force are pulled up on the beach - perhaps being used either for recruitment or anti-submarine duties.
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