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Growing Up
My father came back from war in 1946 I was born in 1948 in Salisbury my father rented a flint cottage in the middle of the woods at Beach’s barn (they were demolished many years ago ) my father was born in Everleigh the family were ...Read more
A memory of Beach's Barn by
Growing Up
I grew up here ...happy memories , loved the lake and fun fair , surrounding countryside , would be either sat on a jetty with my feet in the water watching the boats come and go , or hiding in the dense shrubbery at the top of the hill ...Read more
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Growing Up At Coombe Place
My family and I moved to a bungalow at Coombe Place in 1960. My father, Walter Motley, took up the post of farm manager on this 100 acre dairy farm with a herd of Jersey cattle. Coombe Place is set on the side of the South ...Read more
A memory of Offham in 1960 by
Growing Up In Barripper Road
My parents lived at 23 Barripper Road (David and Mair Hallett) and my sister Mandy and I went to Miss Blights (Elmhurst Preparatory School) in Bassett Road. I remember walking past the farm at the top of the road (now ...Read more
A memory of Camborne in 1955 by
Growing Up In Newton
I was born in the old cottage on the left, 175 High Street, in 1948, as June Glencross, my parents squatted there after the war, my dad became the local builder. In 1956 we moved up the road to the old congregational ...Read more
A memory of Newton-le-Willows in 1948 by
Growing Up In Stanford Le Hope And Corringham 1960 To 1976
When I was born in Chelmsford Hospital, my family were living in a house in Corringham Road, Stanford-le-Hope but my first memories are of 66 Billet Lane. Right opposite what was ...Read more
A memory of Stanford-le-Hope by
Growing Up In Upminster
So many memories of Upminster in growing up, thankfully my memory is still intact. Wonder how many people remember the following, Silver Horn sold the most delicious ice cream in Corbets Tey Road. Unigate dairy was at the ...Read more
A memory of Upminster
Growing Up In Weaverham 1951 1963
I lived at 3 Briar Lane from birth in 1951 until we moved to Derby in 1962. I went to Forest Street primary and remember some of the teachers, Palin, Woodward and the evil head teacher Mr. Ackerley who delighted in ...Read more
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Growing Up In And Around Kirkthorpe
I was born 1965 at Walton Hall and for the first few years of my life lived at Warmfield Lane opposite George Shaw's farm. We then moved to Woodland Ave in Kirkthorpe, a small house with a huge garden that ...Read more
A memory of Kirkthorpe in 1970 by
Growing Up In The Castle Rock Hotel
I grew up in Woolacombe and Mortehoe but my most vivid memories was living in the bungalow of Castle Rock, scrambling down the cliffs to Combesgate Beach with my surf board from Bert Yoe's. My parents, the ...Read more
A memory of Mortehoe by
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By 1965, Pentraeth was a village that began to owe much to tourism, as the beach ware on sale at the shop on the right shows.
It was known for its pleasure beach, and before the days of the scenic railway visitors could get a bird's eye view of the town from the Revolving Tower (left).
The beaches, caves and rock pools around Castle Hill and especially St Catherine's Island have been a favourite haunt of the serious and amateur naturalist for gen- erations.
Then building began in earnest as visitors flocked to enjoy its safe, sandy beach and bracing cliff-top walks.
Coney Beach funfair was built in 1920 on an old ballast tip. The first ride was a figure-of-eight ride, housed in two First World War hangers.
fishing boats pictured here, it was also a popular destination for the Victorian paddle steamers from nearby Weymouth, which had specially strengthened bows to enable the vessel to be run up onto the beach
Blessed with a long sandy beach, Gorleston has retained a distinct character of its own.
One of these very similar views shows the town on a bright summer day with the road thronged with vehicles and the pavements, benches and sea wall busy with visitors enjoying the Cheshire sunshine and
This dramatic view from the sea is a common but welcome sight to seafarers, especially to lobster and crab fishermen, who congregate at this part of East Beach - it has a slipway.
Opposite the Old George Hotel is the premises of James Beach, pharmaceutical chemist and maker of the Poor Man`s Friend ointment, with iron merchants and supplier of sewing machines H N Cox
Playing on the sands seems to be an enjoyment forgotten today, but here these youngsters certainly seem to be enjoying themselves on Egremont beach.
However, a lifeline has recently been thrown in the form of the development of wind- powered sports such as kite surfing, kite flying, landboarding, kite buggies and blokarting on the nearby beach
On the beach we can just see the primitive self-assembled square tents, which are basically four oars surrounded by canvas; these have taken prime position over the bell tents, which are hired
Opposite the Old George Hotel is the premises of James Beach, pharmaceutical chemist and maker of the Poor Man`s Friend ointment, with iron merchants and supplier of sewing machines H N Cox and
In November 1959 the council gave support for a 'skyscraper block of Continental styled luxury flats' at the bottom of Beach Hill – a 10-storey block heralded as 'the most modern in the country', comparable
The town walls date from the 13th century, and Tenby's tight, sheltered harbour and truly golden beach wears a crown of coloured Georgian buildings.
offered by its owner Miles Stringer to Princess Amelia during her brief visit in 1798, so that she was able to sit in the fresh air when the state of the tide prevented her from being carried to the beach
This popular seaside resort sits in a wide sweep of bay on the north coast, with wooded hills behind the promenade, which fronts miles of safe sandy beach.
Our late Victorian visitors were presented with a pebbly beach. We can see the stone jetty in the distance: it was still the main anchorage for ships when our photograph was taken.
Below, from Hope Corner to the stream that trickles beside the rowing boat, the beach was also donated to the Trust by playwright Robert Cedric Sherriff in 1966.
This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.
He was making his first attempt at fleeing to exile in France after defeat at the Battle of Worcester, but Lyme Regis skipper Stephen Limbry failed to turn up as arranged on Charmouth beach at dawn on
This view is looking across a crowded beach towards the harbour, the stone pier and the lighthouse.
The sandy beach is about a mile from the quay, but if you are loaded down with picnic hampers and children, there is a small single-track steam train that will take you almost to the water's edge.
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