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Kingswear, Me, And My Dog.
He was only a few weeks old when he came to us, my mother had got to know about him and thought he was just the thing I needed to cheer me up. I was fourteen years of age and had not long moved home; my parents had decided ...Read more
A memory of Kingswear
Childhood Memories
This August 2014, on my way back from Whitby, I took a detour and called at Reighton Gap. The last time I was there was in the late 1950s / early 60's when we stayed at the bungalow my grandmother owned on Boat Cliff Road. I seem ...Read more
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Grandads Bungalow
My grandad built a bungalow that as far as I know still stands today. It was virtually opposite the shop, next to the car park at the top of the road that led down, past the quarry to the beach. I think it was called Huno Brow or ...Read more
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Southend On Sea In The 50's
Southend-on-Sea in the 50’s At the housing estate in Mitcham where we lived they had a tenants association. Every Friday night, two of the committee would go round to the Elm Court flats in Mitcham, where we ...Read more
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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
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Witnessing The Last Throes Of Strict Bathing Segregation Laws
The caption in the Francis Frith book 'Paignton', by Peggy Parnell (p.46), reads: 'With his powerful business aptitude, Mr Dendy quickly installed the most important tourist commodity, ...Read more
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Unforgivable Memories At St. Mary's, Broadstairs
Maiden name Sandra Banbury. As far as I know I was admitted to St Mary’s for convalescence following pneumonia, early fifties, and 4- 5 yrs old. Dr Fuller paid £4.4 s weekly, no idea for how long. ...Read more
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Blackhall Beach
As a child living in Blackhall my lasting memory is playing on the beach with my sister Margaret. Moira Hughes
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Eccles Boys Choir
I was a member of the Eccles Boys Choir which was founded by Allan Warrington who was a teacher at Beech Street School he was also the choir master at Eccles Parish Church and also a part time organist at Manchester Cathedral . I ...Read more
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Many Holidays In North Somercotes
We used to visit my Gran and Grandad, Florence Daisy and George Humberstone every summer. They lived at The Bungalow, Front Street (Main Street?) This was on the same side and just past the bus depot ...Read more
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The Great Western Railway ordered two fast triple-expansion steamers, costing £55,000 each, from the Naval Construction & Armaments Co, Barrow-in-Furness, for the Weymouth-Jersey summer service.
'During the present century the town has considerably improved; its salubrious air and extensive beach on which there is a splendid walk of nearly two miles, having induced many families to make
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