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Places
14 places found.
Those places high-lighted have photos. All locations may have maps, books and memories.
- St Ives, Cornwall
- St Ives, Cambridgeshire
- St Ive, Cornwall
- St Ives, Dorset
- St Ive Cross, Cornwall
- St Ives Head, Cornwall
- Conington, Cambridgeshire (near St Ives)
- Trewartha, Cornwall (near St Ives)
- Longstone, Cornwall (near St Ives)
- Joppa, Cornwall (near St Ives)
- Whitecross, Cornwall (near St Ives)
- Island, The, Cornwall (near St Ives)
- Church End, Cambridgeshire (near St Ives)
- Church End, Cambridgeshire (near St Ives)
Photos
829 photos found. Showing results 81 to 100.
Maps
127 maps found.
Books
57 books found. Showing results 97 to 120.
Memories
628 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.
Fish Strand Quay
Yes, I 'grew up' on Fish Strand and still use it to this day. My father kept various boats off the quay and we always had a dinghy moored there, and we still do, my father is now in his 90s and I have 2 grandaughters. I ...Read more
A memory of Falmouth in 1958 by
Happy Memories
I grew up in Eltham but one of my fondest memories was being a member of the backstage team at Eltham Little Theatre. We had a lot of fun backstage especially during the Pantomime season! I also spent a lot of my childhood at Eltham ...Read more
A memory of Eltham in 1963 by
The Beauty Of Herne Bay In A Hectic World
I lived in Herne Bay for my teen years. I remember the Pier burning down and the sea freezing over. The winds could be so strong my mother and I had to hold on to the lamposts for fear of blowing into ...Read more
A memory of Herne Bay in 1964 by
Memories Of Benson
My memories of Benson started in 1946/7 when we moved to Sunnyside, which in those days did not have the recreation field. Nor did the village have street lighting apart from a couple in the High Street, one of which was on the ...Read more
A memory of Benson in 1947 by
Saving The Shipwrecked Sailors
Robert and Donald Mapleston and were excellent swimmers. (Their sister, my Great Grandmother, Anne Mapleston Jackson, passed away in 1944.) They lit bonfires to warn the ships, but when a ship wrecked they used a ...Read more
A memory of Land's End in 1870 by
Penton Camp Club
The Penton Camp Club started in about 1903. Its members included the Manager of Martin's Bank, London, the manager of the Drury Lane Theatre and many other rich men. They would come by train to Staines, the old station at the ...Read more
A memory of Penton Hook in 1900 by
Rivacre Baths.
For those who never saw (or may have forgotten), the photo shows the view you had after coming in through the main entrance. The large fountain can be seen in the foreground, and was enjoyed by many children as they ran around ...Read more
A memory of Little Sutton in 1947 by
Kennack
I have been coming to Kennack since I was a toddler. But 1972 was the first of many years that stand out to me. My family met another family and we are still in touch now, 36 years and more later. My memories are so many, borrowing ...Read more
A memory of Kennack Sands in 1972
Cranford 1975 80
Hello. I used to live on Berkeley Ave. I remember the parade of shops. There was a row of Co-op shops, baker, butcher, mini market and I think a green grocer. After the shops was an alley where there was a milk company, I think ...Read more
A memory of Cranford in 1978 by
Where I Learned To Swim
Is the pool still there? I bet it isn't ... I'd like a pound note (sorry, Coin!) for the Ttmes I went here swimming and generally fooling around. I also learned to dive from the top board too, and my faves were the bombs ...Read more
A memory of Harlow by
Captions
123 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.
The gentle Great Ouse not only formed the northern boundary of the village, but it was a main source of trade and communication with Huntingdon and St Ives.
Service personnel may have used this riverside diving board during their free time. The caravan site is still there today, but the diving platform has gone.
It is probably the most dived-on wreck in Britain - on calm summer days there is usually a large fleet of dive boats anchored at the site.
The concrete diving stage was designed by J B L Thompson, and was officially opened at a gala in June 1935.
Certainly this view suggests delight - with swimmers poised on the diving boards amid the tree-fringed beauty of Ashstead's outdoor pool.
Bathers were taken by this horse-drawn contrivance out to the water's edge and the bathing machines and diving boards.
To the right of the picture, there is a swimmer on the diving platform.
The public were provided with a diving board, dry and wet-side changing cubicles, a children's paddling pool, a first aid room and a staff mess room, which was provided by the Chippenham Amateur Swimming
The parabolic diving board is of architectural interest.
The steps and diving board below the Sunlight Soap advertisement belonged to the Plymouth Ladies Swimming Club.
As we can see, the pool had a spring board and diving stage at the deep end and a children's water chute in the shallow part.
The diving area, at the far end of the pool, was totally separate from the main body of the baths, which were surrounded by well tended gardens, paved areas, benches and ornamental fountains.
The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.
The Southend Corporation Swimming Bath on Western Esplanade was a popular feature of the town. 300ft x 75ft, it boasted a high diving board, platforms, chutes and springboards.
Not to be outdone by Benson, Wallingford also had a diving stage in the mid 1950s.
Looking West to the Diving Board Coate Water was originally constructed in 1821-22 as a reservoir, and was designed to overcome water shortages on the canal system around the town when
Its main architect was John Smeaton (the builder of Eddystone lighthouse), who first employed the diving bell for constructing foundations here.
Complete with diving board and under-water illumination, this facility was Hermione Longton's favourite haunt during school holidays.
The sunny summers of the 1950s filled this pool, which had excellent amenities – a café, changing rooms, diving boards, and sunbathing and spectator areas.
The town also sits on the northern boundaries of the Peak District National Park and beside the estate at Lyme Park (perhaps best known these days for the lake Mr Darcy dived into in the TV version of
Inside is the 600-year-old Angelus Bell, one of the oldest in the country, which is inscribed 'Ave Maria Gracia Plena Dominus Tecum'.
The local landlord had spent money to improve on the situation, as can be seen from the platform and diving board.
Nowadays the diving tower has gone, fishermen line the banks, and there are notices along the edge of the lake warning of the dangers of deep water!
Inside, the 600-year-old Angelus Bell, one of the oldest in the country, is inscribed: Ave Maria Gracia Plena Dominus Tecum.
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