Nostalgic memories of Shoeburyness's local history
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 18 in total
In the picture of three children in a boat at Shoeburyness. Looking at it I'm sure the little girl is me. If so I have an idea who the two boys are as well. Is there anyone that knows who they are. How I wish it was larger. Thank you for all the lovely photos
I remember canoeing on this pond in my younger days,I used to get the bus along the front.
We moved from Shoeburyness in 1958 to go up north to South Shields and it was about 5 top coats difference in temperature!! brr, brr! I can still imagine kneeling in the canoe and paddling for ages.
We used to live in Vincent Crescent number 11,and Mam,Dad,brothers Peter and Barry (Barry now departed) have been away a long ...see more
Here is my photographic effort of the Clock Tower at Shoebury Garrison in 2011: http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewareoff/5640187735/in/photostream
I was very interested to read Alan Perry's account of Shoebury Hall Farm and Jellicoe Square. My father used to camp there during the school holidays and spoke very fondly of Captain Townsend and the general set up. I believe his first wife died and he remarried (?Ann). Dad's tent was in Drake Square. I think that all the squares/plots were names of Royal Navy boats. Dad married my ...see more
1955 - onwards My Aunt and Uncle had a caravan on the site which was adjacent to the main road and my family used to stay there during the summer holidays. My favourite memory was being allowed to go to the wooden hut to hire a bicycle (I didn't have one at home) for an hour. Just wonderful. The worst memory was having to walk to the toilets (come rain or shine) and filling a very large metal jug with water and ...see more
My father bought a horse and gypsy caravan in the summer of 1946.He borrowed another horse from his brother and was able to take the caravan to Shoebury Hall camp site. He painted 'Happy Days' on the caravan door. We had the caravan there for about six to eight years - 1946-1945?
We had a bell tent beside the caravan for adults and the caravan was for me, my brother and my sister.
We let the caravan and tent for ...see more
There were two pleasure boats operating from the west beach, 'The Prince of Wales' and another, whose name eludes me at the moment. I think it may have been 'The Queen Mary', but will have to confirm this later. Up until recently, when they were deemed to be a risk, the manual winches were rusting on the top of the beach near the Uncle Tom's Cabin entrance from between the beach huts. I moved ...see more
I was so pleased to see this photo, as the caravan by the brick building was my grandparents'. We had another one right opposite this one. I had many a happy time on the site. I was born in 1949 & used to be down there every summer until it closed in 1972. My grandparents had them well before I was born. I can remember all the men getting the chairs all in a line, this was the people with tents who didn't ...see more
This photo is on the ring road on the west side looking north. The sand shingle road leading to the east side of camp was right next to the caravan on the right
This is the ring road on the west side of the camp with the camp shop just visible in the background
