Skipsea, The Village c.1960
Photo ref:
S399025
Photo ref:
S399025
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We can see All Saints' church to the left in the background of this peaceful scene. King William gave lands here to one of his supporters, Drogo, who built a castle on the land. The ancient earthworks can still be seen.
An extract from Yorkshire Coastal Memories.
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A Selection of Memories from Skipsea
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Skipsea
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My grandma had a chalet on green lane at skipsea for many years from 1950s and can remember when there was old train and tram carriges used as holiday lets all along the cliff top,my mum practicaly grew up there,as did i and can remember when there was the old Teddys amusments with swingboats outside, and the old pavillion club,and pool.we all spent many happy years there and have the best of memories ,In the ...see more
1954-55 we used to stay in a Wooden Bungalow on the cliff top, it was called Bay View and there was also a small, (Tiny) chalet in the front garden . At that time , the cliff edge was possibly 15 metres or so from the bungalow and there were steps cut into the cliff face to get down to the sands below.
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