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Memories
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Part Of My Childhood
I spent many enjoyable school holidays in this town. My Uncle had a store called Staggs the Drapery and clothing store. Back then we used to spend many an hour wandering over to the Quay & the Priory. We also used to ...Read more
A memory of Christchurch in 1953 by
My Memories Of Broadstone
My earliest memories of Broadstone stem from about 1937 when I was five years old. We lived in Southbourne at the time and frequently went to Broadstone at weekends to visit my "aunt Flo" and her family who lived at ...Read more
A memory of Broadstone by
The Red Squirrels In Fisherman's Walk
As a young schoolboy in Southbourne from 1954 to 1956 I loved to walk to and fro in Fisherman's Walk. There were red squirrels which were fairly tame and would take food from my hand if there were not too ...Read more
A memory of Southbourne in 1954 by
When It Was An Aerodrome !
Ok, so it may have been a little later than 1955, but we used to live in Southbourne Grove, and used to thrash our bicycles across the fields (over the arterial road) and make our way to the back of the airport ...Read more
A memory of Southend Airport in 1955 by
The School Years 1959 To 1971
It's great to see this picture. This parade was on the walking route to and from school, from where we lived on the new estate at Southbourne Grove to the Evangelical church hall (pre school), Hockley Primary School, then ...Read more
A memory of Hockley by
Southbourne 1936 To 1948
My grandparents lived in Stourwood Avenue near junction with Stourwood Rd. I visited most years (age 3 to 15). Some houses on the top of the were in danger of falling over the cliff & had to be taken down. Gordon ...Read more
A memory of Southbourne by
Lyndhurst Hotel
I remember staying overnight with my parents in the late 1950's at a hotel called "The Lyndhurst Hotel". This was because my Father had a work related job to do near there and we were on our way to Southbourne for a holiday. I wonder where in Lyndhurst the hotel was and if it is still there.
A memory of Lyndhurst
Homefield School Southbourne Hants
My brothers Roger and David and I were pulled out of Rope Hill School in Boldre (near Lymington), tried and failed to get into St Peter's School, and then were accepted and started as day pupils at ...Read more
A memory of Southbourne in 1955 by
Carberry Avenue Southbourne
My parents Evelyn & Tom Williams purchased a home on Carberry Avenue in 1977.
A memory of Southbourne by
Wayne Savin , American Pupil Of Mount Pleasant School Drowned 2/08/1957
Any body who knew my brother please contact me . He was at Mount Pleasant School Sept 1956 to July 1957. He drowned on southbourne beach near the school while playing ball with ...Read more
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Southbourne maintains an air of tranquillity compared to the bustle of nearby Bournemouth.
Southbourne stands above the seven miles of golden beaches that attract the tourist again and again to this part of the coast; a cliff railway facilitates access to the sands.
Southbourne stands above the seven miles of golden beaches that attract the tourist again and again to this part of the coast; a cliff railway facilitates access to the sands.
Southbourne has an unfortuate place in aviation history as the scene of the air crash that killed the pioneer pilot Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, in 1910.
A third pier at Southbourne did not survive.
Southbourne has an unfortunate place in aviation history as the scene of the air crash that killed the pioneer pilot Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, in 1910.
Until the area became too built-up, Southbourne was used by pioneer aviators as a landing ground for their flying machines.
Southbourne has an unfortuate place in aviation history as the scene of the air crash that killed the pioneer pilot Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, in 1910.
Southbourne has an unfortunate place in aviation history as the scene of the air crash that killed pioneer aviator Mr Rolls, of Rolls Royce fame, in 1910.
The local council took over the structure in 1904, at which time Southbourne pier (1888-1907) still existed, a pier they had declined to purchase.
Here we are looking at East Cliff towards Boscombe and Southbourne from the rising gradient of West Cliff.
Southbourne maintains its air of tranquillity even today, compared to the bustle of Bournemouth.
A third pier at Southbourne did not survive.
Southbourne retains a great deal of its original charm, despite being swallowed up by the bustling metropolis of Bournemouth.
A third pier at Southbourne did not survive.
A third pier at Southbourne did not survive.
A third pier at Southbourne did not survive.
It is said that he chose the village as his home when he noticed a tombstone in the churchyard which reads: 'Mary Ann South, born 1825, died 1895.
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