I was there aged seven in 1958 and remember being hit in the face by pebbles/stones. There was zero care about safety those days for drivers let alone anyone else!?
A really different era, when I was born. Still find it strange that many men worked with a waist coat, jacket and flat cap ! and often a fag in gob. Still I suppose this was before proper work clothes and casual wear.
Yes,Brilliant stuff.First visited in 1955 last time,last weekend Flamborough and Sewerby will never lose it's magic.(Gardens at Sewerby look the best I have ever seen them,better than Castle Howard!) The Harbour,however,is not at all the same,rather tatty now.The Walk between North Landing and Sewerby Park is,surely,one of the finest in the Country.
It was a training camp for the navy during WW2, my uncle was posted there. Then when the war was over my dad went to work there as a red-coat after her returned from the war😢
the guy in white overalls is archie bingham my dad rode there both on rudges archies bike is still around doncaster i believe my dad went over hill his tank split and caught fire mr burdons field caught aswell picture somewhere of him flames around his arse
I was most probably there when this was filmed, as we used to go as a family a lot, and Len Tupling was a great favourite at the time. Happy days indeed.
Hi Kristina, I am Johndb22 and I took the pictures at Boston Park. My father Henry Bristowe was the president of Boston bowing club and a close friend of Stan de Roeck. I can send you more pictures if you can give me your email address. My email address is jbristowe@sky.com Besy Regards, John Bristowe
I love these old clips. My dad used to take us kids to Bridlington quite often in the early 50s. I used to love the harbor and boats, it was my favorite place.Who took the film? Clive
This is amazing there are pictures of my Grandad and Grandma (Stanley and Josephine de Roeck) and at 32 seconds the little girl with the pony tails is me and my dad is putting cream on the cakes. Wow .
Fabulous video - I think the camera man was standing on or near to the corner of the Gerard Rd junction onto Wellgate. The school on the left hand side is gone and there are some houses there now, but the houses further up are still there (identified the one with the billboard on the wall as being the corner of Frances Street). Great stuff.
