Unexpected visitors at the beach. c1945
From the Gordon Denoon album.
Two photographs of Tommie (Gordon’s wife) sitting in their car on the promenade at St Margaret’s Bay being approached by goats.
Emily was the name given by the Denoon family to their car, an Austin Light 12 saloon.
The Denoon family holiday in 1945 was the first in St Margaret’s since 1937. The war in Europe was over but was continuing in the Far East.
In his book ‘Saga of St Margaret’s’ Gordon recollects their return to St Margaret’s :-
‘We had eagerly looked forward to this visit after our long absence and were warmly welcomed by Eva and Charles Groves (Cliffe Hotel prioprietors). There was plenty to chat about; the battle school was the main topic and the resultant devastation around the Bay…………….It is perhaps understandable that the wrecking of the Bay frontage dominated our stay at the Cliffe……..however, we were on holiday and soon amusing ourselves in the way we used to in earlier years.
The beach offered plenty of space and the concrete wall provided shelter and a back rest. During the war the groynes had been damaged and not repaired; this affected the movements of the tides and much shingle had apparently been swept eastwards from the Bay. My old friend the raft (which played a romantic part in my youth) was missing. There were no bathing huts but this didn’t prevent people swimming; there were more cars on the road and a saloon was a good substitute for a changing room’
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1945Place
St Margaret's Bay, The BayCopyright
Glendinning, IanReference number
MARG.03253Format
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