Creek & Estuary
Scenes
These scenes
that are mainly old postcards showing beach huts, swimming and barges portray how The
Creek and Estuary were used for recreation in the past and show the
seawall construction 100 years ago. select an image for an enlargement |
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Pathway
to the Beach
the
footpath to The Creek
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Teenagers
On
The Beach
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Bathing
Huts
On
The beach
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village
from seawall
in
the early 1900s
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Barge
loading
at The Shoe
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The
Creek
with barge In
the distance |
Wreck
near The Shoe
in 1937 |
Wreck
near The Shoe
date
unknown
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Ducks
and Geese in The Creek
With
Snowdrop in the background
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The Beach, Goldhanger
In 1912 |
The
Creek
with the Coastguard Hut in background |
Children
boating
In
1912
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Beach
party
at
The Shoe
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The
Beach, Goldhanger
with children's swimming gala
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The Beach, Goldhanger
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The
Shoe Wall, Goldhanger
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Sea
Wall, Goldhanger
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Barge
unloading
at dusk
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The Beach, Goldhanger
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Dog on theSea Wall
With beach huts in background
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Children
on the beach
in 1912
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Removing
the old sluice
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The seawall
in 1926
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The Shoe Wall
in the 1940s
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The Creek in the snow
in
1983
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The
Tug “Brent”
near
The Shoe in 1989
courtesy of the Brent Trust at... www.steamtugbrent.org |
Two barges
at The Shoe in 2008 |
Goldhanger Buoy
off Osea Island |
early
group photos a
history of Blackwater Estuary activities home
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