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
Pathway to the Beach the footpath to The Creek	Teenagers On The Beach	Bathing Huts On The beach	village from seawall in the early 1900s
Barge loading at The Shoe	The Creek with barge In the distance	Wreck near The Shoe in 1937	Wreck near The Shoe date unknown
Ducks and Geese in The Creek With Snowdrop in the background	The Beach, Goldhanger In 1912	The Creek with the Coastguard Hut in background	Children boating In 1912
Beach party at The Shoe	The Beach, Goldhanger with children's swimming gala	The Beach, Goldhanger	The Shoe Wall, Goldhanger
Sea Wall, Goldhanger	Barge unloading at dusk	The Beach, Goldhanger	Dog on theSea Wall With beach huts in background
Children on the beach in 1912	Removing the old sluice	The seawall in 1926	The Shoe Wall in the 1940s
The Creek in the snow in 1983	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
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