Thanks Jingles, Not sure I feel younger and BP we must be the same age..... 
My memories are more the fairground and larger amusements behind the Casino.......I must go through family pictures as probably have thousands...The Dr Feelgood video makes it seems much grimmer than it was, honest that was not the case. A lot of Londoners moved there just after the war in very basic prefab accommodation, in fact most of the properties there now, were once prefab shacks, which is why the floods had such an affect. Now they have Dallas style houses in small plots.....My memories go back to 1969 and remember the Island being flooded under 2 foot of water....Family still is attached there as my mother owns half a dozen properties in Furtherwick Road and many family friends are still there.
The sad thing about our seasides are the horrific sea defenses now needed to keep the sea at bay....When I was there is was a pleasant grass bank and now there is this large what seems like curved concrete (military defense style) wall. This seems to be happening all around the coast line and affecting most of our sea side towns...
Ho Hum
My memories are more the fairground and larger amusements behind the Casino.......I must go through family pictures as probably have thousands...The Dr Feelgood video makes it seems much grimmer than it was, honest that was not the case. A lot of Londoners moved there just after the war in very basic prefab accommodation, in fact most of the properties there now, were once prefab shacks, which is why the floods had such an affect. Now they have Dallas style houses in small plots.....My memories go back to 1969 and remember the Island being flooded under 2 foot of water....Family still is attached there as my mother owns half a dozen properties in Furtherwick Road and many family friends are still there.
The sad thing about our seasides are the horrific sea defenses now needed to keep the sea at bay....When I was there is was a pleasant grass bank and now there is this large what seems like curved concrete (military defense style) wall. This seems to be happening all around the coast line and affecting most of our sea side towns...
Ho Hum
Though not as far fetched as you may imagine, I have in fact matched two extremely rare machines that were found in Australia by a friend, dating 1900 and 1920's, to actual pre-war photos from Bollands personal scrapbook! Both had unique converted features that stood out, plus one had nice oak graining which was like comparing a fingerprint. Maybe I'm in the wrong occupation, should be a detective? 
