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Posted By: pablo42 New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 4:08pm
The Prom, New Brighton. No date

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Posted By: Anonymous Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 4:59pm
well well, this is a tease. iam only 48 hours back to the emereld isle, and only friday was i walking along the prom right out side the floral and bright spot. i enjoyed my week home, and now iam a member on here, iam realizing i dont have to feel as far away from you all and as homesick as i usually do after a visit. your a gem for putting these pics up. great stuff keep them coming. maxine
Posted By: chris7777 Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 5:47pm
Aaahhhh Pablo, this photo brings back very happy memories of my dad taking us to new brighton in the car when me and my brother were kids, this is just how it looked back then, and we always took my Nan too,that's when New Brighton ''was''New Brighton! how time changes things! thank you for stirring the memories!
chris.
Posted By: sunnyside Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 5:48pm
another great pic pablo, what a collection you have, showing them on here gives so much pleasure to so many,
Posted By: Snorlax Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 5:56pm
Love the street lamps. I think I remember them from the 1980s.
Posted By: Norton Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 6:09pm
I think the street lamps had new tops on them by the 80's, and then they all got replaced with Victorian style ones when the railings, flower beds and driveway bricks appeared on the road.

In the bottom right corner, the Ford Escort van (which looks quite new) carries a GCM registration. They were issued in 1957.
Behind the van is a very rare Ford Consul Convertible
Posted By: Moonstar Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 6:15pm
Looks very 60's to me. Is that the Royal Iris at the landing stage?
Posted By: snowshoes Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 7:05pm
Looks like it. Do you remember the Hardings charas that would park outside the Palace to load up for a day trip to Blackpool or Southport?
Posted By: Helles Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 8:29pm
Originally Posted by softshoes
Looks like it. Do you remember the Hardings charas that would park outside the Palace to load up for a day trip to Blackpool or Southport?


Dornings as well if I remember correctly?
Posted By: Lightning Re: New Brighton Promenade - 16th Apr 2012 8:38pm
Great pics Pablo ,keep them comming. thumbsup
Posted By: Quank Re: New Brighton Promenade - 17th Apr 2012 9:03am
Yes Dornings and Henry Cox's
Posted By: CVCVCV Re: New Brighton Promenade - 19th Apr 2012 10:06pm
Don't think the convertible is a Ford Consul - it's too small and the Mk1 Consul didn't have a horizontal chrome bar across the grille. Can't say I know what it is, though... it looks familiar but I can't put a name to it...
Posted By: gypsyjune Re: New Brighton Promenade - 19th Apr 2012 10:56pm
I noticed no yellow lines ,they had it easy in them days smile
Posted By: Wally1 Re: New Brighton Promenade - 20th Apr 2012 12:08am
Is the convertible this type? I think the horizontal bar
is the sunlight reflecting on multiple vertical curved
chrome bars. Looks continuous at that distance. Don't think
there were many other similar cars around at the time.

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Posted By: diggingdeeper Re: New Brighton Promenade - 20th Apr 2012 1:10am
Yep, its the consul, you can even make out the bonnet badges.

Looks like the lazy sod didn't bother folding the roof down properly, bet it leaked next winter wink
Posted By: pablo42 Minature Boating Lake - 10th Jul 2012 10:08am

The minature boating lake in New Brighton, no date. I remember seeing the model boats there. The model tugs always impressed me

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