Hello I shall kick this section off.

The beach has been the reason for Mablethorpe's existence for a very long time. Do you have old pictures of people enjoying themselves at Mablethorpe beach? I have been going through the family archive and putting it online and have found some cracking pictures.

This is my grandmother (the cute little girl with the bob) enjoying the sea with her brother and sister in the 1920s, I think

At the time there were entertainments on the beach itself:

There is a row of tents on the beach in the background - apparently, these were leftover tents used by the armed forces in WW1!

Here's the Wield family walking up the pullover. Apart from that fact that the women appear to be wearing pyjama suits (how very bohemian!) you can see some of the old buildings in the high street, including the buildings that stood where the Spanish City is now.


In the 1940s, I found a photo of a group of army folk training on Theddlethorpe Beach: I wonder who they were!

And here's me in the 80s looking very proud of myself:

That sand used to be so soft. I was playing with my nephews on the beach on Sunday and what a mess! We found a hole someone had dug which was about 3ft deep and you could see all the different layers of beach. My soft beach was at the bottom!

If you are interested I did a set of photos contrasting Old Mablethorpe with New. I had a book of old photographs so I went to all the spots and rephotographed them as close to the original viewpoint as possible. You can see them here:
www.flickr.com/photos/staticgirl/sets/72157607307488343/

What a fantastic effort you have made, the 'photographs are really good. I hope this encourages other residents to look through their albums. Nice picture of yourself. I am not really computer literate and I make some mistakes, so would struggle to match your expertise. I will have a word with people I know to see what they can contribute. I have just had a letter printed in the Leader, in response to a reply to my first letter which I wrote two weeks ago, about the Canada Geese. I look forward to a further response next week.

Loved looking at your photos, a really nice project. I have a photo of a donkey cart on the beach but don't know how to download it. if you'd like to see it or have a copy for you project let me know.

Theddlethorpe Village hall has a collection of photos of local service men; someone may be able to put names to some of those in your photo.

Good to know, must enquire. Don't let this Topic go to waste, especially those of you who have lived here for a while. I must ask around.

nice pics static

I've just found the address of the Mablethorpe Photo Gallery
www.visions.org.uk/mablethorpe_visions_photo.php up at the top there.

It looks like it's still being used and viewed so I might start using that to show off some of the stuff we have. I have to be careful as some of my family are a bit shy and don't want to be recognised.

Go to My Community and look for Visions Foundation - a featured member. Make a friend request. That'll put you in touch with John. Visions have posted a lot of videos on My Mablethorpe.

Sorry I have not contributed anything to this topic yet but contact with Visions is the best thing, as suggested. I have seen some of their work and it is good. If I get any idea's, I will add them to the site soon.

Visions are the best they have done a fantastic job for the willdos

I found this pic to of the drayhorses delivering beer down Vic Rd. It was thirsty work no doubt!

Great picture!
If you could read the name stone on the building in the background you could place it exactly...