The Interior of the Cliff Pavilion, Dovercourt Bay (1932 - 1972)
01 Cliff Pavilion Being Built (1931) Looking East I FW
02 Cliff Pavilion Being Built (1931) Looking West I FW
03 Civic opening of the Cliff Pavilion at Dovercourt Bay, Essex (1932)
04 13. The new Band Enclosure, Dovercourt Bay, Essex (1932) FW
05 1934 Cliff Pavillion Staff (1934) Terry White, Grace , Joan Radford, Kathy Hamer & Charne Archer (Beach Ranger).
06 #139680 Interior of Band Pavilion, Dovercourt Bay, Essex (1932) Bell's FC ~ Looking West
07 #139681 Interior of Band Pavilion, Dovercourt Bay, Essex (1932) Bell's FC ~ Looking East
An unusual view of the interior of the Pavilion, facing East away from the stage.
The newly constructed Pavilion was completed in 1932, with a civic opening on Monday the 27th June 1932. The venue provided seating for 330 people and was built on the site of the old Cooperative bandstand, built at the turn of the century (this unfortunately had to be demolished during the construction).
Bands, choirs, dances, bowling, talent contests, competitions and even radio broadcasts were all occurring at the Pavilion for nearly 40 years.
The end came in the early 1970's with demolition and construction of the new promenade.
The newly constructed Pavilion was completed in 1932, with a civic opening on Monday the 27th June 1932. The venue provided seating for 330 people and was built on the site of the old Cooperative bandstand, built at the turn of the century (this unfortunately had to be demolished during the construction).
Bands, choirs, dances, bowling, talent contests, competitions and even radio broadcasts were all occurring at the Pavilion for nearly 40 years.
The end came in the early 1970's with demolition and construction of the new promenade.
08 11 Band Enclosure, Dovercourt (1934) Excel FW
09 3456 New Band Enclosure H&D FC
10 29 The Band Enclosure, Dovercourt (1934) Unknown FC
11 G.1874 - Cliff Pavillion, Dovercourt {1938} Valentines FC
12 Interior of Cliff Pavillion,Dovercourt R F (1935) H&D FW
13 The Linnelt Radio Band in the Interior of Band Pavilion (1938) Proof FC
14 District School Choirs at the Cliff Pavillion (1933) H&D CIII F
The District School Choirs competition, Under the Essex Schools Music Director Martin Shaw, Songs from the "National Song Book", at the Cliff Pavilion,Dovercourt.
A year after the pavilion had been built in 1932, it was a central hub of local and regional entertainment.
A year after the pavilion had been built in 1932, it was a central hub of local and regional entertainment.
15 Cliff Pavillion ~ Schools Band Night (1937) H&D FW
16 Cliff Pavillion Xmas Special (1938)
17 George Palmer & Band in the Cliff Pavilion, Dovercourt Bay, Essex, with Jasper Pratt on Xylaphone (1946) H&D FW
19 Ken Collinson & his Orchestra, Cliff Pavillion, Dovercourt (1946) I
Left to right on stage (Fred Lightowler, Clifford Helyer, ?, Ken Collinson, Syd Tynee, Harry Van Linden, Frank Thum. H.B. Graham and Will Fenton.
Other general views of the pavilion, included here along with the building, opening and programme.
Left to right on stage (Fred Lightowler, Clifford Helyer, ?, Ken Collinson, Syd Tynee, Harry Van Linden, Frank Thum. H.B. Graham and Will Fenton.
Other general views of the pavilion, included here along with the building, opening and programme.
18 Ken Collinson & his Orchestra, Cliff Pavillion, Dovercourt (1946) F
20 Cliff Pavillion Band Night (1946) I
21 Cliff Pavillion Band Night (1946) II
22 Cliff Pavillion Band Night (1946) III
23 (1936) Band Leader, Dovercourt Pavillion (Boughtons. Lowerstoft)
24 #6174 Cliff Pavilion Programme, 01 (Aug 1937)
Dovercourt Bay, Harwich by Wilfred Moody Fryer (1891–1967), (1958)
