02 ~ The New Promenade
#96813 New Promenade Dovercourt Bay, (1924) Bell's H&D FW
#160 Dovercourt Bay (1924) by Wallis H&D FW
#5137 Western Beach, Dovercourt 5137 (1950) H&D F
#17629 New Promenade, Dovercourt (1930) Wells H&D FW
#0108.7 Bathing Joys at Dovercourt (1938) Empire View H&D F
One of the highest quality real photographic postcards from 1936, this card is part of the "Empire" series (018.01~ 0108.18) which covered Dovercourt as well as a later series, produced for Warner's Holiday Camp in the same year.
The particular view was taken along the sea Front, looking East towards Harwich, captures the "raft", slopes and bathers. Interestingly the sender of the card complains to the recipient, that Dovercourt "is a nice little place, but not much amusement for young people" A point still being discussed 87 years later.
The particular view was taken along the sea Front, looking East towards Harwich, captures the "raft", slopes and bathers. Interestingly the sender of the card complains to the recipient, that Dovercourt "is a nice little place, but not much amusement for young people" A point still being discussed 87 years later.
#6018 West Promenade Dovercourt Bay (1930) Salmon H&D FW
#12714 The New Promenade, Dovercourt (1928) Well's H&D FW
#120850 West Beach (1935) Bells H&D FW
#58818 Dovercourt Promenade Extension (1925) Photocrom H&D FW
New Promenade Looking East, Dovercourt (1931) F
Completed around 1924, the new promenade connected the Dovercourt Lighthouses, West towards Earlam's beach. The middle section was dominated by "The Slope", an attractive and safe haven for many a beach visitor, particularly when the "raft" was added at a later date. This particular view from 1931 (nearly 91 years ago), reminds us how well used and popular this spot on the beach actually was. In the 1930's it even boasted a leisure area, with amusements, rides, deckchair hire, cafes and the all important ice cream vendor.
M7K West End, Dovercourt Bay (1967) Harvey Barton H&D FW
Promenade, Dovercourt (1959) Valentine & Sons H&D FW
Completed in around 1924, the new promenade connected the Dovercourt Lighthouses, West towards Earlham’s beach. The middle section was dominated by "The Slope", an attractive and safe haven for many a beach visitor, particularly when the "raft" was added at a later date. This particular view from 1958 (scarily over 54 years ago), reminds us how well used and popular this spot on the beach actually was.
214604 Promenade, Dovercourt (1935) Valentines H&D F
Dovercourt from Huts (1930) The Retreat H&D FW
New Promenade and Beach, Dovercourt (1949) H&D
#66329 Dovercourt Promenade Extension (1930) H&D FW
V5933 Dovercourt, The Beach and Dovercourt (1954) Photocrom H&D FW
~ #4893 The Beach, Dovercourt, (1938) Nene H&D FW ~
~ No. 1679 The Promenade, Dovercourt (1952) Bells H&D ~
New Promenade, Dovercourt Bay (1930) H&D FW
New Promenade Looking East, Dovercourt Bay (1932) H&D FW
New West Promenade, Dovercourt Bay H&D FW
#66325 Dovercourt, The Promenade West H&D FW
#17627 Rough Sea, Dovercourt (1930) Photocrom H&D FW
In 1939, just prior to WW2, a great swathe of England, was designated a "no-go area", running for hundreds of miles, studded with check points and road blocks, with prosecution and stringent penalties for unauthorised entry. The port, beach and coastal areas were closed to the general public, with an exclusion zone stretching from the Wash on the north Norfolk coast to Lyme Regis in Dorset, initially extending inland for a distance of twenty five miles (reckoned to be roughly a day’s march for an invading army). In 1941 with the initial invasion scare receding, the restricted area as reduced to a band ten miles inland and it wasn’t until the end of 1942 that the restrictions were finally lifted.
#17628 Rough Sea, Dovercourt (1930) Wells H&D FW
Lighthouse & Beach, Dovercourt Bay H&D FW
#112 New Promenade Dovercourt Bay (1920) by Wallis H&D FW
Lower Parade and Lighthouse, Dovercourt Bay H&D FW
The Beach and Beacon, Dovercourt (1961) H&D FW
