The People's Archive | British Holidays
From caravanning in North Wales to a chalet on the Isle of Wight, our crowdsourced archive highlighting British holidays and day trips from the 20th century.
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Peter: “My Grandfather on the beach in Blackpool, 1961.Shoes on, trousers and blazer with hanky in pocket.Probabaly four layers including his his summit (vest).”
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‘First girls holiday to Newquay’.
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Jennifer: “This was taken in 1970 in Millport, on the Isle of Cumbrae, off the West Coast of Scotland. We took our family holidays there, the same 2 weeks in July, for what seemed like forever! That’s my mum Kate, my brother David on the trike and me in the pushchair.”
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“My big sister Mary makes some ‘friends’ on holiday at Pontin’s Prestatyn, 1978.”
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Lee “My grandparents took me to Blackpool twice a year for two weeks. I live here now and I’m volunteer for the Blackpool RNLI.”
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Jo: “My mum Sara, grandma Ethel and sister Char. We would holiday 7 miles down the road and pitch up in an empty field. Dad would camp with us but still get up and go to work at Rank Xerox each morning.”
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This group of mates includes future Stone Roses guitarist John Squire (pictured front) and long term Fall drummer Simon Wolstencroft.
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Jo “Girls from Lancashire near Blackburn and boys from north east Tyneside – innocent days and we had so much fun (school camp – club house/pool) we met up with the same lads the year after – young love.”
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“My family on a day trip to Blackpool. We’d travel up every year from Coventry. Fond memories!”
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Tracy: “A photo taken during a trip to Burnham-on-Sea of myself and my mother (and Mickey Mouse) in 1984.”
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