Bournemouth,
Dorset
This used to be a regular holiday venue for my family in the late 1940s, and I've always enjoyed visiting. We used to
have tea in Bobby's Palm Court and listen to the orchestra - probably a bit different now ! And Bournemouth was in
Hampshire in those days !
A postcard from 1934.
An unused "Oilette" postcard by Raphael Tuck.
The "New" Rock Gardens - a card mailed in 1934.
This postcard of the Children's Corner was posted in 1905.
An early view of the Pine Walk.
No date for this excellent postcard of the Pier.
Two similar views of the Sands, both unused and undated.
The Zig-Zag Path.
The Pier from the West Cliff.
An unused postcard of the Pier Approach.
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Sunset at Alum Chine - a postcard mailed in 1926.
This postcard was mailed in 1943 - the writer had tea at Plummers and also bought some black stockings.






The West Cliff
and Beach - a
1924 postcard.




An unused
postcard of the
Pine Walk - the
fashions should
give you a clue
to the date !
Two views of Alum Chine from the 1920s and 30s.
The gardens "by the Pavilion".
A 1934 postcard - "rough sea" cards were very popular in the pre-war
era.
An early 20th Century view of the Pier Approach.
Another view of the beach and the Pier from the West Cliff.
No date for this postcard of the Square.
An early 20th Century "LL" postcard of Boscombe Pier.
postcards of the past
This postcard was mailed in 1910.
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A 1911 postcard of Branksome Chine.
This postcard of Manor Road was mailed in1914.
No date for this postcard of the Queen Hotel.
No date for this excellent aerial view of the West Cliff Approach.
This postcard of the coast at Boscombe was mailed in 1953.