




| 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. |
| 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. |