| Weston-super-Mare, Somerset |
| Weston-super-Mare is a seaside resort on the north Somerset coast about 18 miles west of Bristol. The town's development as a resort began in the 1840s with the coming of the railway, which encouraged visitors from all over the country, particularly from the Midlands. My mother used to take me there during and just after the war. We stayed in a boarding house, queued for hours for Midland Counties ice-cream, and wondered where the sea was when the tide was out. |
| An interesting view of Rozel Shelter and a crowd of men who look as though they've just been to a Union meeting - or a strip show ! Or perhaps just a pleasant stroll. |
| A 1940s postcard. |
| A 1930s postcard of the Grand Pier. This historic building was almost completely destroyed in a fire in late July 2008. |
| "This general view of the fashionable Somersetshire watering-place shows us the two mile sweep of the Esplanade, Worle Hill and Brean Down rising behind the town, the Grand Pier and the two islands in the bay, Steep Holm and Flat Holm." An early 20th Century "Oilette" by Raphael Tuck. |
| An undated postcard of the Water Chute. |
| An undated postcard of Anchor Head. |
| The fountain in Grove Park - a 1911 Postcard. |
| Emmanuel Church - no date for this one. |
| An undated view of Madeira Cove. |
| Sand-modelling at Weston. This used to be a very common sight on sandy beaches, but is now seldom seen, although I have seen it on a Spanish beach. |
| This postcard of Regent Street was mailed in 1907. |
| A 1925 postcard of the Grand Pier. |
| The Summer and Winter Gardens. |
| Grove Park. |
| A rather grubby postcard from 1938 which shows the Water Shute - looks like a health hazard !! |
| Lower Church Road - a 1910 postcard. |
| A 1948 postcard - not a very good image, sorry ! |
| An undated view of the Grand Pier. |
| No date for this moonlight view of a rough sea at Weston. |
| Most hotels had postcards printed showing their premises - this one is of the "Cairo" Hotel in Weston. |
| A postcard mailed in 1948 but produced I think before the war. |
| This postcard dates from 1958. |
| Two views of the two bays. |
| Did You Know.... that John Cleese, actor, comedian, writer, film producer and singer, was born in Weston-super-Mare in 1939 ? Did You Also Know.... that Jill Dando, the BBC journalist who was murdered in 1999, was also born in the town ? |
| Did You Know.... that Bob Hope, the actor and comedian, who was born in Eltham, London, lived in Weston-super-Mare as a child ? |
| The population of Weston in 2001 was 71,758. |
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| Marine Parade about 1910. |
| The Old Pier - a postcard from 1917. |
| Anchor Head. |
| An undated postcard of the Promenade - can you guess a date from the fashions ? |
| One more view of Anchor Head. |
| A great image of the promenade. |
| Postcards of the Past |
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