The lost 1950’s collection ....... No 3 Eastbourne “wishing I was somewhere else"

Now this is not a sideswipe at Eastbourne and its attractions, just an observation that for many of us growing up in the 1950s, the seaside may have been magic as a child but was never guaranteed to deliver hours of constant sunshine.

And judging by the overcoats and that strong wind the day this picture was taken was one of those moments which were less about glorious summer and more “when do the pubs open?

I may be wrong and for that I apologies to Eastbourne and all those who had a good time by the sea in the 1950s.

Location; Eastbourne












Picture; Eastbourne, circa 1950 from the collection of Andrew Simpson