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History: Maddieson's Holiday Camp
Before the Romney Sands Holiday Park there was Maddieson's Holiday Camp on the same site. Maddieson's started up in the 1920s and continued into the 1980s when the camp was sold.
It was a large camp, covering some 12 acres and was an extremely popular destination for holiday makers. (You can get a very good idea of the size by looking at the pictures at 1931 Plans for Greatstone.
The facilties were boundless, as exampled in the 1960s pictures below.
 Memories of Greatstone (including Maddieson's)
The Camp in 1960
The pictures of the camp below are taken from a fold out concertina type postcard from the camp in June 1960.
The postcard said Weather too windy for the kids to go in the water but they are enjoying themselves, plenty to play with. It's a lovely camp and the food is smashing.
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