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Bygone Greatstone in Pictures: 1960s
The shops at the east end of Dunes Road were built in the early 1960s as part of widespread development of Greatstone, which continued in to the 1970s, leading to the sizable community it is today.
Beach and Sand Dunes c1960
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Beach and Sand Dunes c1960
The sandy beach with the dunes behind them made for an excellent
spot to sunbathe, play and swim.
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Childrens Boating Pool c1960
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Children's Boating Pool c1960. [ack 6.]
The boating pool was located in Coast Drive just in front of where the RNLI Lifeboat Station is today. The site
can be recognised today (2009) by the large areas of concrete. The boating pool was owned by Coatts Enterprises Ltd, who also owned the amusement arcade (just seen on the right of the picture)
and the caravan park at the end of Clark Road (now known as the New
Romney Caravan Park)
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Amusement Arcade c1961
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Amusement Arcade c1961 [ack 8.]
The amusement arcade was located in Coast Drive next to the boating pool. To the left of
the picture can be seen the Seahorse pub (green roof) and the old Greatstone Garage.
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The Parade in the 1960s
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The Parade in the 1960s
You can just make out the Seahorse pub on the right, with the old Greatstone Garage in the centre.
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Greatstone-on-Sea Halt 1960
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Greatstone-on-Sea Halt in May 1960, looking south east. [ack 3.]
The station, which was located at the end of Baldwin Road, opened in
1937 and closed in 1967.
Please go to our Railway Stations at Greatstone page for more information.
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Greatstone-on-Sea Halt 1968
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Greatstone-on-Sea Halt in 1968, looking north. [ack 3.]
The station, which was located at the end of Baldwin Road, opened in
1937 and closed in 1967.
Please go to our Railway Stations at Greatstone page for more information.
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Adverts of the 1960s
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