Seaside attractions and activities at Seaton Carew.
The Hamilton family enjoys a day on the beach at Seaton in July 1950. Maureen Hamilton (later Ledington) is the girl in the front row.
More detail »Members of the Hutchinson family enjoying a day at seaside at Seaton Carew in 1955.
More detail »Alexander Waterland and an army pal enjoy a day out at Seaton Carew funfair.
More detail »Young Margaret Ward and her parents, Fred and Betty Ward, in a good spot close to the seawall at Seaton Carew.
More detail »Dorothy Dennis with her family and friends at Seaton Carew in the mid-1950s.
More detail »Fashionable bathing beauties strike a pose for the camera at Seaton Carew in August 1932.
More detail »Fashionable bathers at Seaton Carew in 1932.
More detail »A busy day on the beach near the south shelter. The clock tower can be seen above the beach huts. The image would probably be 1960s.
More detail »The Big Dipper shown here was a wooden construction which opened with John Collins' Funfair in summer 1950. In 1966, when the park was owned by Tony Lowe, it was dismantled and replaced with the Mad Mouse.
More detail »The Chair-o-plane, one of George Siddle's rides. He also had the Star Cafe on the beach and the fish shop on the east side of The Front.
More detail »The severe damage to one of George Siddle's rides after a high Spring Tide. The Cafe Royal can be seen to the left of the image.
More detail »Workmen were hurriedly constructing the dodgem track ready for Easter visitors in 1971. The track, at 90 feet by 50 feet was the second largest in the U.K., the only larger one being at Woburn.
Seaton Fairground is of course now just a memory.
More detail »Maureen Hamilton (now Ledington) and her bike at Seaton Carew in 1956. The Cafe Royal can be seen in the background.
More detail »In 1947, the Seaton Express, driven by a lady, went up and down the area of beach close to the South Shelter. At that time there were also rides and shuggy boats on the beach.
More detail »A Greatham outing to the seaside at Seaton Carew sometime in the 1930s.
More detail »Jim Robinson and his baby son John playing on the grass at Seaton Carew in 1950.
More detail »A busy day at Seaton Carew with the funfair doing well.
More detail »Left to right Floss Delafield, Beryl Gibson and Essie Flounders at Seaton around 1958. The girl behind them to the right s possibly Beryl's daughter Elaine.
More detail »Theresia Aisbitt and daughter Elizabeth outside Seaton Funfair 1951
More detail »Henry and Alice Henderson enjoying a dip in the sea at Seaton Carew.
More detail »Peter Ledington poses alongside a 'Duck' - an amphibious landing vehicle - on Seaton beach in the late 1940s. Peter is wearing hand-knitted swimwear.
More detail »Picture showing the attraction and facilities on the beach at Seaton Carew.
More detail »A travelling fair has set up on the beach. Perhaps 1940s or 50s.
More detail »Young Peter Ledington, wearing a fine pair of hand-knitted swimming trunks, is pictured with his older cousin Ken Barton. In the background is an amphibious landing vehicle known as a 'Duck'.
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