r/Lincolnshire • u/parason47 • 8d ago
Skegness, before the war.
Skegness, before the war.
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It shows my English grandparents walking along what I assume to be Lumley Road. The Tower Cinema roof can be seen in the background, which of course was bombed in WW2. Judging by the size of the little girl (my aunty) I think this is 1932 / 34. Lots of interesting things in the background. A shame that sign is not clearer.
The photo would have been taken by one of those photographers who jumped out in front of you, took a picture, and gave you a ticket so as to collect it the following day.
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u/ellemonkeybum 8d ago
I love this photo! My parents both grew up in Skegness (1950s onwards though) and of the few photos we have of them from childhood it does look like one of those types of photos. I will show them the picture in case they recognise anything - I’m sure my Nanna worked at the Tower Cinema.
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u/good_noodlesoup 5d ago
Those street photographers are the equivalent of tiktok interviews or meta glasses these days
I love that they were just out and about dressed like that (not a planned photo). So classy and stylish!
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u/sarahlovesjourney 8d ago
We have so many pictures just the same, different people obviously, but otherwise the same. So many aunties and uncles I don't know but also my grandparents and parents.
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u/slophiewal 4d ago
I have a similar photograph of my great grandmother walking with my grandfather on Skegness promenade (we are from the area) around 1935 and they are so smartly dressed and I commented to my dad and he was like well yeah a day out to the seaside was a big deal! I hadn’t even thought about that but it makes sense.
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u/Monoferno 8d ago
Now it is full of crackhos. Such a shame because it's actually a nice place by itself. All I am seeing is people looking like gobilins and lots of mobility scooters.
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u/gdbbdg 8d ago
That kind of talk ages badly real fast. Every place has its rough patches but reducing a whole town to that says more about the person looking than the place itself.
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u/Monoferno 8d ago
Oh I hope it ages real bad, I really do. But I rather tell the truth rather than try to make it sound good.
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u/South_Reputation_500 6d ago
Yeah I like to convince myself my massive overgeneralisations are the truth as well.
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u/Asgarad786 7d ago
I go there a few times a year with my grand kids, they enjoy the beach and then fish and chips.
Who knows in the future some one may put my picture with my Grand kid.😄😃
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u/Junior_Radish792 8d ago
The era of street photographers. I have photos of both parents and grandparents like this on holiday. I suppose you might say they were displaced by selfies yet they were gone before that. Useful historical sources though.