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Mablethorpe 1940s
With trousers rolled up for paddling happy holidaymakers pose for the camera as the sunny days return to brighten austerity ravaged Britain.
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Reminiscent of the seaside photographer who would capture treasured moments for holiday makers on the prom, this unidentified filmmaker has a knack for capturing the spontaneous and the candid. From the typical east coast beach hut and the simple joy of splashing in the sea (headscarves when it's a bit chilly) to the long forgotten seaside marionettes this reel is a valuable record of a Mablethorpe seafront that would be ripped apart by the terrible storms of 1953.
Mablethorpe railway station, seen here packed with returning holidaymakers, closed in 1970.
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