Deal History Part 78; North Deal in the 1950's

This short video is a recollection of how North Deal from the Royal Hotel to Sandown Castle looked when I was a young boy in the 1950's
Visit my website for lots of old pictures and stories of Deal in Kent, as it was in those long ago days of old
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Thanks for watching

[@chrisdavison3016]

Really interesting. Thank you.

[@treebark5]

thanks David for another great video and a trip back to the golden age, many of the experiences you have encountered i have too, as you know. thanks again

[@WilliamHorwood]

Thanks as ever Dave. I count it a great blessing that my mother moved us to 10 Golden Street in 1954 when I was 10. The North End and its always-changing foreshore thus became my ‘playground’ whatever the season and weather. A place to wander and beach-comb and fish the rising tide at night and grow up. Not forgetting the rusting bits of the war defences, bombed buildings nearby and the boats great and small and the men who worked them. And, as well, Skardon’s fish and chip shop and the walk back home down Middle Street, eating chips as I went. Then one day off to college in Bristol I went, only to find when I returned it was all disappearing on our part of the shore until one day it was finally all gone except for the sea and the shingle and the gulls wheeling in the wind. Memories like no other and a good place to be raised.

[@davidskardon4204]

Thanks William, yes Deal has changed, not for the better, I was going to put about the bombed buildings etc in the film but it would of dragged on for about 20 minute, most likely boring everyone, watch out for the boatmen film being released next, Deal History Part 75, Thanks again hope to meet again soon or go for a row sometime

[@fastonthedraw]

Once again David...thank you....transported back to a wonderful period in my life...never a day passes when I do not recall my family...the Grants...originally from Alfred Square but in my day...up on Mill Road...next to the Lord Warden pub..!!..Take care..

[@davidskardon4204]

thanks ole fella comments always appreciated, you ever get out my way call in for a coffee or home made beer always welcome for a chat, you can contact me via my website Link above bottom of the main page is a contact form

[@PatriciaDawson-t2m]

Thanks David. The Deal of my childhood. All those familiar names and boats. Especially nice to see Brewer Street and my great uncle Harry Willis. My grandparents John and Aggie Dawson lived at 73 Middle Street in those days.

[@davidskardon4204]

Thanks Patricia, the Willis brothers were a great lot, I used to see them every day, good ole memories

[@whiteonggoy7009]

Thanks again Dave. I seem to remember the chap from lings Cafe would go for a swim every morning rain or shine.. It's good to remember it as it was.

[@davidskardon4204]

GidDay Colin ole fella, yes a few old memories . The chap in Lings Cafe, if I recall I think his name was Fred Ling, we used to call him Ding a Ling, every morning before 8am regardless of weather he would wander across the road and take a swim opposite the Royal Hotel, brave chap, He made nice food and drinks though , I used to have dinner in his cafe on odd occasions in the late 1950's

[@rodpettet2819]

Those really were the good old days. I went to the Methodist school (was it Union St?). Then on to the secondary modern on Mill Road. The comprehensive was just an empty field. We had a flat above Mence Smith's where my dad was the manager. I've been gone for decades. Australia and now the Philippines. In summer Deal was a wonderful place, but so cold in the winter.

[@davidskardon4204]

Yes ole fella I went to the methodist school in Union Road, Mr Musk was the head there and Miss Sewell was my teacher, I then went to Deal Secondary School for Boys in Mill Road, its called Deal Acadamy now, good days and happier times although we had to work hard as kids. I love Australia and was going to emmigrate in the 1960's on the £10 pom ticket but my wages were only £1.10s a week, less houskeeping and tax this left me with 15 shillings and mi dad kept telling me it wasnt good out there, I went out to Sarina in 2008 and never wanted to return, been back to aus a few times and made some good friends, wish I coulds turn the clock back. "Whiteonggoy" who comments here lives in the phillippenes he is an old Deal lad as well, worked on Deal beach and did a spell with me in the 1970's aboard the Spray R11

[@whiteonggoy7009]

@@rodpettet2819 same mate, Australia then Philippines but no place like home no matter how far or how long away.

[@PatriciaDawson-t2m]

Thanks David. The Deal of my childhood. All those familiar names and boats. Especially nice to see Brewer Street and my great uncle Harry Willis. My grandparents John and Aggie Dawson lived in 73 Middle Street in those days

[@davidskardon4204]

Hi Rod can you hit the website link above, and at the bottom of the home page on the website is a contact form, give me a message via this please and I will talk to you via email. I think you might be interested, my wifes mother is related to the Pettet's in the Deal, and we are talking about them,regards Dave