PANORAMA OF THE HARBOUR FROM HILLCREST ROAD

An unmade Hillcrest Road between 1930s and 1940s

By Colin Holden

Photo:The following photos would have to have been taken between 1930 and 1940.

The following photos would have to have been taken between 1930 and 1940.

Colin Holden.

Photo:The photographer's motorcycle and sidecar appear in a number of local photographs. The bungalows are at the top of Geneva Road.

The photographer's motorcycle and sidecar appear in a number of local photographs. The bungalows are at the top of Geneva Road.

Colin Holden.

Photo:The back of the Coastguard Cottages -The Drill Hall above them on Fort Hill - anyone know what is going on behind the East Pier? -Sleepers Hole (The Mud Hole) - and the otherside of Geneva Road.

The back of the Coastguard Cottages -The Drill Hall above them on Fort Hill - anyone know what is going on behind the East Pier? -Sleepers Hole (The Mud Hole) - and the otherside of Geneva Road.

Colin Holden.

Photo:The Seaplane Sheds on East Side Beach - Tidemills can still be seen - The Watch House and the Lifeboat House (centre) - The Tug Foremost 22 on her berth.

The Seaplane Sheds on East Side Beach - Tidemills can still be seen - The Watch House and the Lifeboat House (centre) - The Tug Foremost 22 on her berth.

Colin Holden.

Photo:The London Paris Hotel and Water Tower - the back of the Fort Road houses

The London Paris Hotel and Water Tower - the back of the Fort Road houses

Colin Holden.

Photo:The house with the turret was called Lorraine, it was demolished to make way for the Fire Station in Fort Road. - An almost empty Mount Pleasant

The house with the turret was called Lorraine, it was demolished to make way for the Fire Station in Fort Road. - An almost empty Mount Pleasant

Colin Holden

Photo:Stricklands Granaries Warehouse (destroyed by fire in 1940) can be seen towards the centre/right

Stricklands Granaries Warehouse (destroyed by fire in 1940) can be seen towards the centre/right

Colin Holden.

This page was added by Colin Holden on 17/04/2008.
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