A jolly family on the beach by the highly prolific and excellent photographer, J. W. Hardy of Cleethorpes, taken c1920s. A wonderful moment in time.
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“I wrote about this being my grandfather's boat - he was the engineer. It was first registered as INS 11 and is pronounced Pit-gay-vnay not Pit-gav-enny.”
Libby Lamb, 21 October 2026
“My grandfather was the engineer on this drifter when she was fishing out of Lossiemouth and then working as a minesweeper at Scapa Flow from 1915.”
Libby Lamb, 20 October 2026
“Stuart sent me a framed photo of the above photo. He was a dear friend of many years through first knowing his dear wife and lovely son.It is with great saddnessto learn of Stuarts death we emailed regularly ,he was a humble lovely person.I am chronically sick and bedbound ,Stuart's emails were always a pleasure to read and reply to.He was a nan of great integrity and humilityand the world has been better for him being part of itHow lovely ifa BleuePlaque could be erected fir himit is richly deserved.A lovely man who will be n greatly missed”
Cathy James, 19 October 2026
A favourite image; a jolly family on Cleethorpes beach c1920s
A wonderful J. W. Hardy photograph of a family group on Cleethorpes beach c1920s
A family of four on Cleethorpes beach by Hardy c1920s
Family posing with donkeys on Cleethorpes beach c1930
A day out at the seaside at Cleethorpes c1940s
Social history photograph by J. W. Hardy; promenading at Cleethorpes 1930s
