This is me with my Grandparents on Blackpool Promenade. It's June 1961 (summer 1961) . I went to stay with them for a week while my mum gave birth to my brother. I didn't even know she was pregnant !
My dad turned up one afternoon at his Mum and Dad's and told me I had a brother ! I'm sure at 4 I would remember my mum being pregnant, but google says 39% of the memories provided by 4- to 5-year-olds had vanished
Summer of 61 ! My grandparents are wearing winter coats, I'm in a pullover ! People behind me are wearing cowboy hats , it must have been a fashion accessory back in the day !
Another bit of social history , look at those fashions
A lovely shot of the three of you. Do you think it was taken by one those seaside photographers or was someone else with you? Summer of 61, I was of about 4 month’s gestation & still to be born 🤔
I am loving these archive shots. My Mum was the same. She was one of 5 and the eldest. Every time a new one was born, she was sent away to her aunt. She had no memory of her mum bring pregnant either and the babies were always a surprise when she got home.
My late brother was also born June 1961. What a coincidence!
That could be my Grandma and Grandad! They used to holiday regularly in Blackpool as my Grandad used to do crown green bowling. They used to holiday where the bowling comps were held. I was still a twinkle in my dad's eye in '61 LOL
Those cowboy hats were a seaside shop and funfair stall staple for years. They often had "Kiss me quick" written above the brim and buying one was one of those things that many people did when they visited.
Such a sweet shot.
My late brother was also born June 1961. What a coincidence!
Such a sweet shot.