Great Yarmouth 1950's Tourism Video

A tourism video promoting the town as a holiday resort prepared by Great Yarmouth Council in the mid 1950's. The video features the Britannia and Wellington Piers, the Promenade, beach, Market Place and Regent Road, Pleasure Beach, Waterways, Joyland and North Beach Caravan Park.

The video also features appearances of Tommy Cooper and Benny Hill at the Wellington Pier.

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• great
• yarmouth
• tourism
• council
• holiday
• britannia
• wellington
• pier
• promenade
• water
• waterways
• beach
• sand
• market
• place
• regent
• road
• pleasure
• joyland
• north
• caravan
• park
• rides
• old
• tommy
• cooper
• benny
• hill

[johnsongbird]

Now its desolate, faintly intimidating at night, a bit depressing and a bit of a ghost town. But its in an area of beautiful broads, rivers, streams and lovely places to walk. Which is better? I'm not sure. All I know is you walk for 5 minutes beyond the ASDA store and you find yourself in a wonderworld of nature. I like that!

[yorksshirepud]

Fabulous video. I was there in December 1951 in a Pantomime of Cinderella. We stayed on Regent Street. I recognize the shop selling bloaters. have never been back since as I now live in the USA. Probably if I did go back I would not recognize anything anymore as I am sure everything has changed

Thanks so very much for posting this

[betabloca]

My dad was born in GY in 1918 and it made him sad every time we came back to visit family. I remember the south denes caravan camp in the 1960's and having holidays there.

[cooldj106]

i live there LOVE YARMOUTH

[AVSGUY12]

joyland was from the 50's!!! i love it there! they still have the snails ride...... one of my favourites!

[MrRosspatzelt]

Amazing video! I live in Norwich and goto Yarmouth alot. Doesn't seem like people enjoy thereselves now like they used to.

[TheKenfig]

I went there as a kid, all the way from Wales, in 1965, 67, & 69 ; saw some big stars there : Eric & Ernie , who were DOWN the bill under Mike & Bernie Winters at the time, Mike Yarwood, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dora Bryan

[Ratbagcath]

I love that the Snails in Joyland have been stood there all this time, along with the rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach

[Ratbagcath]

@annissman Us lot in Lowestoft are wondering exactly the same.

[annissman]

I Live here, what the hell happened :(

[starrneil]

What a fabulous video. As a kid growing up in Norwich, we often used to go to Great Yarmouth on a Sunday outing. I remember loving to ride on the Snails and the brief shot of the Gypsy fortune teller is still a familiar face to me. I loved the Roller coaster, even if it was a bit scary, it still stands today I believe.I live in South Africa now, but I have such fond memories of an East Anglian childhood.

[consul1957]

Loved this vid, thanks for posting!