do you know where these were taken?

[Foad Family Tree]

I expect I am too late, just found this site but the two pictures are most definitely DREAMLAND in Margate. It was the Peter Pan Railway.

The girl outside the house is also bugging me as recognise the basements, but cannot put my finger on where but would assume that this was the holiday flatlets/apartments they were staying at on their visit to Margate.

I tried to upload a picture to show you but its says its too big and I'm afraid I do not know how to make the jpeg smaller.

Suzannah

[Peter_uk_can]

I scanned Google for street photos of Margate - Brighton and other coastal towns, there is similar architecture in some of them. The girl's dress also looks typical 50'ish holiday wear.

[Sue Mackay]

I tried to upload a picture to show you but its says its too big and I'm afraid I do not know how to make the jpeg smaller.

I extracted these very precise instructions of Mary Young's from another thread:

This is what I do:
(1) register at www.photobucket.com (it's free).
(2) upload your photo to the site.
(3) once it's uploaded, you'll see 4 little boxes underneath.
(4) click in the bottom box (which auto-copies the link into your clipboard)
(5) paste (Ctrl+v) into your forum posting.
Voila!

[Spinner]

I think its New Cross station in South London. It has the same layout today.

Spinner

[Foad Family Tree]

Thank you for the Photobucket help, but how do I get it from my clipboard (whatever that is) to the site. Sorry to be a pain

[Sue Mackay]

Thank you for the Photobucket help, but how do I get it from my clipboard (whatever that is) to the site. Sorry to be a pain

If you can see a box with the Image Code (IMG) then highlight the code, right click and choose Copy (which copies it to your computer's 'clipboard'), then go to the forum thread on this site and right click again and choose Paste. You will get a string which begins with [IMG] and ends with [/IMG], but when you press Submit the picture should appear instead.

If you don't get the IMG Code appearing beneath your photo on the Photobucket site, click on the Customise Link button and check the box which says IMG Code for Forums

[Foad Family Tree]

[RobynAus]

I extracted these very precise instructions of Mary Young's from another thread:

This is what I do:
(1) register at www.photobucket.com (it's free).
(2) upload your photo to the site.
(3) once it's uploaded, you'll see 4 little boxes underneath.
(4) click in the bottom box (which auto-copies the link into your clipboard)
(5) paste (Ctrl+v) into your forum posting.
Voila!

Thank you Sue That's the easiest instructions for uploading photos I have ever seen. Brilliant regards robyn

[Browneyes]

Don't know if it will help re the 1st picture but if you know the towns/villages they lived in maybe there'll be something on...

www.
francisfrith.com

[Engineer-pmw]

Hello Debsy,


The place is definately the Dreamland Amusement Park. The park was the brain child of a Henry Isles and was opened in 1920, largely as a Pleasure Park, with the emphasis on park gardens and a menagerie. Included in the original park was a 15" gauge Miniature Railway. In 1924 the park was revamped as an amusement park and the miniature railway was remodelled. The 'Park Station' in your original picture is basically how it was until the railway closed in 1980. The parks 60th year! What a way to celebrate!!
All that remains of Dreamland is the Scenic Railway roller coaster ride...search web for 'Save Dreamland Campaign' for info.

I have just completed a booklet on the life of my Grandfather and his life on the railways...Mainline & Miniature. He worked on the mainline railways as a Top Link driver until retirement in 1952. He then worked on the 10.25" gauge Margate Pier & Harbour Co. Ltd miniature railway until 1964, when he went back up a gauge to work on the Dreamland Miniature Railway. He operated the DMR until finally retiring at the age of 82. Should you wish to read the story the booklet is available. Each costs £3.75 including UK post and Packing.

Billie was one of six similar locomotives designed by built by Albert Barnes in Rhyl, North Wales, Henry Greenly (of Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway fame) designed them (and the original Dreamland Miniature Railway) for the Rhyl Miniature Railway. Billie, as with the other five locomotives survive to this day. Billie is unfortunately not currently working, but can be viewed on open days at the Preston Steam Services site near Canterbury, Kent. (they have a web site)

I am sorry I didn't see this enquiry before Christmas, but hope the information helps.

If anyone out there reading this has any other photographs or historical information on the Margate Miniature Railways I would love to hear from them.


Best regards
to all

PMW