Looking every bit a horse drawn group of ‘Jolly Boys’ wait for the off outside the Warde Arms circa 1885. No doubt there was a barrel of bright beer stowed away on board somewhere for the journey. John Townsend’s cartage business included open and closed carriages, the most famous in living memory being ‘The Pride of ...
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As the economy began to grow after WWII it was common for larger businesses to treat their workers to a day at the seaside and this would, for many, be the only holiday they got! Whole families would be invited to join the occasion, Hastings, Margate and Southend being popular destinations at the time.
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