Posted on 12/02/2024 6:35:11 PM PST by libh8er
Some friends are forever, and a few people are lucky enough to have pictures to show for it. A group of four women from the UK traveled to a seaside resort in Torquay, Devon, England, in 1972. During their time there, a photographer snapped a picture of them walking arm in arm on the promenade. Now, the four of them have reunited over half a century later to recreate that heartwarming image.
Carol Ansbro, Marion Bamforth, Susan Morris, and Mary Helliwell, from Halifax, had the time of their lives on that trip. “Our first holiday in Torquay was truly amazing,” Morris, who now has five grandchildren, told The Telegraph & Argus. “We were only kids and so excited about staying in a cramped caravan and sharing each other’s clothes. It felt really exotic and grown-up being on our own without parents in the English Riviera.” And so, the four vowed to return when they started celebrating their 70th birthdays.
The group has now fulfilled their promise when Ansboro, the oldest of the group, reached that milestone age. Not only did they return to Torquay, but they also set out to recreate their image—one they didn't even plan to shoot on their first trip. “The picture was taken by those photographers who used to roam the promenade preying on unsuspecting tourists like us,” Morris remembers.
The friends wore outfits that closely matched the ones worn in the original image. However, the real challenge was locating the exact spot where it was taken, as many things had changed over the course of five decades. ”Nobody could remember where the photo took place but, luckily, a member of staff at the hotel where we were staying, guided us to the exact spot,” Morris shared. “The white building in the 1972 photograph had been demolished but the same bridge is still in the background.”
The lady in the red shirt/white skirt has a cardiovascular issue. The fluid build up in her legs looks painful.
God bless, ladies.
Flip flops…
Ugh….
The single worst invention ever… 😆
**Flip flops…
Ugh….
The single worst invention ever…**
No, that would be electronic voting machines.
Flip flops are at least useful on a beach.
That’s nice.
Ah, chobbo “get her a chese burger” Team, eh?
How time flies.
💯.
Very.
Not me.
I’m with you, this should have never gotten any farther than their facebook pages.
I wear them most all day, every day, including when i am not in the tropics.
my feet get hot in enclosed shoes.
“Too many carbs.”
No kidding. You’d think they were Americans, not Brits.
Manuel! Manuel!
Hubby and I stayed in a big hotel in Torquay in 1981 when we went to England to visit some American friends. We rented a car and explored SE England for 5 days. Beautiful country and I got lots of great pics, albeit with a lame point-and-shoot camera of that era.
I remember attending a 45 year HS class reunion. All the chicks looked and dressed like my grandmother.......LOL!
Both times I ever wore them (yes both), puncture injuries to my feet occurred.
One an old rusted nail on the boardwalk at the Jersey beach, and the other was a piece of broken bottle ( also at the Jersey beach).
Nice. Too bad the handsome building/hotel in the background was replaced with a meh steel/glass structure.
They mention that it’s the English Riviera coast. Photos online look nice. I’m adding it to my list.
Oh, my. Too many carbs...
No kidding. You’d think they were Americans, not Brits.”
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Beat me to it. :-/
But today, three are blondes.
Well, when I think of beaches with heavy human presense, I think of all sorts of hardware in the sand. So, I would be wearing shoes there.
My experiences have been at beaches with no boardwalks, and very little human traffic. Even when visiting our son in Hawaii, we found a beach where swimming in water over chest deep was dangerous because of the rocks and waves. We had over a 1/4 mile of beach to ourselves.
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