1968

SZ0890 : Isle of Purbeck Express hovercraft at Bournemouth Pier in 1968

taken 56 years ago, near to Westbourne, Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole, England

Isle of Purbeck Express hovercraft at Bournemouth Pier in 1968
Isle of Purbeck Express hovercraft at Bournemouth Pier in 1968
The hovercraft Isle of Purbeck Express at Bournemouth Pier in 1968. Operated by Hoverspeed Ltd., it was a short lived service between the piers of Bournemouth and Swanage that lasted just two months before it was withdrawn. The comedian Ken Platt was evidently the star at the Pier Theatre.

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Geographical Context: Coastal City, Town centre other tags: Hovercraft Bournemouth Pier Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bournemouth [1246] · Pier [678] · Bournemouth Pier [232] ·
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Photographer
Ronald Searle   (more nearby)
Contributed by
Mike Searle   (more nearby)
Date Taken
1968   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 6 January, 2021
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 089 905 [100m precision]
WGS84: 50:42.8600N 1:52.4758W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SZ 089 907
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