FREE EXHIBITION – Cleethorpes in the 1920s and 1930s

Celebrate the 87th anniversary of Cleethorpes Charter Day by joining North East Lincolnshire Archives for a free exhibition about life in the holiday resort in the interwar years, a period that witnessed both economic hardship and great technological and social progress.

The topics covered will include education, local shops and businesses, and the new landmarks that were built during the period, including the Electricity Showrooms, Darley’s Hotel and the Ritz Cinema.

The exhibition will also feature some of the new institutions that opened in Cleethorpes during the Twenties and Thirties, including the new public lending library and Croft Baker Maternity Home.

Visitors will also be able to examine photographs of the First World War presentation tank, which was a prominent feature of Thrunscoe Recreation Ground between 1920 and 1928.

The display will also include photographs of the New Cliff Steps, which opened in 1938, and items connected with the aviator Bernard Martin, who ran a pleasure flight business from the beach at Cleethorpes in the 1920s.

At 1pm join in the short service to mark Cleethorpes Charter Day outside St Peter’s church.