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This Bridlington harbour picture has been hand-tinted in shades of blue and white.

Vintage Views with Aled Jones: a lovely hand-tinted harbour vista from 1839

The ‘open deck’ excursion boat (left) is the MV Britannia. Other motor cruisers in the row of four are Girl’s Own, May Morn and Cutty Sark.

Vintage Views with Aled Jones: Enjoying a cruise on MV Britannia

A speed boat is pictured with the SS Yorkshireman. Image courtesy of Aled Jones

The first sea-going speed boat to grace the Yorkshire coast

Vintage Views with Aled Jones: Bridlington harbour as it looks today.

Vintage Views with Aled Jones: An evocative image of Bridlington harbour in 1817

Steps in the area remain the same.

The Vintage Views column with Aled Jones - the Victoria Rooms

The Vintage Views column with Aled Jones - the harbour as it looks today.

The Vintage Views with Aled Jones - harbour is pretty as a painting

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The Bridlington inshore Lifeboat had to launch during the stations popular Open Day. Photo: RNLI/Mike Milner

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Dogs across Bridlington will not be able to visit the beaches for five months, starting May 1.

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This postcard was sent to an address in St Ives by a D Green in August 1912.

The ‘Now and Then’ column with Aled Jones: This time looking at Bridlington Harb...
Aled Jones, a contributor to the Free Press readers’ photographs section and collector of Bridlington-based vintage postcards, has produced another ‘now and then’ compare and contrast column for people to enjoy.
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