Scarborough Esplanade Postcard – South Cliff View, c.1960s

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Scarborough Esplanade Postcard – South Cliff View, c.1960s

Vibrant colour postcard of Scarborough’s elegant South Cliff Esplanade, showing a charming row of Victorian hotels and floral gardens — postmarked from Scarborough, with heartfelt handwritten notes.

Measurements: approx. 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches
Dates: 4 September, Year unknown
Condition: Creasing noted on the corners. Please check our images.
Internal notes: QC passed

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This sunlit postcard captures The Esplanade at South Cliff, Scarborough, in full 1960s splendour. A manicured floral roundel draws the eye into a sweep of grand Victorian seafront hotels, as a few scattered figures wander the tidy promenade beneath a vivid blue sky. The image is rich in both detail and sentiment — a quintessential British coastal scene in natural colour.

Published by H. Webster of Helvellyn House, Keswick, this card was posted from Scarborough, with a visible cancellation dated 4 September (year unspecified, likely mid-1960s), and a deep violet 3d Queen Elizabeth II stamp. The message cheerfully describes a mix of foggy drizzle and better weather, signed “R. E. O.” with a kind note to a residential school.

This standard-size card (approx. 5½ x 3½ inches) is in decent vintage condition, though some corner creasing is visible. A meaningful keepsake for lovers of Scarborough history, Yorkshire seaside towns, or vintage hotel architecture, offering both visual pleasure and personal nostalgia.

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