| Title | Kiddiesland. The Garrett Ingram Holiday Centre. |
| Abstract | Booklet with details of the holiday centre in East Mersea. The booklet talks about 'last July (1935)' so is probably around 1936.
Acquired by Museum with various other papers at Reeman & Dansie sale, 27 August 2013.
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| Source | Mersea Museum
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| ID | YC36_BK1
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_001 | | Title: | Kiddiesland. The Garrett Ingram Holiday Centre. Booklet - front cover. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_003 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 1.
60 miles from Whitechapel. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_004 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 2. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_004_001 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, pages 2 and 3. Pool and cascade. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_005 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 3.
Kiddiesland is a "seaside" specially prepared and modelled for poor children. It comprises 235 acres which will be reserved for all time for them - including three-fifths of a mile of sea-front. The sea goes out a long way, but the bathing and paddling pool - 200 feet long - is always full of fresh sea water.
The tea and play hall will accommodate 400 children. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_006 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 4.
Bathing and paddling pool looking west. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_007 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 5.
There is a 35 feet strip of sand and beach,but the sand is rather dry and powdery, so two special sand playgrounds have been constructed - one on either side of the pool - behind the hedges. The playgrounds are irrigated by pipes at the bottom and sea water rises to the top of the sand, thus cleansing it and leaving it wet for sand castles. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_008 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 6. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_009 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 7.
Few people in their lives have had the joy of walking along such a shore. Blackberry bushes washed by the sea - a grassy walk between tbe buses, with birds singing and the little rabbits skeltering away. To undress on the grass and jump into the sea is a joy never to be forgotten. In one field edging the sea, 7,000 saplings have been planted in drifts. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_010 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 8. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_011 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 9.
30,000 gallons of sea-water per hour is said to be the amount of water that the pump discharges over the cascade. The pump and engine utilise one portion at the back of the cascade, whilst the other portion forms a shelter looking on to one of the playgrounds
The bathing cubicles are open to the sun but are protected by the bushes, and in time bushes will overhang the top. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_012 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 10.
Beach at Kiddiesland looking west. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_013 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 11.
The beach faces South and the car park is only 200 feet from the shore where children may play hide and seek in and out of the bushes - be quiet and watch the rabbits, or wander along the beach. At the sounding of a bell for recall, there will be no wearisome search amongst thousands of other children for the missing ones. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_014 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 12.
Cascade and bathing pool. Sand play area beyond it. View looking east. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_015 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 13.
The tea and play hall - the swings - the tuck shop, etc., are all enclosed by a wire fence, planted with macracapa, so that on arrival the children my be held together, whilst those bringing them may give the few words of instruction before releasing them for their enjoyment. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_016 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 14.
Sand play area. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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| ImageID: | YC36_BK1_017 | | Title: | Kiddiesland booklet, page 15.
Kiddiesland has been an idea which has taken 14 years to germinate, and was started last July (1935). Its aim is to give poor children a real taste of nature by the sea - where pavements, kerbs, and lamp-posts are things forgotten.
There is no charge for the use of KIDDIESLAND, but to go there permission must be obtained, so that it may be properly organised. Grants towards the fares of the most need parties will be made.
F.J.C. Ingram
1, Alexandra House,
325, Regent's Park Road,
Church End,
Finchley, N.3. | | Date: | 1936 | | Source: | Mersea Museum / Barbara Mears |
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