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From our archives: Bird’s eye view of Great Yarmouth beach in 1980

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Anne Edwards

Published: 5:30 PM May 13, 2018    Updated: 8:43 PM October 10, 2020
Great Yarmouth's Central Beach. May 1980. Photo: Archant Library

Great Yarmouth's Central Beach. May 1980. Photo: Archant Library - Credit: Archant Library

The stark outline of Great Yarmouth’s £5 million Marina Leisure Centre.

The construction dominates this bird’s eye view of the town’s Central Beach. The centre was started a year prior to this photo being taken in May 1980, and was due to open for the 1981 summer season. Photo: Archant Library

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