Skegness Magazine

Source: Skegness News 1924

Excitement on the Parade

There was something of a sensation at Callow Park boarding house (left), on the Grand Parade, on Sunday evening last when a girl of 19, employed there as a maid, shattered the glass of her bedroom window and attempted, to throw herself into the garden below it.

Another female employee of the establishment was able to grasp a portion of the girl’s clothing, but was unable to pull her back into safety.

The bedroom is on the top storey, overlooking the Parade, and the shouts of the would-be
rescuer attracted the attention of persons seated in a shelter, who gave the alarm to other inmates of the house, and eventually the unfortunate girl was rescued from her perilous position.

Her hands and arms were badly lacerated by the broken glass.

Below is a picture of the former Callow Park Boarding House, which formed part of the Parade Complex, burned down in August 2007 in the Skegness Fire.