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Historic maps of Blackpool and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Blackpool maps
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Blackpool books
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Blackpool Photographic Memories
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Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories
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68 Blackpool photos appear in 4 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Blackpool
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I remember my parents taking us children to see the Blackpool illuminations as a birthday treat, where we would see all kinds of animations along the prominade and all the trams where also lit up, that was some 48yrs ago. I don't know if this still happens, enjoy.
Shared on 28 August 2008
Visiting Blackpool Illuminations as a child.
Around the year 1950 a coach would take all the children in our road on a trip to see Blackpool Lights. Those days they called the coach a charabanc. Does anybody remember that name? How happy all the children would be going on that trip to Blackpool. I remember very well leaving in the early evening on the coach with our... [more]
Shared on 15 April 2008
We drove to Blackpool on our way back from Gretna after getting married. Went to see Chubby Brown at the Winter Gardens. Beautiful building, a great night and a lot of laughs. x
Shared on 06 November 2008
Days out in Blackpool in the Forties and Fifties
Between the years 1944 and 1956 my family and I lived in Preston, Lancashire and from there it was only a short ride on the train or bus to Blackpool, where we spent many happy days. This photo shows the sands and the wooden steps up to the promenade as I remember them. My mother preferred to go to Lytham, where... [more]
Shared on 04 August 2008
Lancashire memories
Hi anyone remember "Little Nellie" (husband Joe) and their daughter Annie and grand daughter Margaret, from Sultan Street in Accrington. We used to travel down on the same bus with them every Friday night. In those days, we got the bus from the bottom of Water Street/Melbourne Street (now Eastgate). They had a caravan on Thornfield for years and years. When... [more]
Shared on 15 June 2008
"Oh Happy Days". My first view of Staining was the 9th June 1960. I remember it well. I seem to remember the Staining bus did NOT go into the village, but stopped across from the old Plough pub. My gran had bought a caravan there, just up Chain Lane, on Mrs Smiths caravan site. Mr and Mrs Smith lived in the... [more]
Shared on 15 June 2008
When I was young we lived a short distance from here. A Sunday afternoon walk usually involved "going top see the boats"
Shared on 24 March 2007
Meadows Avenue (just round the corner)
Well actually it is any dates up to & beyond 1960. Born in 1951, I recognise the view of how the avenue looked before all the bungalows were built on the west side. We used to walk to Cleveleys through the 'paddy fields', full of buttercups & mayflowers. When we reached Rowlands Farm (Rowlands Lane now) we'd risk our lives cimbing... [more]
Shared on 26 October 2006
Extracts From Blackpool & Lancashire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Blackpool, inspired by Frith photos.
Sail boats and bathing machines dominate the beach area between the North Pier and the South Jetty. In the distance we get some idea of the development of this end of the town.
This is an extract from Blackpool Pocket Album.
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As with many seaside resorts, one of the popular attractions was a trip in a boat. At Blackpool, sailing boats were often loaded and unloaded by means of portable gangways, one of which is in the picture. In the background is the North Pier, with an excursion steamer alongside its landing stage. This picture was taken from the South Jetty.
This is an extract from Blackpool Pocket Album.
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Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
If you think something is missing amongst the buildings overlooking North Pier you are right, for Blackpool Tower was not begun until 1891. Yet the resort's popularity was already well established and bathing machines and horse-drawn traps line the sands. A wheeled jetty facilitates embarkation for a leisurely sail, whilst the more energetic take their exercise in a rowing boat.
This is an extract from Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories.
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