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At this time the Blackpool and Fleetwood tramway systems were separate concerns, and even lacked a connecting line.

Over at Blackpool, they used long mobile gangways at low tide and horse-drawn boat carts the rest of the time.

This postcard typifies Ramsgate at the height of its holiday seaside popularity, when it challenged the renown of Blackpool with its lights and entertainment.

Places such as Blackburn and Burnley were all but empty as millworkers and their families escaped en masse to Blackpool, Southport, Morecambe, Scarborough and North Wales.

Even though there are no leaves on the trees, Lord Street is still busy; as at Blackpool, trippers visit all year round.

The paving blocks between the tracks were made from white wood, balastic lava or jarrah.

The pier opened in 1868 as the South Pier, then changed its name to Blackpool Central when the Victoria (now South) Pier opened.

At the time when this picture was taken, a holiday in Blackpool represented a considerable outlay for the average factory or mill worker.

The posters on the wall advertise Midland Railway excursions to Blackpool and Weston-super-Mare, promising some hard-earned fun for Worcester's wage slaves.

In May 1912 HRH Princess Louise opened the widened promenade, an event which brought thousands of visitors to Blackpool.

A quieter resort than neighbouring Blackpool, Cleveleys attracted holidaymakers who were more inclined to stroll along the promenade or sit reading in the sheltered sea-front gardens.

On the same day Blackpool Carnival Week began; this was a great success, featuring tableaux from all over the burgeoning Fylde.

Opened in 1874, on the site of a disused quarry on the edge of the town centre, the Arboretum is a surprisingly peaceful park where fat, contented ducks loaf around a pool.

It was possible to place a grocery order at your local Duckworth branch, who would then arrange for one of the Blackpool shops to deliver it to your holiday accommodation in time for your arrival.

The pier opened in 1868 as the South Pier, then changed its name to Blackpool Central when the Victoria (now South) Pier opened.

Before the M55 motorway opened, Blackpool Road, which passes through Lea on the outskirts of Preston, was busy with traffic to and from the holiday resort.

At just under 21 miles from Whitby, Scarborough rapidly developed to become the premier resort of the Yorkshire coast, and was often overrun with day trippers, as Blackpool was.

The coming of the railway during the middle of the 19th century was the catalyst that sparked Blackpool's development as a holiday resort, and factory and mill workers flocked from

The coming of the railway during the middle of the 19th century was the catalyst that sparked Blackpool's development as a holiday resort, and factory and mill workers flocked from

Before the promenade defences were completed in 1905, Blackpool's sea-front hotels were literally that, with only a narrow road separating them from the waves that crashed onto the beach.

Bailey's Hotel was the first to accommodate visitors to Blackpool, along with Bennett's and Yorkshire House.

Opened in 1874, on the site of a disused quarry on the edge of the town centre, the Arboretum is a surprisingly peaceful park where fat, contented ducks loaf around a pool.

At the same time Blackpool and Lytham were linked by the coast railway.

In June 1878, the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Owen, travelled to Blackpool to open the Winter Gardens.