Captions
85 captions found. Showing results 61 to 80.
The number 19 Dreadnought tram approaching (left) bears a poster advertising the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, where 'Whirled into Happiness' was being staged.
Bispham lies just a little to the north of Blackpool's bright lights and seemingly non- stop amusements, and its sea-front hotels and guesthouses attracted holidaymakers seeking a more
This stretch of the coast developed long after Blackpool; with the coming of the tram system, there was much rivalry to purchase land for hotels, hydros and houses.
Whether it be Blackpool, Dunoon, Port Bannatyne, Port Erin or any of a hundred other resorts in the 1890s, holidaymakers had developed a passion for messing about in boats, mainly of the rowing variety
The painted board to the right appears to be a feature of Blackpool Illuminations; this long stretch of lights, switched on in early autumn to lengthen the holiday season, ended at Bispham.
At Blackpool, sailing boats were often loaded and unloaded by means of portable gangways, one of which is in the picture.
Doubling as a landing stage for steamers, North Pier was the first of Blackpool's three to be built and opened in 1863.
One of Blackpool's former attractions was a gigantic Ferris wheel, seen here behind the sea-front baths.
Like Blackpool, Whitley Bay became a popular destination for holiday-makers from Glasgow, and it also prospered as a tripper resort for the people of Tyneside.
One of the gondolas from the big wheel at Blackpool ended its life as a cafe here, and stood just to the right of our picture.
This was undeniably a healthy situation and quieter than neighbouring Blackpool.
Preston was the centre of a wheel of railway transport: spokes went off to Blackpool, Lancaster, Blackburn, Manchester, London, Liverpool and Southport.
The village became Increasingly popular with visitors because of its proximity to Blackpool, but caravans and a holiday camp seem at odds with a village recorded in the Domesday Book.
Preston was the centre of a wheel of railway transport: spokes went off to Blackpool, Lancaster, Blackburn, Manchester, London, Liverpool and Southport.As we can see, the river was used for pleasure
Just like Blackpool today, our tower building contained a theatre (later a cinema), a ballroom and gardens.
The Blackpool, St Anne's & Lytham Tramways Company Ltd, who laid track from Squire's Gate to Lytham Square, had opened up the coast further, but the first trams, driven by gas engines, were noisy, smelly
In the 1920s Southport, along with Blackpool, Skegness and Porthcawl, held speed events for sports cars along the sands or the promenade, and it was possible to tax and equip high-powered cars such as
To the right behind the Blackpool sign is the old Floral Hall, which was demolished in 1904.
In the 1920s Southport, along with Blackpool, Skegness and Porthcawl, held speed events for sports cars along the sands or the promenade, and it was possible to tax and equip high-powered cars such
We are close to Blackpool and Garstang.
