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So popular was the resort that Blackpool eventually had three piers; the Victoria Pier was opened in 1893. Far right is a number 9 tram advertising Cocker's Victoria Pier.

Originally known just as Pool, 'Welsh'; was added to differentiate it from the English Poole in Dorset.

In days gone by, the lake at Cranham was the local swimming pool for children in such neighbouring villages as Sheepscombe, Birdlip and Brimpsfield.

A Blackpool-bound tram pulls into the Market Square.

The oldest of the town's three piers, this one dates from 1863, and when it opened was known simply as Blackpool Pier.

The New Brighton Tower was completed in 1898, about eight years after the Blackpool Tower.

Based on Blackpool Tower, New Brighton' tower was built between 1897 and 1900 at a cost of £120,000.

Construction of the American-influenced Blackpool & Fleetwood Tramroad (B&FT) began in July 1897, and by September 1898 the line was fully opened.

The press of humanity on beach and pier proved the boast of the Council: 'Blackpool will not be left behind in any respect'. The greatest attraction at the seaward end was the Indian Pavilion.

At this point, the Market Place adjoins Blackpool Old Road.

It was inspired by Gustave Eiffel's great tower in Paris, which had opened five years earlier, but at 518 feet, Blackpool is only a little over half its height.

Blackpool has two piers, and everything handsome about her.

Close to Blackpool, Newton was popular, especially at the time of the Blackpool Illuminations. Rows of holiday caravans do not conjure up history, but this corner of the Fylde has its share.

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

The pier was considerably shorter in length than those at Blackpool, but somewhat similar in design to the one at Aberystwyth.

Preston was always a town that you had to pass through to go north to south, but as the popularity of Blackpool increased, so did the traffic east to west.

At this time the resident population was around 9,000, compared to 58,000 for Blackpool.

Though well-maintained and kept in top-flight condition, Lytham Pier was of a somewhat functional design when compared to the one at St Anne's, or to the South Pier at Blackpool.

Blakeney stands at the edge of the Forest of Dean at the point where Blackpool Brook and Soudley Brook meet.

There was a similar ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

There was a similar ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

Cheap rail fares and discounts at digs for block bookings boosted the holiday trade at both Blackpool and Southport.

Not quite the equal of the Blackpool Illuminations, though.

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.