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Blackpool the Postcard Collection
Allan W. Wood
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Description for Blackpool the Postcard Collection
Paperback. Beautiful postcards capturing old Blackpool in all its glory. Series: The Postcard Collection. Num Pages: 96 pages, 180. BIC Classification: 1DBKENL; WQH; WQP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 300.
Blackpool’s rise to prominence as the ‘archetypal British seaside resort’ began when the railway was built in the 1840s, opening the town up to the industrial north. Throngs of people flocked to the town for the health benefits of sea-bathing. By 1881, Blackpool was a booming resort complete with promenade, pier, donkey rides, fortune tellers and theatres. Its heyday in the first half of the twentieth century saw northern visitors visiting en masse. Today, Blackpool remains the most popular seaside resort in the United Kingdom, a popular place to visit for its Tower, Blackpool Illuminations, Pleasure Beach and Winter ... Read more
Blackpool’s rise to prominence as the ‘archetypal British seaside resort’ began when the railway was built in the 1840s, opening the town up to the industrial north. Throngs of people flocked to the town for the health benefits of sea-bathing. By 1881, Blackpool was a booming resort complete with promenade, pier, donkey rides, fortune tellers and theatres. Its heyday in the first half of the twentieth century saw northern visitors visiting en masse. Today, Blackpool remains the most popular seaside resort in the United Kingdom, a popular place to visit for its Tower, Blackpool Illuminations, Pleasure Beach and Winter ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
The Postcard Collection
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445644905
SKU
V9781445644905
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-66
About Allan W. Wood
Allan was born in Blackpool and has a degree in Civil Engineering from Sheffield Poly and worked in the Borough Surveyor’s Department of Blackpool BC from 1978 to 1989. His fascination with old Blackpool scenes started in Sheffield in 1975 at a ‘collectors’ fair and has not stopped since. Allan has had several books published about old postcard views of ... Read more
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