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Blackpool's seaside heritage / Allan Brodie and Matthew Whitfield.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Informed conservationPublisher: Swindon : English Heritage, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: vii, 148 pages. : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1848021100
  • 9781848021105
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.942765 23
LOC classification:
  • NA7576.B76 B4 2014
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Early Blackpool 1750 - 1840 -- 3. the arrival of the railway 1840 - 1870 -- 4. The rapid growth of Blackpool 1870 -1914 -- 5. Blackpool after 1918 -- 6. Blackpool in the early 21st century.
Summary: "Blackpool is Britain's favourite seaside resort. Each year millions of visitors come to walk on its three piers, ride donkeys, enjoy shows at the Winter Gardens, scream on the thrilling rides at the Pleasure Beach and ride the lift to the top of the Tower. Generations of holidaymakers have stayed in its hotels, lodging houses and bed and breakfasts and all have succumbed to its delectable fish and chips. Two centuries of tourism has left behind a rich heritage, but Blackpool has also inherited a legacy of social and economic problems, as well as the need for comprehensive new sea defences to protect the heart of the town. In recent years this has led to the transformation of its seafront and to regeneration programmes to try to improve the town, for its visitors and residents. This book celebrates Blackpool's rich heritage and examines how its colourful past is playing a key part in guaranteeing that it has a bright future."--Publisher's website.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 720.942765 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A525962B

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-140).

1. Introduction -- 2. Early Blackpool 1750 - 1840 -- 3. the arrival of the railway 1840 - 1870 -- 4. The rapid growth of Blackpool 1870 -1914 -- 5. Blackpool after 1918 -- 6. Blackpool in the early 21st century.

"Blackpool is Britain's favourite seaside resort. Each year millions of visitors come to walk on its three piers, ride donkeys, enjoy shows at the Winter Gardens, scream on the thrilling rides at the Pleasure Beach and ride the lift to the top of the Tower. Generations of holidaymakers have stayed in its hotels, lodging houses and bed and breakfasts and all have succumbed to its delectable fish and chips. Two centuries of tourism has left behind a rich heritage, but Blackpool has also inherited a legacy of social and economic problems, as well as the need for comprehensive new sea defences to protect the heart of the town. In recent years this has led to the transformation of its seafront and to regeneration programmes to try to improve the town, for its visitors and residents. This book celebrates Blackpool's rich heritage and examines how its colourful past is playing a key part in guaranteeing that it has a bright future."--Publisher's website.

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