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Blackpool 1957 in glorious colour
Blackpool 1957 in glorious colour
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I'd like to see him try in the valleys.
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lovely footage ...i love watching these old clips .
the film suggests good times all round and no cares in the world , a snapshot of a Sunday afternoon on a packed beach on a hot day in Lancashire and i would've love to've been there that day -it looks fabulous . the rest of the week though working in a factory/mill and a life of drudgery no doubt .  these would be the working classes in the main and you knew your place ,no chance of upward mobility in those days . I wish there was such a thing as a time travel holiday ...i would book one tomorrow but 2019 for everyday life thanks  |
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In them days a carbon footprint was just something you brought back from the pit, possibly earning a clip round the ear off the missus.
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You wouldn't last 5 minutes down the pits mush.
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There are a few of these films about - Torbay 1968 (which was promoted as a British eqv to SoFrance with its cordyline trees
 - you can grow actually the real CIDP ones there these days ) ...there's one of Southend ... Brighton as well . As foreign travel got cheaper folk spread their wings and UK resorts took a bashing .... Blackpool and Yarmouth became no go zones while resorts such as Brighton and Bournemouth regenerated ..holidays in Salcombe ,Swanage ,St Ives nowadays cost a few quid ....no idea how Blackpool is these days but i get the feeling a resort has to be in the right area to do really well ...Cornwall , Dorset etc |
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Many of the still prosperous ones are considered to be the haunts of the artistics.
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yep agree with that .
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I do like St Ives.
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Quite small though.
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there are a few resorts around there mouse that tend to attract the posh folk ...i know St Ives has always been popular with artists ...something to do with the light
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The light here in the heart of England is just as good, as long as you pick the right time of day.
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Same goes for the lakes.
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forgot about the lakes ...and the lochs of course
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might take a leaf out of Neils book in 7 to 63 up and just roam around the Higlands with a suitcase
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Everywhere has good light, assuming the sun is out, for an hour after sunrise and an hour before sunset.
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Neil still roaming? |
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I don't think I've seen it since the one 14 years ago.
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it's on now mouse ... check the itvhub ,there are 3 editions for 2019 ,worth watching
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I'll probably catch up with it tomorrow.
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I used to roam up there a bit meself, but more practically kitted out with a large rucksack.
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beautiful area ...not sure how he ended up in the Shetland isles though
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sussex fortnight tues 9.55.
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18.40 tonight. 1920s windsor on talk/pics
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Great video and great times but I remember freezing in that open air swimming pool at Blackpool and the changing rooms had a lot to be desired .
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