Blackpool's Angel

Blackpool's Angel
Author: Maggie Mason
Publisher: Sphere
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2019-07-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0751577146

______________ THE FIRST BOOK IN A BRAND NEW TRILOGY BY ">Bestselling author Mary Wood writing as Maggie Mason The next instalment - Blackpool Sisters - is available to PRE-ORDER NOW! 'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson' Jean Fullerton on Blackpool Lass ______________ Blackpool, 1893 Tilly has come a long way from the run-down tenements in which she grew up. She has a small but comfortable home, a loving, handsome husband, two beautiful little'uns - Babs and Beth - and she earns herself a little money weaving wicker baskets. Life is good. Until the day Tilly returns home to find a policeman standing on her doorstep. Her Arthur won't be coming home tonight - nor any night - having fallen to his death whilst working on Blackpool tower. Suddenly Tilly is her daughters' sole protector, and she's never felt more alone. With the threat of destitution nipping at their heels, Tilly struggles to make ends meet and keep a roof over her girls' heads. In a town run by men Tilly has to ask herself what she's willing to do to keep her family together and safe - and will it be enough? The perfect read for fans of Mary Wood, Kitty Neale, Val Wood and Nadine Dorries

Blackpool's Seaside Heritage

Blackpool's Seaside Heritage
Author: Allan Brodie
Publisher: Historic England
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2015-04-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1848023278

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.

Blackpool's Daughter

Blackpool's Daughter
Author: Maggie Mason
Publisher: Sphere
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2018-12-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0751573175

______________ Maggie Mason is the pen name of bestselling author Mary Wood ***Previouslypublished as BLACKPOOL EVACUEE in hardback only*** 'In the grand tradition of sagas set down by the late and great Catherine Cookson' Jean Fullerton on Blackpool Lass Blackpool's Angel - the first book in Maggie Mason's brand new Sandgronian trilogy - is OUT NOW. ______________ England, 1940 Clara is forced to flee her home as the Nazis invade the beautiful island of Guernsey, leaving her mother Julia behind. She's scared and alone, but her spirits lift a little when she learns she's headed for Blackpool. Her slight hopes are crushed however when she is housed with and at the mercy of a cruel shopkeeper, Miss Brandon. Clara is worked like a dog, but the warmth of some newly made Blackpool friendships will go far to save her. Separated from her beloved daughter, Julia heads to London to try and track Clara down but she is thwarted at every turn. With no idea where her daughter is, and the trials of war keeping them far apart, will they ever be reunited? The perfect read for fans of Mary Wood, Kitty Neale, Val Wood and Nadine Dorries

The Blackpool Rock

The Blackpool Rock
Author: Steve Sinclair
Publisher: Milo Books Ltd
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-04-07
Genre: True Crime
ISBN:

To the police he was Public Enemy Number One. To drunken gangs of yobs intent on trouble, he was a nightmare come true. Steve Sinclair was the toughest doorman in the wildest resort in Britain - and if you crossed him, payback was swift and certain. Blackpool, once a byword for cheeky family fun, was by the 1980s a violent town plagued by lager louts, drug dealers and villains intent on muscling in on the lucrative club trade. Sinclair worked the biggest clubs and the roughest doors. He and his associates fought hundreds of battles against football hooligans, gang members and rival hardmen. They were also branded gangsters and were blamed by the police for serious unsolved crimes. Described by On The Doors magazine as 'a compelling, gripping and fascinating tale', THE BLACKPOOL ROCK is a candid insight into the dangerous world of the modern doorman and of the extreme methods he sometimes employs to defend himself and his customers and uphold his hard-won reputation.

Coastal Towns

Coastal Towns
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: ODPM: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2006-04-18
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780215028419

Coastal Towns : Session 2005-06, Vol. 2: Written Evidence

Stolen

Stolen
Author: Jordan Gray
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 252
Release: 2010-08-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426864264

A cozy English seaside town built on secrets and smugglers, Blackpool is a haven for tourists and home to generations of locals who like their privacy. American Molly Graham and her British husband, Michael, are considered outsiders, but feel irresistibly drawn to this town…and its darker curiosities. Because Blackpool harbors dangerous mysteries. And murder is just the beginning…. A shattering scream outside the old theater leads to the victim, a woman whose past in Blackpool is linked to a seventy-year-old train wreck, a lost child and a cache of valuable paintings smuggled out of London during World War II. After a number of frustrating missteps, can Molly and Michael discover the killer in their midst? In Blackpool they know secrets run deep. And some want them hidden forever—at any cost.

A View From The Terraces - Part 2

A View From The Terraces - Part 2
Author: Steve Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 489
Release: 2011-09-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1326406612

Part two of a recollection of more than fifty years of watching professional sport across Britain and Europe. The memories in this volume cover hundreds of games of Football, Rugby League, Cricket and Ice Hockey.

A View from the Terraces - Part Two - 1998-99 to 2014-15

A View from the Terraces - Part Two - 1998-99 to 2014-15
Author: Steve Wilson
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 491
Release: 2015-11-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 132647460X

Part two of a recollection of more than fifty years of watching professional sport across Britain and Europe. The memories in this volume cover hundreds of games of Football, Rugby League, Cricket and Ice Hockey.

Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914 Vol 4

Travel and Tourism in Britain, 1700–1914 Vol 4
Author: Susan Barton
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 541
Release: 2021-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1000559858

The British led the way in holidaymaking. This four-volume primary resource collection brings together a diverse range of texts on the various forms of transport used by tourists, the destinations they visited, the role of entertainments and accommodation and how these affected the way that tourism evolved over two centuries. Volume 4: Seaside Resorts The final volume presents case studies of four major seaside resorts: Scarborough, Margate, Brighton and Blackpool. Scarborough evolved from a spa town to a seaside resort. Margate became a coastal resort from scratch and became one of the earliest sites of mass tourism. Brighton had sea bathers by the 1730s and its early development followed a similar path to that of Margate, but its royal connections allowed its rapid growth into a large town with high quality accommodation. When the railway arrived at Blackpool in 1846 it was a large village. Thirty years later it had two piers and a large hotel. Its steady growth was due to the stream of working class visitors from the local hinterland of major industrial towns and cities.