Film Number

152

Title

A HOLIDAY IN BLACKPOOL

Producer

LMS/ British Transport Films

Date

1934

Gauge

16mm

Colour

b/w

Sound

silent

Running Time

24 mins 24 secs

Description

Reel 1: Aerial shots of the town; shots of a shopping street. Shots of the promenade and the shelters on it. Shot of a childrens paddling pool. Other attractions are shown: the yachting pond, putting greens, boating pools for children and grown ups, the beach with donkeys, safe sea bathing, an outdoor swimming pool (we see high divers and people enjoying refreshments on a balcony).
Reel 2: People walking along a pier, a steamer giving fishing trips from the pier head, view of the shops on the promenade. The attractions inside the Tower; the zoo, a ballroom, the view from the top, the circus. The rides at the Pleasure Beach shown, and the Kiddies Pleasure Park.
Reel 3: Views of a tennis court, bowling greens, the Italian Gardens, the boating lake, the golf courses, the Winter Gardens, the airport. Long closing sequence of the illuminations.