Film Number

6990

Title

BLACKPOOL

Producer

Norman Ellis

Date

*1945

Gauge

16mm

Colour

colour

Sound

silent

Running Time

12 mins 30 secs

Description

Leisure scenes showing holidaymakers on Blackpool seafront, rowing in a boating pool and families on the beach. Includes shots of trams along the promenade, rides at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and people walking on the North Pier. Continues in Fleetwood with people boarding a ferry bound for Knott End-on-Sea, playing crazy golf and diving into a swimming pool. Ends with Stanley Park scenes of people walking around gardens close to the Art Deco cafe, rowing on a boating lake and a crowd gathered round a band stand during a concert.