Walter Munroe
Born Ballinasloe Co Galway 1856. Died Blackpool Aug 22 1914 The compilation of his life could not have completed without the help and interaction of Peter Charlton of the British Music Hall Society. Joseph...
Born Ballinasloe Co Galway 1856. Died Blackpool Aug 22 1914 The compilation of his life could not have completed without the help and interaction of Peter Charlton of the British Music Hall Society. Joseph...
‘Possessing a nature of intense tenderness and a poetic sensibility peculiarly attractive, with a sympathy for suffering in every form, small wonder that Spencer Hall was admired and loved by all who came within...
THE BIRTH AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST PROMENADE, THE DEFINITION OF THE TOWN, THE FIRST PARLIAMENTARY IMPROVEMENT BILL, THE CRIMEAN WAR, THE BRIDGE OF PEACE Forward Blackpool is my home town. My patronymic...
Born Ballinasloe Co Galway 1856. Died Blackpool Aug 22 1914 The compilation of his life could not have completed without the help and interaction of Peter Charlton of the British Music Hall Society. Joseph...
‘Possessing a nature of intense tenderness and a poetic sensibility peculiarly attractive, with a sympathy for suffering in every form, small wonder that Spencer Hall was admired and loved by all who came within...
THE BIRTH AND EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST PROMENADE, THE DEFINITION OF THE TOWN, THE FIRST PARLIAMENTARY IMPROVEMENT BILL, THE CRIMEAN WAR, THE BRIDGE OF PEACE Forward Blackpool is my home town. My patronymic...
My Dad was born on Ibbison St in the district of Revoe, Blackpool. In respect of his early life I have collected information from the contemporary newspapers. There is a lot of existing information on...
A brief sketch of Amy Johnson’s association with Blackpool, mostly taken from contemporary newspaper reports, with some added detail, and pics, from a brief online check. All sources acknowledged. Amy Johnson was born and...
Stanley Spencer, intrepid aviator, and air balloon and airship manufacturer. Introduction When Stanley Spencer brought his airship to Blackpool on Saturday. October 3rd, 1902, the idea that the human being could conquer the air, like...
‘Miss Webster left her lodgings in this borough about 2pm on Thursday 20th August, 1903, saying she was going to do some shopping, and she has not been seen since.’ ‘The above reward (£50) paid...
John and Augusta Wingfield belonged to the world of entertainment and not surprisingly ended up at Blackpool. They are remembered by a gravestone in Layton cemetery in the town. John was Canadian and Augusta...
With Thanks to the Friends of Layton Cemetery, Blackpool, England, where her name is commemorated on the family gravestone there. Early Life Victoria Monks, Music Hall Artiste (1882 – 27/1/1927). Without reference to the...
Introduction When Stanley Spencer brought his airship to Blackpool on Saturday. October 3rd, 1902, the idea that the human being could conquer the air, like it could conquer the oceans, was still only a reality...
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