4476, BDB 86/1/6534 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.4476
Beach and the Tower
1900 -1920
Blackpool Tower stands centrally in the background of this beach scene crowded with people, there are crowds on the promenade too. The beach in the picture is crowded with people, including lots of children. A young boy and girl stand in the foreground on the steeple inclined sand, other youngsters are digging and some are possibly in bathing suits. The North Pier and rigging of boats is in the background.
4476, BDB 86/1/6534 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.4476
Beach and the Tower
1900 -1920
Blackpool Tower stands centrally in the background of this beach scene crowded with people, there are crowds on the promenade too. The beach in the picture is crowded with people, including lots of children. A young boy and girl stand in the foreground on the steeple inclined sand, other youngsters are digging and some are possibly in bathing suits. The North Pier and rigging of boats is in the background.
| Location: | Lower Flat, Greenpeace, | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6534 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 4476 |
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Album 16 4200-4500 Blackpool Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 16 4200-4500 Blackpool
Page Number: 22
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4474 | Blackpool | Possibly staff from inside the County and Lane Ends hotel | |
| 4475 | Blackpool (On the sands) | A show on the beach? With large crowds, and people paddling, bathing machines. | |
| 4476 | Central Beach, Blackpool | The Tower central, North Pier to the left,with a packed beach in the foreground | |
| 4477 | Going for a sail | Careful paddlers, with boat unloading,with the Tower and North Pier | |
| 4478 | Blackpool Central Beach | A steamer at North Pier, smaller boats and bathing machines, paddler. Triple set ofwheeled gangplanks for boarding boat | |
| 4479 | Bank Hey St, Blackpool | The street behind the Tower, (on the right). Imperial café | |
| 4480 | Blackpool Promenade looking North | A horse enjoys a snack, a boat tied to the Pier at low tide, the tramlines are empty | |
| 4481 | Blackpool, Central Promenade | Tiered seating on the promenade, the Palace Theatre and Tower behind. | |
| 4482 | Winter Gardens Ballroom, Blackpool | Vaulted ceiling over inlaid dance floor, 'For the Dear Homeland' over Orchestra seats | |
| 4483 | Blackpool Promenade looking South | Taken from Tower, Dreadnought tram No 24 , 3 carriages and pedestrians | |
| 4484 | Promenade near Central Street | Palatine Hotel near Central Street. Trams and carriages, Big Wheel and Tower, 4 storey building. | |
| 4485 | Blackpool. Going for a sail | Children watching a boat after loading via wheeled gangplank, two boats already sailing |
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