4640, BDB 86/1/6569 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.4640
Abingdon Street and an Open Tour Tram 1913
1913
Looking north west up Abingdon Street from Church Street. St Johns church entrance gate on right. Towers in distance are the Sacred Heart Church and the Town Hall on the left. Circular tour tram in foreground is waiting for a second tram to approach on the single track. A large hay wagon is in the middle. Various hand carts and one car. Cat or dog running across the road. Shop signs including G Schofield Confectioner. Duckworth & Son Gowns and Furs. Dyers, Hair cutting, Tobacco, Clock Repairs. Posters for Tower and The Palace. Mr John Duxburry Blackpool Free Church Council.
4640, BDB 86/1/6569 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.4640
Abingdon Street and an Open Tour Tram 1913
1913
Looking north west up Abingdon Street from Church Street. St Johns church entrance gate on right. Towers in distance are the Sacred Heart Church and the Town Hall on the left. Circular tour tram in foreground is waiting for a second tram to approach on the single track. A large hay wagon is in the middle. Various hand carts and one car. Cat or dog running across the road. Shop signs including G Schofield Confectioner. Duckworth & Son Gowns and Furs. Dyers, Hair cutting, Tobacco, Clock Repairs. Posters for Tower and The Palace. Mr John Duxburry Blackpool Free Church Council.
| Location: | Blackpool | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6569 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 4640 |
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Album 16 4200-4500 Blackpool Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 16 4200-4500 Blackpool
Page Number: 21
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4461 | Blackpool on the Sands | Crowded beach South to Central Pier, bathing huts and boat loading. | |
| 4462 | Reads Road, (Blackpool) | Now Reads Avenue, retail/residential mix leading to Christchurch. | |
| 4463 | Abingdon Street with Church Street, Blackpool | Looking to Talbot Road, Standard Deluxe and Toast rack trams. | |
| 4464 | Blackpool Big Wheel | View over rooftops to the Big Wheel and Winter Gardens from the Alhambra/Palace Theatre | |
| 4465 | Blackpool Interior of Winter Gardens | The Floral Hall before conversion to the Pavilion Theatre | |
| 4466 | Blackpool Tower | Foundation laid 1891, 158m high, Tower cost £65,000 originally | |
| 4467 | Blackpool Big Wheel | Built 1896, 220 feet high, with 30 carriages, until 1928 | |
| 4468 | Blackpool Promenade looking North | View to North Pier, Toast Rack tram 69 and Dreadnought 21, and carriages. | |
| 4469 | Wheel & Winter Gardens from Alhambra/Palace Theatre building, Blackpool | A fuller, slightly different version of 4464/4467, almost copy of 4491 | |
| 4470 | Railway Hotel,Talbot Road & Maybell Avenue junction, Blackpool | Now Molloy's pub, Maybell Ave now part of Abingdon St, Baptist Tabernacle in the right distance. | |
| 4471 | Raikes Parade, Blackpool | North on residential street to the Wesleyan Methodist Church with car | |
| 4473 | County & Lane Ends Hotel, Blackpool | Beside the Alhambra / Palace Theatre on the Promenade (right hand side), closed 1961 |
Album D4 4496-5043 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album D4 4496-5043
Page Number: 9
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4636 | Warbreck Road, Blackpool | ||
| 4639 | Queens Gate | ||
| 4640 | Queens Gate, North Shore | ||
| 4641 | Stretton House | ||
| 4642 | Hotel Imperial | The Imperial Hydropathic Hotel, on the North Promenade | |
| 4643 | Queens Gate, North Shore, Blackpool | ||
| 4644 | Sir John Barrow's Monument, Hoad Hill, Ulverston | ||
| 4645 | Dickson Road, looking North | ||
| 4646 | Rutland Gate, North Shore | ||
| 4647 | Brighton Parade, North Shore | ||
| 4648 | Regent Terrace, North Shore | ||
| 4649 | Lansdowne Crescent, Claremont Park | ||
| 4650 | Imperial Terrace, Claremont Park | ||
| 4651 | Lansdowne Crescent, Claremont Park |
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