Hi - My Complete History of
Blackpool and the Fylde can be found by clicking HERE
**This History is NOT an official document**
This history relates to local people. And it's not just about Blackpool - at the end of each yearly section, there is information on the rest of the Fylde too.
From Harold the Elk to National Veterans' Day, it's all in here!
I have had excellent feedback about the site and the main book/file, but still need MORE information from you all.
I have researched the contents extensively, using Blackpool Library facilities (thanks Tony), existing books (thanks everyone), and have "Googled" allsorts. However, if you have any additions, or if you find anything you want to take issue with, please let me know - with proof! I shall update and expand the history continually, and hope to make it a "standard" research tool for others.
To read the complete file simply click HERE. The file is in chronological order, listing what was built and what happened in each year. By all means, read the whole thing if you wish - I can guarantee that you will find something that you didn't know before. It will also save you from having to trawl through all kinds of documents for information (but that's fun too!)
There are other pages on this site with interesting facts on our town - just look at the menu on the right, and don't forget, if you want more detail on any entry, check out the Main File.
You can also use the search facility in the Main File to find such things as: what used to be where Woolworths is today, who was mayor in a certain year, etc. For example, if you wanted find out when the Boots fire was, simply enter "Boots" into the "FIND" box (or click on the binoculars icon - in older versions of Adobe Acrobat Reader) and skip through until you find the entry about the fire - try it and see!
If in doubt - root about!! And don't forget
Come Here First
But don't forget to keep reading the proper printed books as well, for more details. I suspect that they will still be there after the Internet has morphed into something else! This book itself has been printed by Blackpool Libraries, and can be read in the Local History Centre