I loved this, brought wonderful childhood memories of going to Blackpool in the 1960's . It seemed such a magical place . Weren't we all dressed so smart then?
As a child in the mid 60s all the family went to Blackpool every year same two weeks, same b and b .and we used to see the same faces ,it got to be like home from home.thats when b and b was at it's best,the landlady couldn't do enough for you..bar open as long as you want,sandwiches when you got back from an evening out...fond memories of Blackpool..
I was a 21 year old Blackpool Borough Bobby in 1968. My main 'beat' was the Golden Mile' I have many fond memories of my experiences. Thank you for posting.
That must have been the best beat in the country in summer! I was a kid in the 70's there when it still a wonderful place to go. Just wish I could step into that film and spend a day there as it was then.
I was born in 1966, my earliest memories are from about 1970. Some of these scenes and businesses were there in the mid 70s. I remember the old sea wall shown here, gypsy Lee and others. I remember the crowds on the promenade. Its criminal to see Blackpool decay so much.
Loved to stand near the old sea walls when it was a high tide and get covered in the spray Salt on your lips The vintage teams were unique. Rumble. Squeal of metal on metal and the toot toot. The balloon trams tour of the illuminations were the best way to see them on the upper deck during those huge numbers of visitors in the sixties Cockles were a treat. Guess the are long gone Can’t imagine Blackpool without its tower. It wouldn’t be Blackpool then Loved Charlie C and Paul the white faced Clowns. The closing water feature at the Tower circus Great Memories
Found this very interesting, as a southerner my first visit to Blackpool was in 1972 when I was 20 so enjoyed seeing it in 1968. I came to live in Blackpool in 1982 and do love it. My first reaction to your film was how nicely everyone was dressed and no drunken behaviour.
Val Doonican, Ken Dodd, Arthur Askey - all entertainment geniuses - what have we got now - Ant and Dec and a whole host of bizarre 'camp' comedians. What an absolutely sad time we live in, in all manner of ways
Not sure about Arthur Askey, I saw one of his films and the plan was centred around baking a cake, but if you compare with Ant and Deck well they're rubbish too. I liked it when the fast show took the piss out of this catch phrase comidy, "Where's me washboard", but Ken Dodd was quite funny at times, though. I saw Frank Carson walking out of a newsagents once on Redbank Road in Bispham, Blackpool and he said "it's a cracker" as he walked out, pretty sad.
I agree in some ways. They had camp back then though, think of John Inman and the carry on films with Kenneth Williams. Val Doonican was a family entertainer of course and Ken was just great. Ant and Deck - well at time's they have been witty on I'm a celebrity I'll give them credit for that and also their Gotchas would have been right at home in the sixties or seventies. For me, It's music that's dead - gone finished and over with. I remember how great this country used to be at providing the world with fantastic music, from the Beatles to Tears for fears. Also, because of political correctness, comedy both stand up and sitcom is in it's final death gasps. A sad time indeed. Glad I saw the old world back then - I was born in 1968 so I remember the very end of old England as a kid - that last few years when shops still had men in long brown coats who served behind counters (open all hours types) the world you're looking at in this video.
@@salvadormarley I remember like you. Born 1969. How times have changed in the last 50 years is totally unbelievable but I think the fastest change has been in the last 20 years.
As a kid I used to love going to that joke shop on North Pier. The owner was a real character, I remember him serving customers with an imitation arrow through his head once.. ;-)
Benefits Culture inevitably leads to the situation you see in Blackpool today. Robs people of self respect and Dignity . When sponging off the State becomes a viable way of Life then the end result is modern Britain's seaside towns....
When our government allows 20 years of uncontrolled immigration importing hundreds of thousands who quite openly despise the host country what else can you expect. The people of Britain have been betrayed by their politicians. They ought to be charged with Treason - they have done more damage than Burgess / Philby and MacLean !!
I was brought up in Blackpool and your wonderful video gave me so much pleasure.I used to collect autographs in those days and had most of the stars in the film.I live in New zealand now.Thank-you so much.
Fond memories of the old school Blackpool, used to be my favourite seaside town for fresh air and fun but not anymore The old trams, three piers, theatres, Golden Mile arcades, donkey rides, cockles, candy floss, the Pleasure Beach Big Dipper, Wild Mouse, and Grand National, stockingfeet at the Fun House and that mad clown outside, and not forgetting Blackpool Tower.
I went with my parents in 1956 It rained the whole fortnight. All was not lost as we went to a different show every night. All the current stars would give anything at that time for a Summer season in Blackpool.
You know what made Blackpool fun for all our family...Cheap affordable entainment and attractions for everyone. Now you have to rob a bank just for the train or bus fare to get to Blackpool.
Divine feelings looking back on better times when there was hope for the human race. Excellent selection of accompanying music incorporating organ and piano which is both of the era and timeless.
Love Blackpool I was born in 64 and we went to Blackpool every year. My dad was in the 2nd World War and he was based in Blackpool in the RAF at Squires Gate then was shipped out from Morecombe overseas for 3 years till the war ended. My parents loved Blackpool and they had wonderful times there. Blackpool has changed over the years but I still love the place. The corporation Rock shop lovely memories. Thank you for the video.
my girlfriend and I loved walking along the prom in Blackpool but can be very wet and windy at times. my girlfriend had many of her umbrellas blown inside out and wrecked in the gusty winds and lots of her hats blown away. LOL
1968 I worked at the glendene hotel on the prom.it was great 20 year old really great 8pound a week live in all food free hard work but great Mr and Mrs Quinn were good .they owned it ..those were the days scotish week was great
Gosh, it was better than the West End! I recall being taken to three different shows in a week. Each one featuring TV celebs such as Charlie Drake and groups like The Tornados, and Johnny Kidd and The Pirates. One show featured a new comedian named Jimmy Tarbuck !
I remember in 77 digging in the sand by Central Pier for over an hour with hundreds of other kids and no one finding anything. Either the council forgot to bury the booty or it was washed away with the tide.
That brings a lot of great memories to from 1966-1980 I was on holiday there what a great place with a lot of palls from a wee town to there it was brilliant I want to play for Blackpool fc and was watched by there scouts on many times but I’ll heath got the stop to that so many times and loves thanks Blackpool for giveing me and many others such lovely times
Born in Blackpool in the 40's. All we knew was poverty. So depressing. Now I am nostalgic and was hoping to visit in September. We'll see how that goes... Loved the Golden Mile, Stanley Park and the Derby Baths.
I was born there later nextdoor to Chelsea Eva Carr. Brings back memories of pie and chips and mushy peas and making up plays in the shed at the back of the fish shop 🙂
Some great names on display at the entertainment venues .The British seaside holiday was still very popular at this time .For many generations this was everything , but what`s happened since has not been good .
Lovely video. I always loved Blackpool as a kid. Still go these days at least once a year but it has turned into a bit of a shit tip and it is full of chavs!
I was in Blackpool this Sept and I would say it's on it's last legs - and I say that not with malice but with sympathy. I've never known a year like it in all the years I have been going there. It was such a dead loss that I even checked out of the hotel one day early and gave up one night's accommodation, a dinner and the breakfast in the morning ... was just glad to leave ... traveled on to Yorkshire after that ...
rather silly..packed this bank holiday, well cleaned up...spent a life time going to Blackpool, seen ups and downs,and if the sun shines, still a great place for families...just get rid of the lower than...
Wow Honeymoon in Blackpool For me 1960. I was very young notice how the young men wearing suits and ties at the seaside unknown today wow Wonderful films Dee thankyou
I cant remember the old stn in Blackpool but it's obvious the stn there now is ugly and makes no statement, towns and cities all over Britain have grand Victorian stations. Shame about Blackpool and Bolton too.
I 1st went to Blackpool when I was 9 years old in 1977. It were a fantastic place back then I went back a few times, the last being in 1994 when I stayed at the now heavily slated Norbreck Castle Hotel. I noticed how things were starting to change & sadly not for the better. Such a shame
Such a shame these wonderful places have to change, Blackpool is not the same magical place it once was.But it will always be worth a visit. I loved it so much, I moved here !
Wonderful to see the Blackpool I so loved as a young 'un. If you look for the clues though, you'll find that this is 1966 not '68. Arthur Haynes, who was advertised as appearing at the Winter Gardens, had been dead for two years by 1968. Also, if you look closely, it's possible to see the words "Star time 1966" under Cilla Black's name.Plus I remember seeing Val Doonocan and Charlie Chester at the Queen's, and that was certainly 1966. Brilliant clip though. Thanks for uploading.
Thanks for sharing the details. The UA-cam film was made from an old family super eight cine film which said 1966 on the reel. I think the film may have been made from a few short films which have been spliced together and could well include footage from 1966 to 1968. Thanks again for your comment.
Every summer in 60s spent a week at Blackpool with parents as annual holiday, great place during the day and terrific shows with famous artists at night. Never thought it would turn out like it is now.
The working class people of that era seemed far more prosperous and careful about their appearance, than say, their descendants today.(Hardly a tattoo in sight!) The overall standard of maintenance of pretty much everything also seemed better. Britain is becoming more blighted by poverty with every year that passes and this short film can attest to that. A nation in decline and it's been that way for many, many decades now.
I wore 2nd hand clothing, sometimes shoes also, but we were always clean. Clothes washed, ironed, shoes polished. We also had no bathroom, an outhouse, no heat but for coal. Thanks to my mother for showing how to have respect for ourselves regardless.
20 years of uncontrolled immigration. !! Thank our politicians. They destroyed any notions of Social Cohesion or Britishness. Then they tell us " there's no such thing as British culture "!!!
Used to love going to Blackpool as a child especially at illuminations ,seeing the trams all lit up .Carried on going with my husband and our girls but haven t been for quite a few years now
My first holiday was in blackpool the was mum dad and 6 kids all born in 8 and a half years mum said the landlady face when she seen us all was a picture like to say I'm going to have a tough week with this lot well at the end of the week the landlady complimented mum and dad for having such good kids and when mum did tge washing found a serveutte in my little brother pocket he must if thought it was a hankie she sent it back and got a lovely letter off the landlady we went to see Arthur Webb dermot Kelly and rita Webb we had a great week we stayed at a boarding house in Dickson road it's all changed in blackpool wish it was a family holiday resort again too many herbs and stag weekends love fran
Went to Blackpool to see the lights growing up, but didn't holiday there until 1980 "Moscow Olympics" My dad knew a family & we stayed at "Charnwood Hotel or B&B" I Wonder if it's still there.
i'm in that video......cine film..... i'm sat on a giraffe on the roundabout at 58 seconds in . my brother is in a car just before and my sister is on a horse.. happy memories.
I visited Blackpool a couple of times, mainly for the illuminations, and found the place expensive, unfriendly and tacky. I remember restaurants that made sure you knew they didn't like children by forbidding prams, even fold-up ones. I distinctly remember chippies with long queues and a smell of hot rancid fat coming from them. I always had the impression businesses felt they didn't have to try particularly hard to please customers, people would come in their droves to see Blackpool regardless how they were treated. The way the town council has let the place fall to pieces over time is heart breaking. Possibly though this development is unavoidable. The times are over when people were satisfied with worn out fair grounds, living in some converted Victorian terrace house run by a land lady who doubles as cook, a small strip of beach that is nearly always flooded by high tide and cold, damp windy weather. The Costa del Sol is cheaper, has nicer hotels and you go back home with a nice tan.
my girlfriend and I almost got blown away by the wind when we were walking along the prom one year, our umbrella constantly got blown inside out which we held on to for dear life, and my poor girlfriend favorite hat blew away while she struggled to stop her dress from blowing up. Happy days LOL
Does anyone remember visiting the pleasure beach during this time and getting their palm read by "madam donna"? Both my mother and grandmother worked there and as a kid I used to hide behind the curtain and watch the proceedings. It was fun!
HI THERE.I'M 65 Y.O. AND HAVE BEEN TO BLACKPOOL MANY TIMES.VERY GLAD YOU SHOWED THE SWAN RIDE THAT I HAVE BEEN ON.CAN YOU REMEMBER WHERE THE ENTERANCE WAS ON A CORNER?DO YOU REMEMBER THE BIG WHEEL IN THE OLYMPIA THAT REVOLVED ON A TURNTABLE?
Hi. I don't know where the entrance was for the Swan ride, the footage was filmed by an elderly relative who died. I found the super eight films and put them on UA-cam for other people to enjoy and it sounds like you did :-)
@Blackpool-PastandPresent Fairyland was on the corner of Chapel Street. Next door was the Ritz cinema with all night showings. There was a roller skating rink over the top of Fairyland [my Grandad used to go there]
@@NoOne-hv1wz Oh look, we've got a little leftie or a BAEM on here. Yes life indeed was all sunshine and rainbow's back then, and we didn't need "Diversity" to build our country or whimpering imbecilic "Woke" tossers like you either. Now please do feel free to piss off back to your lean to shack, and walk 6 miles for a bucket of water.
I remember the beach at Blackpool in the mid to late eighties was absolutely covered in sewage and we would make sandcastles out of the excrement and they stuck together really well if you used an 80% poop 20% sand mixture ,sorry that was a ridiculous comment, it was 80% sand 20% poop that was it .
I'm trying to put an argument to bed. Did anyone ride the Alice ride at the pleasure beach in the 60s. Specifically the 60s, between it's opening in April 62 and the release of a certain movie in 71. Trying to answer some riddles and end some arguments
Am I alone.. I actually hate modern day.. It depresses me.. The whole culture.. traffic.. scruffiness .. mobiles the lot.. And im not particularly miserable.. Although I like The Smiths a bit.. By the way Red Dalek at 2.20.. Worth thousands now !!
By our left - liberal politicians. !! Uncontrolled immigration .... "White Britons " routinely described in racist terms quite openly by the Guardian / BBC liberal elite.!
Problem with blackpool and always has been is that it only appeals to a certain type of person, is shockingly under investment and the council dont have a clue how to attract other people and i was born there!!!
What went wrong ?. If I want to see real holidays, with real people ,and real happiness on their faces, Then films like this are the only way to see it, What we have now, is a generation of selfish, greedy, gadget obsessed freaks, who think talking to their phone is having a proper conversation, I', afraid society today has lost its way, Give me the 50's 60's any day ! We may have had far less , in the way of luxuries, or even food, But that generation knew how to communicate with each other,
What a wonderfull place just there for all that came out of wee towns as some as we all drove into Blackpool we all new we were in a very special place it had everything girls sun great beach and the night life was there a big thank you to the place I loved so much I wish I had played football for them or Preston North End from Ian
I loved this, brought wonderful childhood memories of going to Blackpool in the 1960's . It seemed such a magical place . Weren't we all dressed so smart then?
As a child in the mid 60s all the family went to Blackpool every year same two weeks, same b and b .and we used to see the same faces ,it got to be like home from home.thats when b and b was at it's best,the landlady couldn't do enough for you..bar open as long as you want,sandwiches when you got back from an evening out...fond memories of Blackpool..
Back to a time when people had less but appreciated it more.
The kids of today will have nothing
We all might be having less again soon.
@@lemdixon01 wait till that solar flare hits ;) truly will have less than nothing
@@johnnyboy2459 well some say we're going into a grand solar minimum that happens every 250 years or so.
So so true
Back when it was lovely, memories :( I want to be young again
I was a 21 year old Blackpool Borough Bobby in 1968. My main 'beat' was the Golden Mile' I have many fond memories of my experiences. Thank you for posting.
That must have been the best beat in the country in summer! I was a kid in the 70's there when it still a wonderful place to go. Just wish I could step into that film and spend a day there as it was then.
I was born in 1966, my earliest memories are from about 1970. Some of these scenes and businesses were there in the mid 70s. I remember the old sea wall shown here, gypsy Lee and others. I remember the crowds on the promenade. Its criminal to see Blackpool decay so much.
Loved to stand near the old sea walls when it was a high tide and get covered in the spray
Salt on your lips
The vintage teams were unique.
Rumble. Squeal of metal on metal and the toot toot.
The balloon trams tour of the illuminations were the best way to see them on the upper deck during those huge numbers of visitors in the sixties
Cockles were a treat. Guess the are long gone
Can’t imagine Blackpool without its tower. It wouldn’t be Blackpool then
Loved Charlie C and Paul the white faced Clowns. The closing water feature at the Tower circus
Great Memories
Found this very interesting, as a southerner my first visit to Blackpool was in 1972 when I was 20 so enjoyed seeing it in 1968. I came to live in Blackpool in 1982 and do love it. My first reaction to your film was how nicely everyone was dressed and no drunken behaviour.
Brilliant memories of my holidays there with my mum and dad. Been all over the world but I still love Blackpool. Just have to go back.
It’s not like you remembered it was, but then nowhere is.
Remember it as it was.
I went there in 68. My mum and sister went on a coach trip for the day. Loved it !
Val Doonican, Ken Dodd, Arthur Askey - all entertainment geniuses - what have we got now - Ant and Dec and a whole host of bizarre 'camp' comedians. What an absolutely sad time we live in, in all manner of ways
ABSOLUTELY !!!
Not sure about Arthur Askey, I saw one of his films and the plan was centred around baking a cake, but if you compare with Ant and Deck well they're rubbish too. I liked it when the fast show took the piss out of this catch phrase comidy, "Where's me washboard", but Ken Dodd was quite funny at times, though. I saw Frank Carson walking out of a newsagents once on Redbank Road in Bispham, Blackpool and he said "it's a cracker" as he walked out, pretty sad.
All of them inclding ant and dec will go down in entertainment history.
I agree in some ways. They had camp back then though, think of John Inman and the carry on films with Kenneth Williams. Val Doonican was a family entertainer of course and Ken was just great. Ant and Deck - well at time's they have been witty on I'm a celebrity I'll give them credit for that and also their Gotchas would have been right at home in the sixties or seventies. For me, It's music that's dead - gone finished and over with. I remember how great this country used to be at providing the world with fantastic music, from the Beatles to Tears for fears. Also, because of political correctness, comedy both stand up and sitcom is in it's final death gasps. A sad time indeed. Glad I saw the old world back then - I was born in 1968 so I remember the very end of old England as a kid - that last few years when shops still had men in long brown coats who served behind counters (open all hours types) the world you're looking at in this video.
@@salvadormarley I remember like you. Born 1969. How times have changed in the last 50 years is totally unbelievable but I think the fastest change has been in the last 20 years.
As a kid I used to love going to that joke shop on North Pier. The owner was a real character, I remember him serving customers with an imitation arrow through his head once.. ;-)
How well dressed everyone is. It’s wonderful to see people taking pride in their appearance.
no trainers or terrible track suit bottoms.........Not one designer LOGO everyone looks smart how ironic is that?
When people only wore beach clothes on the beach!
...or had limited options and finances.
Benefits Culture inevitably leads to
the situation you see in Blackpool today. Robs people of self respect and Dignity . When sponging off the State becomes a viable way of Life then the end result is modern Britain's seaside towns....
No obese people.
Went to Blackpool every year as a child loved it so much I lived there for a while fond memories
Can't believe that some people think it's racist to display English and British flags
When our government allows 20 years of uncontrolled immigration
importing hundreds of thousands who quite openly despise the host
country what else can you expect.
The people of Britain have been betrayed by their politicians.
They ought to be charged with Treason - they have done more damage than Burgess / Philby and
MacLean !!
I was brought up in Blackpool and your wonderful video gave me so much pleasure.I used to collect autographs in those days and had most of the stars in the film.I live in New zealand now.Thank-you so much.
Do you have any film of St Annes Pier show 1968?
You didn't get mine !😀
Fond memories of the old school Blackpool, used to be my favourite seaside town for fresh air and fun but not anymore
The old trams, three piers, theatres, Golden Mile arcades, donkey rides, cockles, candy floss, the Pleasure Beach Big Dipper, Wild Mouse, and Grand National, stockingfeet at the Fun House and that mad clown outside, and not forgetting Blackpool Tower.
I went with my parents in 1956 It rained the whole fortnight. All was not lost as we went to a different show every night. All the current stars would give anything at that time for a Summer season in Blackpool.
Absolutely lovely!!...My parents met at the ABC theatre in 1971...I came along in 1974....really enjoyed this
You shouldnt have left them waiting 3 years. They must have been fuming.
There’s only one Blackpool. Happy memories from childhood to pensioner.
You know what made Blackpool fun for all our family...Cheap affordable entainment and attractions for everyone. Now you have to rob a bank just for the train or bus fare to get to Blackpool.
Divine feelings looking back on better times when there was hope for the human race. Excellent selection of accompanying music incorporating organ and piano which is both of the era and timeless.
Brought back a few memories from my childhood. Thank you.
Love Blackpool I was born in 64 and we went to Blackpool every year. My dad was in the 2nd World War and he was based in Blackpool in the RAF at Squires Gate then was shipped out from Morecombe overseas for 3 years till the war ended. My parents loved Blackpool and they had wonderful times there. Blackpool has changed over the years but I still love the place. The corporation Rock shop lovely memories. Thank you for the video.
my girlfriend and I loved walking along the prom in Blackpool but can be very wet and windy at times. my girlfriend had many of her umbrellas blown inside out and wrecked in the gusty winds and lots of her hats blown away. LOL
1968 I worked at the glendene hotel on the prom.it was great 20 year old really great 8pound a week live in all food free hard work but great Mr and Mrs Quinn were good .they owned it ..those were the days scotish week was great
Gosh, it was better than the West End! I recall being taken to three different shows in a week. Each one featuring TV celebs such as Charlie Drake and groups like The Tornados, and Johnny Kidd and The Pirates. One show featured a new comedian named Jimmy Tarbuck !
I remember going on one of the piers where there was a childrens talent show i think it called Peter Webster show.
thanks for a nice day back in time I enjoyed every minute of it
Love this and when Blackpool was so amazing and uk for that matter....great piece of music too 😊✌️
I believe my Aunt, in pink at 0.19 and me the young lad looking to camera 1.58. Wonderful times and great music - including on this film. Many thanks.
Haynes, Askey, Black, Dodd. All gone. Just as so many people in the film: loved, lost and forgotten. Sad old life this is.
I remember in 77 digging in the sand by Central Pier for over an hour with hundreds of other kids and no one finding anything. Either the council forgot to bury the booty or it was washed away with the tide.
That brings a lot of great memories to from 1966-1980 I was on holiday there what a great place with a lot of palls from a wee town to there it was brilliant I want to play for Blackpool fc and was watched by there scouts on many times but I’ll heath got the stop to that so many times and loves thanks Blackpool for giveing me and many others such lovely times
Priceless, thanks for sharing.
Born in Blackpool in the 40's. All we knew was poverty. So depressing. Now I am nostalgic and was hoping to visit in September. We'll see how that goes...
Loved the Golden Mile, Stanley Park and the Derby Baths.
The Derby baths have long since gone!
@@MrBlackpool1234 yup!
I was born there later nextdoor to Chelsea Eva Carr. Brings back memories of pie and chips and mushy peas and making up plays in the shed at the back of the fish shop 🙂
Kids always know how to have fun. Still hoping to visit!
So , how did it go ?
What a great video. Makes one appreciate to wonderful days that have been lucky to live through. I worked there that year. Thanks for posting.
Some great names on display at the entertainment venues .The British seaside holiday was still very popular at this time .For many generations this was everything , but what`s happened since has not been good .
Very nice video. I was 12 at the time & went there every year on holiday it bourght back many happy memories
I loved seeing the glimpse of North Station....
Spent many a winter night in the bar in the station ,coal fire and soup,great memories
Brilliant! Happy days. My partner was dresser to Tarbuck at the ABC and the Minstrels at the Opera House in the late 60s. Thanks for posting.
I worked with Tom O Conner at the Opera House. all seats booked all season !
just lovely.. thanks, brought a tear to my eye
Lovely video. I always loved Blackpool as a kid. Still go these days at least once a year but it has turned into a bit of a shit tip and it is full of chavs!
I was in Blackpool this Sept and I would say it's on it's last legs - and I say that not with malice but with sympathy. I've never known a year like it in all the years I have been going there. It was such a dead loss that I even checked out of the hotel one day early and gave up one night's accommodation, a dinner and the breakfast in the morning ... was just glad to leave ... traveled on to Yorkshire after that ...
rather silly..packed this bank holiday, well cleaned up...spent a life time going to Blackpool, seen ups and downs,and if the sun shines, still a great place for families...just get rid of the lower than...
Wow Honeymoon in Blackpool For me 1960. I was very young notice how the young men wearing suits and ties at the seaside unknown today wow Wonderful films Dee thankyou
Lovely shot of Blackpool North Station! Demolishing that was a travesty, look at the ugly building that replaced it!
I cant remember the old stn in Blackpool but it's obvious the stn there now is ugly and makes no statement, towns and cities all over Britain have grand Victorian stations. Shame about Blackpool and Bolton too.
Great to see I was in Blackpool yesterday.x
some big stars in those days appearing on the piers,nice to see ken dodds name there,he still touring today ,must be knocking on for 90!
life was much better then - and what a choice of shows to go and see !!
I 1st went to Blackpool when I was 9 years old in 1977. It were a fantastic place back then
I went back a few times, the last being in 1994 when I stayed at the now heavily slated Norbreck Castle Hotel. I noticed how things were starting to change & sadly not for the better. Such a shame
The hotel is probably full of illegals
today. Unlike your hard working parents the illegals are given everything Free !! Makes you sick...???!
Brilliant footage, really enjoyed this view of Blackpool
Such a shame these wonderful places have to change, Blackpool is not the same magical place it once was.But it will always be worth a visit. I loved it so much, I moved here !
Much like many towns and cities today,@@GamingSinceThe70s-pq9st
Blackpool was great back then but even better now..
Wonderful to see the Blackpool I so loved as a young 'un. If you look for the clues though, you'll find that this is 1966 not '68. Arthur Haynes, who was advertised as appearing at the Winter Gardens, had been dead for two years by 1968. Also, if you look closely, it's possible to see the words "Star time 1966" under Cilla Black's name.Plus I remember seeing Val Doonocan and Charlie Chester at the Queen's, and that was certainly 1966. Brilliant clip though. Thanks for uploading.
Thanks for sharing the details. The UA-cam film was made from an old family super eight cine film which said 1966 on the reel. I think the film may have been made from a few short films which have been spliced together and could well include footage from 1966 to 1968. Thanks again for your comment.
Also the Sound of Music was showing .My elder sister took me to see it
Great nostalgia :0) kept looking for a 16 year old me but think I must have been working :0) Thanks for sharing
Me too Pete, though I was younger. Didn't see me though.
Every summer in 60s spent a week at Blackpool with parents as annual holiday, great place during the day and terrific shows with famous artists at night. Never thought it would turn out like it is now.
that was great to see this thank you for sharing this be very proud of yourself
WOW. I was born in October 65 in America and it wasn't like that. I wish I live in the UK.
Yes it was great then but not now.
I was born in Blackpool in 1964. It looked pretty much like this in my childhood memories.
The working class people of that era seemed far more prosperous and careful about their appearance, than say, their descendants today.(Hardly a tattoo in sight!) The overall standard of maintenance of pretty much everything also seemed better. Britain is becoming more blighted by poverty with every year that passes and this short film can attest to that. A nation in decline and it's been that way for many, many decades now.
I wore 2nd hand clothing, sometimes shoes also, but we were always clean. Clothes washed, ironed, shoes polished. We also had no bathroom, an outhouse, no heat but for coal. Thanks to my mother for showing how to have respect for ourselves regardless.
But everyone has iPhones and trainers.
20 years of uncontrolled immigration. !! Thank our politicians. They destroyed any
notions of Social Cohesion or
Britishness. Then they tell us " there's no such thing as British culture "!!!
Used to love going to Blackpool as a child especially at illuminations ,seeing the trams all lit up .Carried on going with my husband and our girls but haven t been for quite a few years now
My first holiday was in blackpool the was mum dad and 6 kids all born in 8 and a half years mum said the landlady face when she seen us all was a picture like to say I'm going to have a tough week with this lot well at the end of the week the landlady complimented mum and dad for having such good kids and when mum did tge washing found a serveutte in my little brother pocket he must if thought it was a hankie she sent it back and got a lovely letter off the landlady we went to see Arthur Webb dermot Kelly and rita Webb we had a great week we stayed at a boarding house in Dickson road it's all changed in blackpool wish it was a family holiday resort again too many herbs and stag weekends love fran
back to my childhood.....lovely
Blimey had forgotten some of those celebs, not Doddy though :). Happy days of my childhood going to Blackpool x thanks for upload x
i guess blackpool never moved on from them times im from here and proud it looks so much better back then
Brilliant, really enjoyed this Thankyou. Not like today's ghost town.
Lovely video, thanks for sharing :)
Before cheap spanish holidays, spend money in the UK at places like this x
Brilliant video
Went to Blackpool to see the lights growing up, but didn't holiday there until 1980 "Moscow Olympics" My dad knew a family & we stayed at "Charnwood Hotel or B&B" I Wonder if it's still there.
i'm in that video......cine film..... i'm sat on a giraffe on the roundabout at 58 seconds in . my brother is in a car just before and my sister is on a horse.. happy memories.
love this film :)
Yeah right!
Glad to know this . The music was a little depressing and got me thinking most of these people are dead now .
Thank you for sharing!!
I visited Blackpool a couple of times, mainly for the illuminations, and found the place expensive, unfriendly and tacky. I remember restaurants that made sure you knew they didn't like children by forbidding prams, even fold-up ones. I distinctly remember chippies with long queues and a smell of hot rancid fat coming from them. I always had the impression businesses felt they didn't have to try particularly hard to please customers, people would come in their droves to see Blackpool regardless how they were treated.
The way the town council has let the place fall to pieces over time is heart breaking. Possibly though this development is unavoidable. The times are over when people were satisfied with worn out fair grounds, living in some converted Victorian terrace house run by a land lady who doubles as cook, a small strip of beach that is nearly always flooded by high tide and cold, damp windy weather.
The Costa del Sol is cheaper, has nicer hotels and you go back home with a nice tan.
Aw great stuff when the only time you saw tattoed ladies was at the circus
my girlfriend and I almost got blown away by the wind when we were walking along the prom one year, our umbrella constantly got blown inside out which we held on to for dear life, and my poor girlfriend favorite hat blew away while she struggled to stop her dress from blowing up. Happy days LOL
WOW.
Does anyone remember visiting the pleasure beach during this time and getting their palm read by "madam donna"? Both my mother and grandmother worked there and as a kid I used to hide behind the curtain and watch the proceedings. It was fun!
what lovely memories this brings back ,also absolutely love the music with this, anyone know what it's called..
It’s sad to watch what we have lost 🏴🏴🏴
superb
HI THERE.I'M 65 Y.O. AND HAVE BEEN TO BLACKPOOL MANY TIMES.VERY GLAD YOU SHOWED THE SWAN RIDE THAT I HAVE BEEN ON.CAN YOU REMEMBER WHERE THE ENTERANCE WAS ON A CORNER?DO YOU REMEMBER THE BIG WHEEL IN THE OLYMPIA THAT REVOLVED ON A TURNTABLE?
Hi. I don't know where the entrance was for the Swan ride, the footage was filmed by an elderly relative who died. I found the super eight films and put them on UA-cam for other people to enjoy and it sounds like you did :-)
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW.WISH I COULD TURN THE CLOCK BACK.
@Blackpool-PastandPresent Fairyland was on the corner of Chapel Street. Next door was the Ritz cinema with all night showings. There was a roller skating rink over the top of Fairyland [my Grandad used to go there]
Thank you so much for that...when life was life... everyone was nice. Not like today. Death around the corner.
They should never have got rid of the original Golden Mile.
Somehow the charm went out of the Prom when that disappeared.
Had to because druggies, street sleepers, winos...product of this generation
Winter Gardens is an under used jewel, sign of the times
No BAEMs to be seen, just a British institution from a golden age when people actually had free speech.
Yea it’s all sunshine and rainbows back then innit. Fuckin idiot
@@NoOne-hv1wz Oh look, we've got a little leftie or a BAEM on here. Yes life indeed was all sunshine and rainbow's back then, and we didn't need "Diversity" to build our country or whimpering imbecilic "Woke" tossers like you either. Now please do feel free to piss off back to your lean to shack, and walk 6 miles for a bucket of water.
nice video, I live in nearby St Annes. I like the tune as well what is it called please?
What was the music accompanying the video? Please.
Hi. It's something my husband composed, I am not sure if he ever gave the song a name.
OK.Thanks.
@@Blackpool-PastandPresent It's actually really catchy and perfectly suited to the feel. Nice work by the both of you.
Found it a little depressing , funereal even .
I remember the beach at Blackpool in the mid to late eighties was absolutely covered in sewage and we would make sandcastles out of the excrement and they stuck together really well if you used an 80% poop 20% sand mixture ,sorry that was a ridiculous comment, it was 80% sand 20% poop that was it .
Had some great times in blackpool as a kid, but like the rest of the uk its gone to the dogs, so glad I emigrated
STUART SUGDEN we are all glad you emigrated,,you always was a moaning git
lol
I'm trying to put an argument to bed. Did anyone ride the Alice ride at the pleasure beach in the 60s. Specifically the 60s, between it's opening in April 62 and the release of a certain movie in 71. Trying to answer some riddles and end some arguments
BETTER PEOPLE, ADVERSITY ABOUT, BUT BETTER TIMES.
Not long before they pull the Tower down and change name to Bamepool.
Everythings about the imaginary virus now and them trying to turn us into a government slave. No fun allowed. FIGHT BACK!!
Probably turn it into a Mosque ??
Am I alone.. I actually hate modern day.. It depresses me.. The whole culture.. traffic.. scruffiness .. mobiles the lot.. And im not particularly miserable.. Although I like The Smiths a bit.. By the way Red Dalek at 2.20.. Worth thousands now !!
No you're not alone mate, it's crap now.........And The Smiths were brilliant
Heaven knows I'm miserable now
Makes me want to cry for a lost world a lost community betrayed by whom? still trying to work it out --look out trouble on its way
By our left - liberal politicians.
!! Uncontrolled immigration ....
"White Britons " routinely described in racist terms quite openly by the Guardian / BBC
liberal elite.!
Great film of a fun place to have grown up.
Wonderfully nostalgic video. I love the music too. Do you know if it’s possible to buy
Hi. The music was composed by my husband, it's not for sale at the moment
@@Blackpool-PastandPresent Please make it available, somehow.
@@Blackpool-PastandPresent it is so beautiful. I would love to own a copy. He has great empathy with the subject. Bravo 👏
@@RabbieGrouse I agree!
I would love to time travel
Problem with blackpool and always has been is that it only appeals to a certain type of person, is shockingly under investment and the council dont have a clue how to attract other people and i was born there!!!
What kind of person is that?
Going on what shows were playing this appears to be 1966.
What went wrong ?. If I want to see real holidays, with real people ,and real happiness on their faces, Then films like this are the only way to see it, What we have now, is a generation of selfish, greedy, gadget obsessed freaks, who think talking to their phone is having a proper conversation, I', afraid society today has lost its way, Give me the 50's 60's any day ! We may have had far less , in the way of luxuries, or even food, But that generation knew how to communicate with each other,
What a wonderfull place just there for all that came out of wee towns as some as we all drove into Blackpool we all new we were in a very special place it had everything girls sun great beach and the night life was there a big thank you to the place I loved so much I wish I had played football for them or Preston North End from Ian
sorry dawny...great video of great days..when British holidays were the best
jugs of tea..omg yes
Never a truer word👍