Wow, was my favourite arcade in the seventies and eighties, used to love the jigsaw machine, the massive crane and the golf game, was scared of the cowboy though.
What a fantastic video! I'm 50 this year so I'd have been 21 when it was filmed but I remember so many of those machines from when I was a small child. My parents used to take me on holidays to Mablethorpe and in later life I've taken my own children on many day trips there (and recently my first Grandson as well!). I used to love that arcade. I've put plenty of coins in your Muscle machine and I absolutely loved the jigsaws. I remember my Mum hating the laughing sailor, she said it terrified her as a child in the 1950's when my Grandparents took her there on holiday so that's been there a few years! I understand the need to modernise to draw the punters in but in such a big arcade it's a shame they didn't keep at least a small part dedicated to the vintage machines. It's just full of those soulless ticket machines where you have to send £100 to win a 1000 tickets to exchange for a bit of plastic crap :(
Great film thanks!! Used to holiday with my Nan and Grandad who lived on the high street there but late70s, early80s. I can remember a lot of these machines. Jacksons was the large one on the top corner? There was also Jackson's Radio a little bit down, had really old machines, very interesting place. I've even won a small prize on the jigsaw machines but I don't remember what it was now. Went back in 2017 and it's just not the same. All Greggs and mobility scooter shops. Took me 3 hours to get there and I only stayed for about 3. A real shame, still it lives on in my heart...
Me and my brother go regularly for the day - even in Winter. We go on the beach and put a marquee up, with table and chairs and have drinks and snacks etc When it's cold we have a heater inside - it's got windows on three sides. We've been going to Mablethorpe since we were very young - 1969/70. We absolutely love it to bits. Waldo's fish n chips at Sutton on Sea later and we get home usually after 10 at night.
Well Rob did not know you had this, I was lucky to be a 10 year old in the early 60s when Peter Jackson was a young teenager. There was such fantastic machines in there a full size greyhound racing machine where the hare came round and started the dogs running, a shooting game firing at enemy planes that were on cine film, I was told that they were used at first to train real pilots in the war, also another shooting game where you fired torpedos at enemy ships it used a light that moved across the surface to simulate the torpedo moving.I remember talking to Peter many years later and he told me they had to scrap it as it was completely worn out and coud not be repaired anymore. My other memories of machines were the full size cowboy, jigsaw bagatelles, voice recording booth, traffic lights game, clocks, strength testers etc etc. I felt rather privlaged that I had met Peters father and Peters fathers mother who also worked there on the Jigsaw island as they called it then, absolutely great machines, I spent many happy hours in there much to my Mum and Dads dismay, I wish you all could have been there with me to see it! Best wishes to all.
The gentleman at the end, with the white jacket and pipe, was the owner. He sadly died - possibly 15 years back now. He was a lovely chap. I understand that his sons took on the business, which goes back to 1925.
Really enjoyed that video. What a hell of a size arcade and just how many machines did they have I ask myself ? Liked the boy who was banging the machine proving that some things never change ! Well done to whoever found that and for transferring it so we could have the pleasure of seeing it . Never been to Mablethorpe but you had and presume you still have a beautiful beach.
Brilliant, need more of these to appear on line.always wounded what the runways was like and to see the first pusher made the wheel a win still working pitty only a quick glance of the moonraker. Have to add a runways on my list now.well done Robert.
That is a fantastic video. Did you make this video. If not do you know who. Do you have more you could share as there are so few with in side of arcades.
I used to call in and talk to Peter with the pipe, he was a bit of a car dealer so picked my brains as i was a garage prop in Bridlington where he occasionally went to car auctions. We joked about how Jacksons arcade was like a showroom for Ian Jamison (a customer of mine) but i never got a machine out of there! i wonder what happened to the big floor machines?
@christopherparcell6574, The Big floor machines never left the place, they were all broken up in the winter before Decimalisation , NOTHING left there while Peter was alive
think i qualify as a "slottie" Bob did tell me he bought most of the machines but didnt mention the big floor pushers. great vid thanks.@@supershotbattymanbor
Wow, was my favourite arcade in the seventies and eighties, used to love the jigsaw machine, the massive crane and the golf game, was scared of the cowboy though.
That was a brilliant arcade, much better than now. Still visit Mablethorpe every year. Thanks fort a great video
That was brilliant to see some great memories when I was a child
Wow brilliant, I'v been going there since I was born in 1946. Just as it used to be.....many thanks...from Nottingham.
What a fantastic video! I'm 50 this year so I'd have been 21 when it was filmed but I remember so many of those machines from when I was a small child. My parents used to take me on holidays to Mablethorpe and in later life I've taken my own children on many day trips there (and recently my first Grandson as well!). I used to love that arcade. I've put plenty of coins in your Muscle machine and I absolutely loved the jigsaws. I remember my Mum hating the laughing sailor, she said it terrified her as a child in the 1950's when my Grandparents took her there on holiday so that's been there a few years!
I understand the need to modernise to draw the punters in but in such a big arcade it's a shame they didn't keep at least a small part dedicated to the vintage machines. It's just full of those soulless ticket machines where you have to send £100 to win a 1000 tickets to exchange for a bit of plastic crap :(
Craig Wilson Very interesting comments and all true, thanks for posting
Great film thanks!! Used to holiday with my Nan and Grandad who lived on the high street there but late70s, early80s. I can remember a lot of these machines. Jacksons was the large one on the top corner? There was also Jackson's Radio a little bit down, had really old machines, very interesting place. I've even won a small prize on the jigsaw machines but I don't remember what it was now. Went back in 2017 and it's just not the same. All Greggs and mobility scooter shops. Took me 3 hours to get there and I only stayed for about 3. A real shame, still it lives on in my heart...
Me and my brother go regularly for the day - even in Winter. We go on the beach and put a marquee up, with table and chairs and have drinks and snacks etc
When it's cold we have a heater inside - it's got windows on three sides. We've been going to Mablethorpe since we were very young - 1969/70. We absolutely love it to bits.
Waldo's fish n chips at Sutton on Sea later and we get home usually after 10 at night.
Well Rob did not know you had this, I was lucky to be a 10 year old in the early 60s when Peter Jackson was a young teenager. There was such fantastic machines in there a full size greyhound racing machine where the hare came round and started the dogs running, a shooting game firing at enemy planes that were on cine film, I was told that they were used at first to train real pilots in the war, also another shooting game where you fired torpedos at enemy ships it used a light that moved across the surface to simulate the torpedo moving.I remember talking to Peter many years later and he told me they had to scrap it as it was completely worn out and coud not be repaired anymore. My other memories of machines were the full size cowboy, jigsaw bagatelles, voice recording booth, traffic lights game, clocks, strength testers etc etc. I felt rather privlaged that I had met Peters father and Peters fathers mother who also worked there on the Jigsaw island as they called it then, absolutely great machines, I spent many happy hours in there much to my Mum and Dads dismay, I wish you all could have been there with me to see it! Best wishes to all.
@marchill9142 Brilliant Marc you describe it just as it was, they were great times
I would have definitely been here or close to here during this time, lots of memories as a child here
The gentleman at the end, with the white jacket and pipe, was the owner. He sadly died - possibly 15 years back now. He was a lovely chap. I understand that his sons took on the business, which goes back to 1925.
I remember the arcade well, it’s been closed down for a few years now. Always had old slots in there. Enjoyed going there
Rewind VHS Trailers , Jacksons only close for the winter months, they are open from March to the end of October every year !
@@supershotbattymanbor aaa right ok, seemed empty and shut the times I went a few years ago. Miss the old machines that was in there
Very enjoyable thanks.
Really enjoyed that video. What a hell of a size arcade and just how many machines did they have I ask myself ? Liked the boy who was banging the machine proving that some things never change ! Well done to whoever found that and for transferring it so we could have the pleasure of seeing it . Never been to Mablethorpe but you had and presume you still have a beautiful beach.
What a lovely find, thanks for uploading it.
Brilliant, need more of these to appear on line.always wounded what the runways was like and to see the first pusher made the wheel a win still working pitty only a quick glance of the moonraker. Have to add a runways on my list now.well done Robert.
Start of the electric machine's lot of old e gold there for me cromptons pushers thanks for making us young again
Andrew Smith, I made this video to make myself young again !
That is a fantastic video. Did you make this video. If not do you know who. Do you have more you could share as there are so few with in side of arcades.
I used to call in and talk to Peter with the pipe, he was a bit of a car dealer so picked my brains as i was a garage prop in Bridlington where he occasionally went to car auctions. We joked about how Jacksons arcade was like a showroom for Ian Jamison (a customer of mine) but i never got a machine out of there! i wonder what happened to the big floor machines?
@christopherparcell6574, The Big floor machines never left the place, they were all broken up in the winter before Decimalisation , NOTHING left there while Peter was alive
sorry i was refering to when Peter died@@supershotbattymanbor
@@christopherparcell6574 When Peter Died ( 2009 ) Gareth started to sell items , the bulk of it going to Bob which most slotties know already !
think i qualify as a "slottie" Bob did tell me he bought most of the machines but didnt mention the big floor pushers. great vid thanks.@@supershotbattymanbor
I remember the helter-skelter and Jackson s