Holiday in Blackpool - 1938 | The Archivist Presents |

[@jack7431]

I've got a photograph of my Great Great Grandmother taken at Blackpool beach and on the back the date is stamped, 15th August 1938. It's amazing to see what she would have seen back then.

[@detoxlangley8863]

Poor Elephants.

[@franceskronenwett3539]

That is exactly what I thought.

[@anythingoldmechanical]

Yes me too.. When you look back, that was sheer cruelty.

[@mariannewilliams845]

This was well before my time, but certainly in the 50s and 60s the elephants 🐘 were taken regularly, early in the morning across the road from the tower onto the beach and into the sea. It was very normal to see them there. I felt sorry for the lions and tigers 🐅 even as a child I knew it was wrong, they must have had a life of misery 😢

[@mariannewilliams845]

Eeeee bye gum, that really was champion 😊

[@davidpendry7731]

Fresh air n Fun They worked together and played together So sad WW 2 came just the following year

[@timefortea1931]

It wasn't so happy for the poor elephants though! But the rest was fun.

[@mybluebelly]

Poor sods. Head first into the coming war. What a sad fate.

[@paigeleigh2554]

Wonderful. Thank you!

[@blank-dr2kx]

Pure times

[@wastelanderone]

The big dipper is still here, a few repairs over the years and she's still my favorite rollercoaster haha

[@franceskronenwett3539]

A really charming video. The only thing I did not like was seeing those poor elephants in that circus, especially those made to walk only on their hind legs for our entertainment. The welfare of our fellow creatures did not matter so much in those days.

[@timefortea1931]

Yes I really disliked that!

[@franceskronenwett3539]

@GOLD.🕎 Hopefully without animal acts.

[@phil-n5t]

Ah all good fun!

[@artvampire5421]

Agreed

[@artvampire5421]

The horses to all those people standing on them. Most have hurt that backs.

[@ianofliverpool7701]

Right then i`m off to watch George Formby Liver at the theatre.

[@brenda6580]

Great video, not the elephants though.

[@jacquiquinn997]

So interesting. Those people living thre lives and now all gone.

[@rpowell3000]

paid holidays , not for people on zero hour contracts in 2020.

[@Mamadukee1]

True!!!!!

[@borusa32]

I expect the Blackpool walk lasted about as long as it deserved.'Ee by Gum,It's champion'

[@malayneum]

when england is still white and clean.

[@bootylove2276]

I know exactly what you mean 👏👏👍

[@None-zc5vg]

England was (mostly) white but not-so-clean for most of its people, who were worked hard for little reward.

[@geoffreyadlam4586]

Well. HOLIDAYS 😁 WITH. 1938. I. SAY JOLLY GOOD SHOW WHAT GEOFF STOCKPORT CHESHIRE

[@senorpasso8670]

The flying rockets are still there! Bring back the Mad 🐁

[@jrsc01.]

the Wild Mouse was the most terrifying ride in the whole park..!

[@uk-martin4905]

Hiram Maxim's 'Flying Machine' which was installed in 1905 and still going strong after 115 years.....

[@jabscha7051]

2020 has gotten to me and the sight of crowds in this makes me uneasy 🤣

[@bredaquirke7362]

Very interesting video xxx

[@kingdan5617]

For some reason I wouldn’t have trusted a rollercoaster in 1938 🤣🤷🏽‍♂️ I don’t know why!

[@blank-dr2kx]

Ypu wouldn't of known any different at the time

[@natsabuannam1725]

British engineering was the best in the world.

[@GreatBritain105]

im gonna comment again asking about the song at the start of this video

[@andydurham-v8e]

Pleasure Beach please bring back tickets or do something better as its so K-rap at the moment....also make it free to walk round once again so families can enjoy it better....Ie older people enjoying grand-kids on rides!!

[@fieldsofgreen8857]

The only thing that's good today is that circuses are dying out 5he cruelty some of these animals endured so people could call this entertainment poor elephants.

[@GreatBritain105]

has anyone got the name of the song that plays at the start

[@artvampire5421]

Poor Elephants and Horses

[@mahmudmohayuddin8212]

Thanks anyway, I'll be luckier next time.,!

[@GreatBritain105]

Anyone know the song at start?

[@GreatBritain105]

whats the song?

[@minty448]

I wonder how many didn’t survive the war!

[@rosebud775]

I had to skip past the elephants 😢

[@thomas05ish]

Shades of Harry Enfield Mr Chumley Warner .

[@The_meme_archives11]

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[@ahyan14]

big night wing why did you right a poem

[@The_meme_archives11]

@@ahyan14 yes

[@HullzOSRS]

Love that the older generation's response to this will be "This is how the world should be" despite the fact they're the ones responsible for how the world is today 🤣