1. People have been living in the area around Blackpool for at least 13,500 years. There was a elk skeleton from that period discovered in the town, during 1970, and it had man made barbs in it’s side. It’s housed in the Harris Museum now.
2. In the 1700’s it was famous for seabathing, and cures for illness, just like Bath and Lyme Regis were.
3. It’s known as the ‘Home of Ballroom’
4. Charles Dickens visited the town on 21st April 1869
5. Amy Johnson is known to have used the Stanley Park Aerodrome, (currently the site of Blackpool Zoo) for flights.
6. It was the first municipality in the world to have electric street lighting, getting it in 1879
7. It had one of the first electric tramways, track laid between Cocker Street and Dean Street in 1885
8. The Grand Theatre was one of the first theatres in the UK to have all electric lighting
9. Blackpool Tower generated it’s own electricity until 1924
10. The Blackpool Illuminations started in 1879, a year before Thomas Edison patented the light bulb
If these facts have sparked a interest, and you want to come and visit the town, then you might need a place to stay. If so, then come and stay at the Fossil Tree Hotel Blackpool UK.
Contact Hazel Or Phil: 01253 351599
Website: www.fossiltree.co.uk
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