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Blackpool
Blackpool, on the Lancashire coast,
is Britain's largest holiday resort. The arrival of the railways in the
mid nineteenth century saw Blackpool grow from a small fishing village
of a few hundred people into a major seaside resort, accessible to the
millions who lived and worked in the industrial conurbations of the
north of England. The resident population of around 140,000 is swollen
each year by more than 5 million holidaymakers, attracted by Blackpool's
Golden Mile of attractions, its miles of sandy beaches, its tram cars,
ballrooms, theatres and its 518 feet high tower, complete with its very
own circus, ballroom, zoo and aquarium, which was built in the eighteen
nineties in imitation of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. |
