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Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 56: Observations in Blackpool

56/A Observations

Observer accounts: "Blackpool", ts, 50pp, 31.6.37-4.7.[37], JS/WH/M[W], M-O team visit to Blackpool; "Report of Observation of Typical Day's Activities", ts, 20pp, 11.8.[?], detailed observations in a boarding house; "Summary and Analysis of Day Unit Report", ts, 2pp

56/B A day in Blackpool

Observer accounts: "Blackpool. General Report", ts, 2pp, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Travel", ts, 2pp, 5.8.40, AH, the journey from Bolton to Blackpool by bus; "Blackpool. First Impressions", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Accommodation", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Food etc.", ts, 2pp, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Clothes", ts, 2pp, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Trams", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Pleasure Beach", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Side shows etc.", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Jazz etc", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Incident", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH, five youths larking around in a horse drawn landau; "Blackpool. Incident", ts, 1p, 5.8.40, AH, drunkeness on the beach; "Blackpool. RAF, soldiers, etc", ts, 2pp, 5.8.40, AH; "Blackpool. Overheards", ts, 7pp, 5.8.40, AH; "Other Observations", ms, 2pp, 4.9.[40], BB; "Investigator spent 24 hours in Blackpool", ts, 1p, 7.9.40, THH

56/C Train and bus journeys

Observer accounts: "Great Moor Street Station", ms, 6pp, 21.6.[?], WH, a count and observations; "New Chorley Road", ms, 1p, JLW, holiday traffic; "Blackpool", ms, 2pp, 30.6.[?], LT, train station; "Blackpool", ms, 1p, 2.7.[?], LT, brief comment from bus conductor; "Report on distributing leaflets (holiday comp) at Blackpool North Station", ms,/ts, 2pp, 4.9.[?], [IR]; "Central Station", ts, 4pp, 5.9.37, IR, counts and overheards; "Observations at Blackpool North Station", ms/ts, 11p, 8.9.[?], JT; "Conversation in train", ms, 3pp, 22.10.37, ZB, from Bolton to Blackpool; Untitled document, ms, 7pp, Good Friday, 1938, TWL, train to Blackpool; "Promenade ... opposite Central Station", ms, 5pp, Good Friday 1938, TWL; "Good Friday trip to Blackpool", ts, 6pp, JW; Untitled document, ms, 2pp, 14.5.38, BR, excursion to Blackpool

"British Railways", ts, 1p, leaflet giving details of train times and cost of fares to various destinations

Misc, ts, 12pp

Newspaper cuttings (6)

56/D Parks

Observer accounts: "Interview with Parks Committee", ms, 2pp, 22.3.38, DEM; "Blackpool. Stanley Park, Good Friday", ts, 6pp, RB; "Count at Stanley Park, Blackpool", ms, 4pp, 15.4.[?], WH; "The Park", ts, 4pp, 28.8.[?]; Untitled document, ms, 3pp, observations in the [park]; "Groups", ms, 10p, lists of statistical data about numbers of people in the parks at Blackpool and Bolton

Letter from T.L. Poynton, Borough Treasurer, County Borough of Blackpool, to "Dear Sir", ts, 2pp, 11.5.38, about Stanley Park

Misc, ts, 6pp

Newspaper cuttings (5)

56/E Louis Tussaud

Observer accounts: "Lois (sic) Tussaud's", ts, 4pp, 4.9.37, visit; "Lois (sic) Tussaud's", ms, 4pp, 4.9.37; "Lois (sic), Tussaud's", ts, 2pp; "Louis Tussaud's Exhibition", ms, 3pp; "Lois (sic) Tussaud's", ms, 2pp; "Louis Tussuad's (sic) Exhibition", ts, 4pp

56/F The pleasure beach and tram rides

Observer accounts: Untitled document, ms/ts, 11pp, 4.9.37, [PB], trip from Tussauds to the Pleasure Beach; Untitled document, ms, 23pp, 5.9.37, [PB], the Pleasure Beach; Untitled document, ms/ts, 13pp, 2.9.37, AML, bus ride from Talbot Square on a single decker closed tram; "Tram Behaviour", ts, 8pp, 7.9.[?], SM; "General Remarks on the above tables", ts, 10pp, 7.9.37, WEM, children on the beach, the promenade, in the Tower, and the Tower zoo; "Report on children continued. Attitude of fathers", ms/ts, 26pp, 8.9.37, WEM; "Observations on children's behaviour as tide comes in", ms, 5pp, 8.9.37, [WEM]; "Attitude and behaviour of fathers to children", ms, 6pp, 9.9.37, [WEM]

56/G Piers

Observer accounts: "Blackpool", ms, 1p, 3.7.[?], Central pier; "South Pier", ms, 10pp, 4.9.[?], BB; "Central Pier", ts, 1p, 4.9.37 [RE]

Misc, ts, 2pp

56/H Toilets

Observer accounts: "Lavatories", ts, 2pp, 4.9.37, [SF]; "Lavatory Observation", ms, 4pp, 4.9.37 [BCP]; "Lavatories", index card, ms, 4.9.[37], EB; "Ladies Urinal", ms/ts, 3pp, HPM

56/I Mystery men and newspaper reading

Letter from A Rowles to "Dear Sir", ts, 3pp, [incomplete] about Percy Pickles, Lobby Lud and the Guineas Man

Observer accounts: "People reading on Prom", ts, 3pp, 7.6.[?], JW; "Routine with money", ts, 6pp, 25.7.[?], JB; "Pursuit of Percy Pickles", ts, 2pp, 27.7.[?], HH; "Lobby Lud", ts, 5pp, 24.8.[?], HH; "Percy Pickles", ts, 1p, 6.9.[?], BB; "Newspaper and books on the Prom", ts, 1p, a count of people reading; "Man reading newspaper", ts, 2pp, 3.9.[?] and others reading

Misc, ts, 3pp

Newspaper cutting (1)

56/J Sport

Observer accounts: "Football Match Charlton v Blackpool", ms, 9pp, [TWL]; "All-In", ts, 1p, 10.12. [?], THH, programme attached

Newspaper cuttings (16)

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