Mass-Observation Archive

Worktown Collection (1937-40)

Box 57: Observations in Blackpool cont'd

57/A The weather, sea and the beach

Observer accounts

"Blackpool", ms, 1p, 1.7.[?], LT, overheards about the weather

"The Sea", ts, 2pp, 21.8.[?]

"Beach just north of South Pier", ts, 6pp, 24.8.[?], RP

"Report on the sea", ms, 6pp, 3.9.[?], HH

"Report of visit to Blackpool Open-Air Swimming Pool near the Pleasure Beach", ts, 3pp, 3.9.[?], BB

"Reactions to waves bombarding Prom, at period of high tides", ms, 14pp, 3.9.37-4.9.37, HH, two hand drawn charts attached

"Weather conversations", ts, 1pp, 5.9.37, SM

"Tuesday afternoon", ms, 2pp, 7.9.[?], WH, visit to a dance hall and the beach boating pool

"The Green Flash", ts, 1p, transcript of an article in the Gazette, 19.4.38, about a ray of light that appears on the horizon at Blackpool and other parts of the earth, drawing of the coastline attached

Newspaper cuttings (3)

57/B Clothes

Observer accounts

"Clothes", ts, 6pp, 23.6.[?], SM, what people are wearing

"Sunday Afternoon", ts, 2pp, 5.9.[?], HH, what people are wearing

Untitled document, ms, 5pp, chart comparing clothes worn in Worktown and Blackpool

"Girls", ms, 1p, list of clothing

Drawing of a [dressing table], [JS]

57/C Cinema, shows and the circus

"Proposals for grand spectacular pageant at Blackpool Season 1934", ts, 6pp

Observer accounts

"The Grand", ms, 1p, 28.5.[?], WH, (incomplete lacks pp1-2)

"Blackpool", ms, 1p, 2.7.[?], LT, the Odeon Cinema

"Blackpool", ms, 1p, 6.7.[?], LT, brief note about the opening of a new theatre

"Palace", ms, 1p, 1.9.[?], JLW, brief account of two acts of a play

"Tower Circus", ms/ts, 3pp, 1.9.37

"The Circus", ts, 2pp, 1.9.37, SF, interviews with members of the circus

"Pierrot Show The Royal Follies", ms, 6pp, 3.9.37

"Royal Follies", ts, 2pp, 3.9.[?], JW, (incomplete lacks pp1-2)

Untitled document, ms, 9pp, BD, interviews with staff at various cinemas

"Indian Theatre", ms, 3pp

"Interview with Reginald Dixon", ts, 2pp, 29.12.37, HH

"Satisfaction", ms, 1p, extract from a play set in a newspaper editor's office

Newspaper cuttings (19)

Magazine cutting (1)

Show programme cuttings (6)

57/D Dance Halls

Observer accounts

"Tower ballroom", ms, 8pp, 4.9.37

"Central Pier", ts, 2pp, 4.9.37, RE, dance

"Palace Ballroom", ts, 2pp, 4.9.37, SF

"Tower Ballroom", ts, 3pp, 4.9.[?], [lacks p1 and pp4-5]

"Winter Gardens", ts, 2pp, 6.9.[?], SF, dance

"Dance Hall", ms, 1p, 7.9.[?], WH [incomplete]

"Tower Ballroom", ts, 3pp, 7.9.[?], TH

"Tower", ms/ts, 3pp, 7.9.[?], dance

"Empress Ballroom, Winter gardens", ts, 1p, 13.9.[?], TH

"Tower Ballroom", ts, 1p, 13.9.[?], TH

"Tower Ballroom", ts, 2pp, 20.10.37, JM-J

"Tower Survey", ts, 8pp, 27.11.37, IR, dancing and conversations

"Dance Observations", ms, 1p, 9.4.38, chart

Misc 2pp torn from a book, Rex Records, July 1938

57/E Religion

Observer accounts

"St. Augustines", ts, 1p, 18.5.[?], JW

"Service at Whitegate Baptist Church", ms/ts, 5pp, 5.9.37, JT

"Trinity Methodist", ts, 2pp, 5.9.[?], BB, service

"Christadelphian Meeting, 37 George Street, Blackpool", ts, 2pp, 5.9.37 G[?],

"Holy Trinity (South Shore) Parish Church Sunday School", ts, 2pp, 19.6.[?], children's flower service, order of procession

57/F Follows and counts

Observer follows

"First three customers after lunch ...", ts, 1p, 31.7.37, follow

"August Bank Holiday", ts, 3pp, 8.37., HH

Untitled document, ms, 2pp, 6.9.[?]

"Squires Gate Camp", ms, 1p, 6.9.[?], EB

Untitled document, ts, 3pp, 8.9.[?], GF

"Woolworth's ...", ts, 1p, 13.9.[?], THH

"Blackpool", ms, 3pp, 15.4.38, GF

"Blackpool follow", ms, 1p, chart

Observer accounts

"Counts at the late night dance, Winter Gardens Empress Ballroom", ts, 2pp, 25.8.[37], RP

"Seats and Railings", ms, 11pp, 3.9.-4.9.[?], HH

"North Pier count of the seats and the people there", ms/ts, 25pp, 4.9.[?], JW

"Account of Saturday after arriving on Blackpool front at 8.30", ms/ts, 9pp, 4.9.37, JT

"Saturday evening", ts, 1p, 4.9.37, IR

Untitled document, index card, ms, numbers on beach, 4.9.37

"Central Pier to Manchester Sq beach", ms, 1p, 7.9.[?], EB/AB

"Beach Count", ms, 2pp, 8.9.37

"Central Pier count of seats and people there", ms, 15pp

"Strip Count", ms, 1p, 8.9.[?], chart

"Tower Bar counts", ms, 1p

Untitled document, ms, 3pp, [HH], count of seats and rails

"Pop on sands", ms, 2pp, plan 1 and 2

Untitled document, ts, 3pp, reference to graphs and diagrams of counts

"Remarks about illuminations tableaux", ms, 1p, analysis of remarks