Source 7

Blackpool Health & pleasure resort 1889 (COPY 1/88 f.593)

8. This is a poster advertising Blackpool from 1889.

  • What kind of things would you have been able to do when you visited Blackpool?
  • Do you think it was a popular resort? Why?
  • Think about what you know about modern Blackpool, how does it compare with what is on this poster?