Haunted Blackpool
Series: Haunted; Haunted
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 137
ISBN-13: 9780750959865; 9780752460215
Subjects: Haunted places; Ghosts; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT; Parapsychology; General; Social Sciences; Parapsychology & Occult Sciences
Description: Blackpool has long been a favourate for holidaymakers and conjures up cosy images of theme-parks, donkey rides and ice-cream. However, this popular seaside resort also harbours some distrubing secrets. Discover the shadier side of Blackpool with this terrifying collection of true-life tales from across the town. Featuring the ghosts of some of the most iconic buildings, such as Blackpool Tower, the Grand Theatre and Blackpool Opera House, this book is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources and containing many tales which have never before been pu.
Notes: English.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Introduction; one Blackpool: A Short History; two The Promenade: Trams, Donkeys and Shipwrecks; three North Pier: The Pier and North Pier Theatre; four Blackpool Tower; five Pleasure Beach Resort; six Blackpool Zoo; seven Blackpool's Parks: Stanley Park and Salisbury Woodland Gardens; eight The Winter Gardens: Opera House, Spanish Hall and Empress Ballroom; nine St John's Square; ten The Grand Theatre; eleven Haunted Hotels & Pubs; Sources & Web Links.