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The north-west seaside resort of Southport can trace its origins
back to 1792 when William Sutton, a pub landlord from Churchtown,
built a bathing house in a sparsely populated area a few miles down
the coast. Although widely mocked at the time, Sutton realised the
potential for a resort close to the newly constructed Leeds &
Liverpool Canal. Within thirty years Southport, as it was renamed,
was attracting over 20,000 visitors annually. In this book,
Margaret Brecknell celebrates the town's significant events and
achievements, together with its notable local people from across
the centuries. Southport was viewed as more upmarket than its
emerging rival, Blackpool. Among those attracted here were 'The
Greatest Showman' P. T. Barnum and the future French Emperor
Napoleon III. Southport later hosted some of the twentieth
century's best-known entertainers including Charlie Chaplin and The
Beatles. In the 1970s, the legendary Grand National winner Red Rum
was trained on Southport Beach. With people increasingly choosing
to holiday abroad, Southport has reinvented itself as a destination
for day trippers. In recent years, a large-scale rejuvenation
project has taken place near the seafront with the aim of restoring
some of the resort's most popular attractions, such as the
Victorian pier, to their former glory. Southport has much to
celebrate in its past, but can also look forward to the future with
renewed confidence. Illustrated throughout, this book will appeal
to residents, visitors and all those with links to this seaside
town.
The picturesque market town of Skipton in North Yorkshire regularly
features in newspaper polls as one of the best places to live in
the UK. With its ancient castle, scenic towpath beside the Leeds
& Liverpool Canal and beautiful surrounding countryside, it has
also become a popular destination for tourists visiting the
Yorkshire Dales. Skipton has not always been such an enviable place
to live. In medieval times its castle was frequently subject to
violent attack and, during the English Civil War, was besieged for
three years as it held out as the last Royalist stronghold in the
North. Another key moment in Skipton's history came at the turn of
the nineteenth century with the construction of the canal and the
arrival of the cotton mills. This brought prosperity to the town,
but working conditions were harsh. The historic buildings that line
Skipton's streets point to its interesting past, but how much of
the detail has been lost with the passage of time? In Secret
Skipton, author Margaret Brecknell aims to rediscover some of the
lost stories of Skipton's past, focusing on the events and people
that shaped the town's history across the ages. Among the subjects
covered are the castle and its residents, special occasions,
education and religion, working life, wartime, leisure and notable
buildings.
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