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Read John's blog below to find out his thoughts on all things Blackpool transport and anything else which catches his eye...
Cordoba to Buenos Aires From Preston New Road via Squires Gate
John Woodman In the aftermath of the Second World War Britain's exchequer was in dire straits with the country having had to fund the...
John Woodman
Sep 12, 2021
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9/11
John Woodman I left New York for the UK with my family in 1995 and fortunately missed the tragic events of September 11. At a meeting...
John Woodman
Sep 9, 2021
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Blackpool Town Centre - Heyday
John Woodman With all of the varied schemes, projects, investments and redevelopments, the town centre struggles to gain any semblance of...
John Woodman
Sep 8, 2021
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Blackpool's Proposed Immigrant Hostel - An Update
John Woodman While work continues on completing the street running tramway to North Station from North Pier and the Promenade - a further...
John Woodman
Sep 8, 2021
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Squires Gate 1 North Shields 0
john Woodman Blackpool's civil airport and adjoining land has had mixed fortunes for over a century. For a start Britain's embryonic...
John Woodman
Sep 5, 2021
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King Edward Garage
John Woodman During the 1920s the King Edward Public House on the corner of Chapel Street and Central Drive was also a Garage and...
John Woodman
Sep 1, 2021
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