Noah’s Ark and the Funhouse were always my fav, went in them every weekend when open as a kid in the 70’s happy days 👍 glass of cordial was 5p
@Francoberry
8 ай бұрын
Fascinating video! This generation probably went through so much with WW1 and WW2 that i bet very little else wouldve phased them
@sicr7373
7 ай бұрын
Bill would be made to sign the register these days! 🤣🤣
@handsoffmycactus2958
7 ай бұрын
Rightly so. The creep
@woodyspooner
7 ай бұрын
Watching the Blackpool Tower maintenance men doing their work without any safety equipment hundreds of feet up the tower made my legs turn to jelly , they must have had nerves of steel 😲
@tufty7663
7 ай бұрын
I used to do simular work, four pints of beer at lunch time helped.
@musictube250
2 ай бұрын
Not that brave, you only fall off once
@beatlebrian4404
7 ай бұрын
When that job blowing up the, ladies skirts came up, for the interview, the end of the que started in Manchester!
@antonchristian873
7 ай бұрын
I'm sure the bloke with the mic interviewing people is Reginald Bousenquet the old BBC newscaster in the 60s-70s.
@johnpartington7603
7 ай бұрын
Loved the funhouse ,great times
@stevesgaming7475
27 күн бұрын
I loved the Funhouse, spent many many happy hours in there. A real shame they torched it (insurance job)
@robharding5345
Ай бұрын
Amazing footage. I was born the day before this was made, hence my late arrival to the feature. Thank you.
@TheBorzoilover
7 ай бұрын
A very young Reginald Bosanquet was the interviewer.
@francisnewmarch6837
7 ай бұрын
Well spotted and regards from Barnes London
@jerrywallop5647
7 ай бұрын
Loved & miss the old funhouse & the freaky laughing clown……..many great memories
@jerrywallop5647
5 ай бұрын
@@minimaxi802 absolutely, & all the different kids having fun & bonding…….not a tablet in sight…….happy times….🤗
@mcdiddles3311
2 ай бұрын
The laughing man is still there but he's been placed underneath the loop next to the revolution
@minimaxi802
16 күн бұрын
No better fun than enjoying all day at the Blackpool Fun House in my grey stockingfeet on a rainy day. It's sad that it is no longer here.
@onlyme219
8 ай бұрын
I’m scared just watching them hang over the edge. I was born and bred in Blackpool and remember as a kid seeing pots of paint and brushes everywhere when taking the lift to the top
@FilliamPL
8 ай бұрын
@@TidybitzShould it not also be “bred and born”?
@onlyme219
8 ай бұрын
@@Tidybitz my bad, doing an edit. I am a silly sausage
@Tidybitz
8 ай бұрын
@@FilliamPL ... Not for me, but whatever suits you.
@FilliamPL
8 ай бұрын
@@Tidybitz My feeling is that it is “bred and born”, as the sequence of events should make sense (how can you be bred after you are born?). There is definitely a right answer out there! :) I am just curious
@Tidybitz
8 ай бұрын
@@FilliamPL ... As I said, you go with what you want and I'll stick with what I prefer. Have a lovely day and I'll end my comment on this here.
@shauncorless8965
7 ай бұрын
Health and safety what Health and safety, imagine doing it now ,😮
@jamesbomd3503
5 ай бұрын
That laughing clown in the glass bubble it looks so real I remember that from when I was a child scared the living daylights out of me And that was way back in the late 80s
@williamdeypres1122
6 ай бұрын
Beautiful young lady coming down the slide at 6.53.
@Tony11806
7 ай бұрын
How is it that Bill has never become a Blackpool legend.
@woodyspooner
7 ай бұрын
I agree, Bill the professional Blackpool skirt blower, what character , one of a kind. There should be a statue of Bill in Blackpool in his memory.
@Tony11806
7 ай бұрын
@@woodyspooner I had never seen Bill until watching the video and I am surprised he never became a famous Blackpool character and Bill the Blackpool skirt blower and all he had to do was press a button.
@BENDOVER-zb9gj
7 ай бұрын
FUN HOUSE was there till it burnt down in the early 90's me thinks.
@DLR300
7 ай бұрын
Bill the skirt blower “let’s them have it” In your dreams Bill, in your dreams!
@pauljames3058
7 ай бұрын
I heard Bill got a job at the BBC
@EmilyHartley25989
7 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@colinevans39
7 ай бұрын
Can anyone tell me any more where they were I thought they were near the logflume but they disappeared 🙄🤔 they went round then when lever pulled they went up in air any comments and help I'd appreciate thanks
@colinevans39
7 ай бұрын
I think the rockets going around had a lever between the person at front legs if I'm correct and when pulled the rocket went up in air my brother pulled the lever and I kicked off so much the ride was stopped frightened me to death 😤🙄😳
@G4RY1159
3 ай бұрын
Look at it now, the town has fell off a cliff and into a Volcano
@chrishateley5582
Ай бұрын
Haven't been to Blackpool in 30 years. Do they still have light up pictures of Coronation Street characters that nobody is old enough to remember lining the street?
@robinburn4974
2 ай бұрын
Ah the days before people became wimps
@kathleendolan8876
5 ай бұрын
They had "Lost child" cabins on the prom in the 70,"s.
@Crystall1961
8 ай бұрын
Nurse referring to a child "i ask the them where they found IT how long they've had IT" Who refers to a child as an IT? I found that to be quite disgusting 😡
@carlcarlson983
8 ай бұрын
I’d call them “it”. Either way, it was over 60 years ago and she’s long dead, not worth getting angry about it now.
@minamoo3035
7 ай бұрын
Get a grip
@Wiganparadiddle115
7 ай бұрын
🤡
@paulblatch01
7 ай бұрын
Calm down snowflake
@Tony11806
7 ай бұрын
In 1957 political correctness hadn't been invented and in 2023 we have to be careful what we call children so as not to upset the little darlings.
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