Lightbown, Ted, 1943 - 2022
Dates
- Existence: 1943 - 2022
Biography
Ted Lightbown is a resident and local historian of Blackpool born in 1943. Together with his wife Anne, they have been active in the archiving of the history of Blackpool specifically its Pleasure Beach and Winter Gardens. Over the years, Ted and Anne's efforts have enabled many local heritage projects to gather momentum.
Ted is also the author of various books on Blackpool history including; Blackpool: A Pictorial History, which is a brief and sobering retrospective look at the history of Blackpool and its lost buildings, Blackpool Through Time and Blackpool History Tour, the last two of which he co-authored with Allan W. Wood.
Ted died on March 2022.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Photographs, c1910 - 1999
Black and white and colour photographs of Rhyl Amusement Park showing rides, side stalls and the park’s opening ceremony.
Ted Lightbown Collection
Promotional photographs from Rhyl pleasure beach and a large number of plans for Rhyl and associated parks. This includes Battersea festival of Britain, the Battersea Amusement Park and client parks for whom Rhyl built water chute structures.
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- Fairground art 1
- Showman 1
- World's fairs and expositions 1