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Blackpool Illuminations
Illuminations
There's always a welcome at the seaside
Ahh the Blackpool image, 'Kiss me quick hats', candy floss and drunken hen and stag parties. But you can never think of Blackpool without a light coming on and going off again, yes the illuminations.
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In years past the incoming tide used to leak into the wiring and cause the lights to fail.

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If there's one thing that gets them flocking from near and far to sample that Irish Sea aroma and street trader giftware it's the world famous Blackpool Illuminations.

Well no longer do you need to trek from afar to brighten up your life just watch Âé¶¹Éç Lancashire's 'Trip Through The Lights' video. Filmed from a vantage point on an open top bus provided by City Sightseeing Tours.

We toured from North to South it was quite cold and at times a bit slow but if flashing is your thing then this is the video for you.

Check out the video and the illumination facts

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In 1879 before Blackpool illuminations were THE Blackpool Illuminations only eight arc lamps lit the promenade.

Illuminations video from Bispham to Gynn Square Illuminations video from Gynn Square to Central Pier
From Bispham to Gynn Square
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From Gynn Square to Central Pier
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In 1912 10,000 lights lit Princess Parade to mark the first royal visit.

Although the lights were a success the outbreak of the First World War brought them to a temporary halt until 1925.

Illuminations from Central Pier to the end
From Central Pier to Starr Gate
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The length of the lights were extended in 1932 to just under six miles.

The first celebrity switch on was in 1934, the celebrity was Lord Derby.

The illuminations cost over £2m.


The lights went out again in 1939 at the start of the Second World War, and weren't switched on again until 1949 by Anna Neagle.

Some of the lights are now powered with a low voltage current.

The illuminations workshop is on Rigby Road.

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