Ok, I've found some more scans that I did a while back...
Hands up all those who fancy having a look.
Ok, they ain't as exciting as the Lancs Life ones, but still depict a very busy and bustling Southport from when we still had some decent lesiure facilities.

C.

Im in....

Me too!

Twiddling thumbs waiting

Here we go then, be warned, theres LOTs of pages!

Some hotel adverts...

FANTASTIC BigC....

And some random adverts...

























A couple of pics






and finally, the back cover.

Great stuff BigC....Oh to be drinking in the Snooty Fox once again.

WOW....a Tresure Trove there BigC....THANKYOU....

Momorable bits for me are....

Land of the Dinasours....
The 4 wheeled bikes that you could hire by the Golden Goose....
The Childrens Paddling Pool and the blue thing i used to sit on....
The "Show Boat"....
Co-op on Chapel Street....exactly where i said it was on previouse threads....

THANKYOU BigC....

Originally Posted by Qwackerz

WOW....a Tresure Trove there BigC....THANKYOU....

Momorable bits for me are....

Land of the Dinasours....
The 4 wheeled bikes that you could hire by the Golden Goose....
The Childrens Paddling Pool and the blue thing i used to sit on....
The "Show Boat"....
Co-op on Chapel Street....exactly where i said it was on previouse threads....

THANKYOU BigC....

Once again, youre welcome Qwackerz.

All the bits you mention bring back happy childhood memories for me too.

I recall once being on that bridge over the paddling pool, looking round and realising that my family were nowhere in sight, after a lot of tears I somehow managed to find them over at the icecream van underneath the pier!

I wasn't sure about the Show Boat, I was beginning to think that it was just something than I had imagined in my head. I've never really looked at that booklet since my mum brought it home all those years ago, or I would have spotted it and confirmed my thoughts!

C.

I remember the "Show Boat"....it used to be sited at "PeterPans" by the "Ghost Train"....

I got some distant pics of it in its location at "Pleasureland" a while ago and have been waiting for someone to ask about it on a thread....

Originally Posted by Qwackerz

I remember the "Show Boat"....it used to be sited at "PeterPans" by the "Ghost Train"....

I got some distant pics of it in its location at "Pleasureland" a while ago and have been waiting for someone to ask about it on a thread....

Was it sited at a few different locations then? I only recall it being on the sea front, as in the photo above.

Lets have a look at your photos..

That was fab, C. Brought back lots of memories, but particularly that photo taken in the fairground of the Trooper, where I misspent my teens!

Originally Posted by BigC

Was it sited at a few different locations then? I only recall it being on the sea front, as in the photo above.

Lets have a look at your photos..

Iv not got a pic of it at "Peterpans" but i remember it there....

The pics i do have just show it in the far distance at "Pleasureland"....youd not know what it was unless you knew what it was....so to speak as the pic i have was take a long distance away so no detail.... :

Your pic however has made my day....

What a wonderful blast from the past!
Has it all changed for the better ?

What a wonderful way to look at the past. Well before I moved here. Some things are still the same and some so different.

I wonder if we should be keeping today's booklets about Southport so we can see how things change in the future.

Thanks for putting all that on here BigC it was great to look back at things that were part or my childhood

The bikes up by the pier

The outdoor pool, where I spent many a hot summers day during the 70's

Mark Silcocks Paratrooper ride

The kiddies paddling pool where I remember going as a child (yes I can remember some things that far back!) and took my 3 kids as well when we used to get sunny school holidays

Memories eh..........

There used to be a small 'paddle steamer' on the boating lake at Peter Pans Playground, it was named 'Calamity Jane' You could go out in a canoe or a small rowing boat or a motor boat or as a party in the Calamity Jane. I used to work at weekend and school hols helping the punters getting in and out of the boats..... We used a giant 'egg timer' then had to shout 'come in No 5 your time is up' on the loud hailer.

They were great, thanks for going to the trouble of sharing them with us all Big C, much appreciated. Brings back memories.... By the way, the red rum hotel, that wouldn't be the carlton now, would it?

Sure was.Spent many a drunken night with the girls in there.You were too young Jonah lol

Originally Posted by sharon55

Sure was.Spent many a drunken night with the girls in there.You were too young Jonah lol

It was before my time too Sharon. Spent many a night in there when it was the original Carlton though!

I can see Rumies Bar....

really enjoyed looking at these pictures

Great images: Great memories! Thank You!

The Showboat was situated along the front..not far from.. The Log Runner!



I rode the Log Runner and ended up with teeth marks in my knees...not even sure they were my teeth marks.

Anyone else remember a Wild Mouse ride that was situated on the front for a short period?

Better still..any pics?

The Original Southport Pleasureland: Going Going Gone!

Gary

I have some Southport guides
1950,1952,1957,1959,1965

Continued I suspect I may have even more somewhere

Exmoor, were those printed in Southport by Harold Stevenson?

Four were printed by Robt,Johnson & co Ltd Visiter press.
And one by Stephenson newspapers

It makes you sad really for what Southport used to be and what it is today.