The Life of a Blackpool Landlady

Blackpool Museum has been producing a number if digital stories capturing memories of Blackpool. Neil Robinson captures the memories of Bella Halstead and her decision to purchase a guesthouse and become one of the many successful landladies. The guesthouse named Birch House and provided accommodation for those visiting Blackpool in the wakes weeks.

[@laincathy]

great story

[@pattymelt-go3fv]

Super!
So beautiful!
Thanks so much for sharing!

[@pattymelt-go3fv]

What are "exploding salt pots"?

[@scottharrison4628]

lovely ... my maternal grandfather Alf Thompson and his wife ran holiday New Bank holiday flats on Adelaide Street... his brother Alan and wife Betty - my great aunt and uncle ran a guest house on Bloomfield Rd - as a young kid I fondly remembering it being used as digs for Blackpool Football clubs youth and YTS players...

[@Justafied]

nice