KILCOYELS@aol.com wrote: >Hello again, here are the notable events for 1948 and 1949:- > > >1948 > >Freedom of Blackpool conferred on Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of >Alamein. > >Closure of Squires Gate Factory renders thousands jobless. > >House waiting list swells to 8,770. > >Blackpool beaten 4-2 by Manchester united in Cup Final. > > >1949 > >THE LIGHTS GO ON AGAIN. Blackpools famous Autumn illuminations are resumed >on a larger scale than ever before. Millions come by road and rail for this >great post-war spectacle. > >Pleasure Beach and Ice Drome extensively damaged by fire. (13th July) > >Mereside Estate, first houses occupied. > > > > <snip> Jacqui You forgot to mention the most notable event in Blackpool in 1949! I was born , and a year later we moved to the Mereside estate (Cartmell Road) <VBG> Regards Phil