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Victorian Skegness Holiday Song
Can YOU help with this old Skegness Song?
I was quite excited to perchance upon an old copy of a Victorian humorous song about Skegness, written by Thomas H Dows.
Dows composed the lyrics and music in 1883, an era which saw British seaside resorts like Skegness booming with popularity, especially amongst working class people. So one [...]
Monster Robot Latest Attraction at Butlins Skegness
Billy Butlin amazed the holidaymakers at Butlins Skegness camp in 1933 when he introduced his latest tourist attraction – a monster robot!
MECHANICAL MONSTER COMES TO SKEGNESS.
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Butlin’s Amusement Park “Scoop.”
Alpha the Robot has arrived at Skegness! He is at present an inmate, of Butlin’s Super Amusement Park, and the other day (writes a witness) I eat [...]
