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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: granataz on Wednesday 14 November 07 13:03 GMT (UK)
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Can anyone give me some info about a Boarding House at Warbreck Drive, Blackpool, UK. Owned by John & Florence Bourne around the 1950's ?
Any photos or info would be great - have tried "googling" but there is more boarding houses in Blackpool than I realised . :-[
Just a long shot !
thanks
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Here is a lovely website for the Fylde area that I've just discovered myself, it might be useful to you:
http://www.poulton-le-fylde-hcs.co.uk/body_index.html
I'm not an expert on Blackpool at all but as Warbreck Drive is at the north end, it might be worth googling 'Bispham' rather than Blackpool, to narrow things down a bit.
Good luck!
:) Barbara
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Hi Barbara ! thank so much - I know very little of the UK , so anything is a great help ! My mum (nee Bourne) was born there and we are tracing the family thru Warwickshire, Lancashire & Worcestshire - I am learning ! Natalie :)
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Warbreck Drive is a very long road which runs from the North end of Blackpool through to Bispham, and is very close to the promenade. There are indeed thousands of boarding houses in Blackpool of varying sizes. However Warbreck Drive is now predominantly residential.
Do you have the number of the house ? If so I could maybe go along and take a couple of snapshots for you.
Joanne
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Hi Joanne - thanks for the offer , I will check and see if we can come up with the number . will let you know . thanks for your help & info ! Natalie
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Just having a look in the 1952 telephone directory on Ancestry. This looks like them
J A Bourne
Board Rsdnce
91 Warbreck Drive
North Shore 52196
There is also a Bourne Pte Htl
Wimbourne Pl
New Sth Prom
South Shore 42930
(Visitors)
Wimbourne Pl
New South Promenade
South Shore 415171
But I suspect that is not connected
I haven't checked any other years but it should be possible to get an idea what period they were there.
Martin Briscoe
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Nice one Martin, that gives me another idea. I could have a look in Blackpool library at the electoral registers to see how long they lived there. Can't get there till next week though.
That is, if Natalie would like me to.
Joanne
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There in 1950, 1956 and 1958 (i.e. same address)
Not there in 1959
Martin Briscoe
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Hi
Due to Martin's usual great detective work - 91 Warbreck Drive can be found on a map here
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0282/
to put it into perspective for you. It is still there - well it was this morning!
It's in the right place to being in the boarding house area back in the '50's but many now have reverted to residential houses along Warbreck Drive, as Joanne rightly points out. Now guest houses or private hotels are found mainly running off the Promenade in the "Avenues"
The local church was/is St Stephen on the Cliffs. I'll have a "fly-by" tomorrow and check it out for you.
M
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Can go one better than Streetmap
The postcode is
FY2 9RZ
Go to http://www.mario.lancashire.gov.uk
Enter postcode FY2 9RZ
It takes you to the exact location of the house, showing individual properties
Then select 1960s aerial photographs
You can also get WWII aerial photograph
Martin Briscoe
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wow ! thats amazing - look at all the info :)
Joanne the elect.rolls would be great - if you could find out how long they were there for ! - Martin , many thanks for searching for me - it does sound like J A Bourne .
I will check out the web sites & see if i can get pics . My mum (nee Bourne) could remember going there for school holidays etc - but to young to remember any detail . Shewill be wrapped with all this .
Natalie