"Landau (automobile) Landau, when used in referencing an automobile, generally means a simulated convertible. The Nash Rambler Landau is a cabrio coach introduced in 1950. A ""landau bar"" is an ornamental feature located on a car's rear quarter panel, mostly used on hearses. The name ""landau"", like many other automobile terms, originates from coachbuilding (since coachbuilders began making motor car bodies instead, and because customers were familiar with coachbuilding terms). However, the automotive equivalent to the horse-drawn landau carriage was not popular, since a forward view was generally insisted upon by passengers. Instead, the more popular body style for automobiles"
"which they patented in 1830 as the Dakeyne hydraulic disc engine. It was the progenitor of a type, now known as a ""nutating disc engine"" (which has been the subject of entrepreneurial interest in the 21st century). The mills and equipment have virtually disappeared but the remains of the dams can still be seen. The Plough Inn public house in Two Dales was the reason behind former England international footballer Eddie Shimwell's transfer from Sheffield United to Blackpool in December 1946. Shimwell wanted to buy the pub, but Sheffield United would not allow it, due to their ban on players"
"Blackpool F.C. Ladies also play their home games at Hall Gate Park. Stalmine Stalmine is a village within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England, in a part of the Fylde known as Over Wyre. The village is located on a small hill on the A588, the main road between Hambleton and Lancaster, with the highest level 75 ft above sea level. The village name has been spelled Stalmin (in 1205) and Stalemynne (in 1278). The civil parish containing the village is Stalmine-with-Staynall, which was listed as a township in the parish of Lancaster in 1835. The parish has six parish"
"Ghost Train (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Ghost Train is a dark ride attraction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1930 and was designed by Joseph Emberton. It is notable as being the first real ""Ghost Train"" in the world and the first to use the name of Ghost Train. It is one of the few Ghost Trains left in the United Kingdom that is not portable. It has also undergone several refurbishments over its years of operation. In the 1920s, ""Pretzel rides"" were becoming a big hit in the United States of America. During the late"
"mechanical overhaul at Beamish until returning to Blackpool in February 2001 on another long term loan. In 2012 it went on loan to the East Anglia Transport Museum. The museum has collected a couple of trolleybuses. The buses are used on a regular circular service around the museum site. The museum owns other motor and steam vehicles, more than twenty pedal cycles and several motorcycles. From its extensive collection of horse-drawn vehicles, charabancs are to be seen in public service in the summer. The museum’s two farms help to preserve traditional northcountry and in some cases rare livestock breeds such"
"been converted into flats and shops. Blackpool Central railway station Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. When it closed in 1964, it became the station with the highest number of platforms ever to close, comprising 14 platforms. Principal railway services to Blackpool now terminate at . The station opened on 6 April 1863 as ""Hounds Hill"" and was renamed ""Blackpool Central"" in 1878. Initially, it was a relatively small town centre terminus for an isolated line running along the south Fylde coast from Lytham. In 1874 this line"
"Nicholas Church, was funded by the Dwyer family who owned the nearby Sunbeam textile complex, and their staff with weekly collections. This led to the nickname Billy Dwyer's Fire escape. Blackpool, Cork Blackpool (Irish: ""An Linn Dubh"") is a suburb of Cork city in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated in the north of the city, on the N20 road to Mallow. The first official reference to Blackpool in Cork City as an urban centre was in relation to the building of a Guard House in 1734 mentioned in the Cork Corporation minute book. Its early development can be traced"
"two-wheel vehicles were fast, light enough to be pulled by a single horse (making the journey cheaper than travelling in a larger four-wheel coach) were agile enough to steer around horse-drawn vehicles in the notorious traffic jams of nineteenth-century London and had a low centre of gravity for safe cornering. Hansom's original design was modified by John Chapman and several others to improve its practicability, but retained Hansom's name. These soon replaced the hackney carriage as a vehicle for hire. They quickly spread to other cities in the United Kingdom, as well as continental European cities, particularly Paris, Berlin, and"
"by Blackpool-born-and-bred hairstylist Eileen Clough, who has been in the trade since the 1960s. In the Hollywood remake of the film (2004), directed by Peter Chelsom, Blackpool is mentioned but not shown. Blackpool is the setting for ""Bhaji on the Beach"" (1993) directed by Gurinder Chadha. The film ""Like It Is"" (1998) directed by Paul Oremland was also partly filmed in Blackpool. The opening scenes were filmed in the Flamingo. The 2005 television comedy/thriller series ""Funland"" revolved around the fictionalised, seedier aspects of Blackpool. The town also features heavily in the BBC television serial ""Blackpool"", starring David Morrissey, Sarah Parish"
"in Germany. From about 1100 Black Forest timber was rafted downstream as far as Holland, for use in shipyards. The name ""Neckar"" might be derived from ""Nicarus"" and ""Neccarus"" from Celtic ""Nikros"", meaning ""wild water"" or ""wild fellow"". The grammatical gender of the name in German is masculine (Der Neckar). During the 19th century, traditional horse-drawn boats were replaced by steam-powered chain boats that used a long chain in the river to haul themselves upstream towing barges. After 1899 a railway made it possible to transport timber to the port of Heilbronn, limiting timber rafting to the lower part of"
"Blackpool Greyhound Stadium Blackpool Greyhound Stadium was a greyhound track in Blackpool, Lancashire. It is not to be confused with the Blackpool Squires Gate Greyhound Stadium, a short lived track that was nearby but to the south. Blackpool had emerged as a holiday destination by the turn of the 20th century and between the two world wars established itself as one of the leading seaside resorts in England. The subsequent growth of the town resulted in endless forms of entertainment being created for over eight million visitors per year. Greyhound racing was introduced to Britain in 1926 and the newly"
"drivers also featured in operas of Johann Strauss II and in Richard Strauss's opera ""Arabella"" (where the second act takes place at the fiaker-drivers' ball). Fiacres still survive in Vienna and other European travel centres as tourist attractions. Notes Sources Fiacre (carriage) A fiacre is a form of hackney coach, a horse-drawn four-wheeled carriage for hire. In Vienna such cabs are called . The earliest use of the word in English is cited by the ""Oxford English Dictionary"" as from 1699 ("" or Hackneys, hung with Double Springs""). The name is derived indirectly from Saint Fiacre; the Hôtel de Saint"
"only one road which has access within the park perimeter (Mawson Drive) which leads to a parking area with easy access to the art deco cafe and visitor centre Stanley Park, Blackpool Stanley Park is a public park in the town of Blackpool on the Fylde coast in Lancashire, England. It is the town's primary park and covers an area of approximately . The park was designed to include significant sporting provisions, along with formal gardens, a boating lake and woodland area. It was designed and built in the 1920s, under the eye of Thomas Mawson. It is located in"
"time. William Barnes the poet also lived in Sturminster Newton. Douglas Adams and Robert Boyle lived in Stalbridge for part of their lives. Settlements in the vale include: A Southern Railway West Country class steam locomotive, built in 1946 at Brighton Works as no. 21C123, carries the name of the Vale. However, it currently carries the more unusual spelling ""Blackmoor Vale"", as it did when newly built. The locomotive is currently based at the Bluebell Railway in Sussex, where it is stored at awaiting a boiler overhaul since 2008, when cracks were found in the firebox causing it to be"
"gunpowder brought an end to the use of heavy horses in battle. Oliver Cromwell's cavalry favoured lighter, faster mounts and the big horses began to be used for draught work instead. During the 16th century, Dutch engineers brought Friesian horses with them when they came to England to drain the fens, and these horses probably had a significant influence on what became the Shire breed. From this mediaeval horse came an animal called the Old English Black Horse in the 17th century. The Black Horse was improved by the followers of Robert Bakewell, of Dishley Grange in Leicestershire, resulting in"
"heroes."" The statue was subsequently erected in Blackpool's Stanley Park, but became the target of constant vandalism; on 23 October 2013, the statue was moved to within Blackpool Tower. In October 2018 Cairoli was honoured with his own Heritage Tram - Boatcar 227 in red and ivory livery restored by the Civic Trust to its 1934 condition, with an image of his face on it, and nicknamed ""Charlie's Tram"". Charlie Cairoli Hubert Jean Charles ""Charlie"" Cairoli (15 February 1910 – 17 February 1980) was an Italian-English clown, impressionist and musician. Born in Affori, Milan, Italy to a travelling circus family"
"Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is tall and is the 120th tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for Tower buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick three-storey block comprising the tower, the ground floor aquarium and cafeteria, Tower Circus, the Tower Ballroom and roof gardens that was designated a Grade I listed building in 1973. The Blackpool Tower Company was founded by London-based Standard Contract & Debenture Corporation"
"Blackpool were named after this route. Weaving became identified with Blackpool from its early beginnings and it was later recalled that the cabins of Blackpool were a hive of wool combing and weaving. The success of weaving in Blackpool can in part be attributable to British Army and Naval contracts that accrued to the area. The Revolutionary War period (1793–1815) was a buoyant time for weaving in Blackpool as a result. But after the war ended and the Act of Union of 1801 eventually allowed cheaper industrial clothing to invade the Irish market it marked the end of the cabin"
"MAN Diesel & Turbo tagline. The Blackstone name lives on with the Blackstones F.C.. Blackstone supplied a number of diesel engines for British Rail locomotives but these were largely unsuccessful and were not adopted. The Stamford East railway station serviced the companies works. Examples of Blackstone engines can be seen at the Anson Engine Museum near Manchester. The former Stamford Museum in Stamford, Lincolnshire, also had a Blackstone engine on display, and held an archive relating to the company. Blackstone & Co Blackstone & Co. was a farm implement maker at Stamford, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom. Edward Christopher Blackstone was born"
"caused Citywing to cease operating in 2017 leaving Blackpool with no commercial service. For many years Blackpool has been the base of an offshore helicopter operation, flying crews to and from the Irish Sea oil and gas fields. All offshore flights are operated through the purpose built terminal which is located next to the former main passenger terminal. Originally, flights were operated by CHC Helicopter until operations were taken over on 1 January 2010 by Bond Offshore Helicopters. Bond were renamed Babcock on 25 April 2016. Babcock operate 2 Eurocopter AS365 Dauphin helicopters, 7 days a week to 5 oil"
"arcades, and, until November 2009, hosted the official Doctor Who exhibition. Golden Mile (Blackpool) The Golden Mile is the name given to the stretch of Promenade between the North and South piers in Blackpool, England. It emerged in the late 19th century, when small-time amusement ride operators, fortune-tellers, phrenologists and oyster bars set up in the front gardens of boarding houses, to take advantage of passing trade near the now-demolished Blackpool Central railway station. It received its nickname later, partly due to the very high concentration of slot machines which would dominate the area. The promenade is actually in length."
"Lodge c.1861 was still in existence and stored at the Ffestiniog Railway museum as of April 1992. Other names for horse-carrying cars are ""dandy cart"" and ""dandy truck"": they all refer to a vehicle on a horse-worked railway that a horse pulls to the top of the hill and rides down the hill in. The term ""dandy cart"" is also used to refer to horse-drawn passenger trains on occasion. Almost all early railways used horses as the motive power for trains before the invention of the steam locomotive. The Ballochney Railway used a ""dandy-cart"" on the two ""Ballochney Inclines"" each"
"Blackpool Central railway station Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in the town of Blackpool in the county of Lancashire, England. When it closed in 1964, it became the station with the highest number of platforms ever to close, comprising 14 platforms. Principal railway services to Blackpool now terminate at . The station opened on 6 April 1863 as ""Hounds Hill"" and was renamed ""Blackpool Central"" in 1878. Initially, it was a relatively small town centre terminus for an isolated line running along the south Fylde coast from Lytham. In 1874 this line was connected to another branch from"
"One programme, ""Britain’s Toughest Jobs"". Blackpool is a popular seaside resort, and the beach-front tower is still a major attraction. It is lit during the annual Illuminations, when the town and seafront are decorated with colourful illuminated displays for along the promenade. Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it is tall and is the 120th tallest freestanding tower in the world. Blackpool Tower is also the common name for Tower buildings, an entertainment complex in a red-brick"
"for Class 142 Pacers, Class 150/1, 150/2 and Class 156 Sprinters, Class 158 Express Sprinters and Class 185 Desiros owned by TransPennine Express and on lease to Northern. Blackpool North Carriage Maintenance Depot Blackpool North Light Maintenance Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The depot is situated on the northern side of the Blackpool branch line from Preston and is to the east of Blackpool North station. The depot code is BP. The depot is to be electrified in 2018 following the Preston to Blackpool North electrification project. In 1987, the depot had no allocation"
"Blackpool Tramway The Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport (BTS) and runs for . It carried 5.2 million passengers in the 2017/18 financial year. It is the last surviving first-generation tramway in the United Kingdom, though the majority of services on the line have since 2012 been operated by a fleet of modern Flexity 2 trams. A 'heritage service' using the traditional trams operates on Bank Holidays, select weekdays"
"was originally a single level ride with no 'dip' and does not appear to have deterred reports of it being haunted. The date of the last complete rebuild was 1957. Ghost Train (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) Ghost Train is a dark ride attraction at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It opened in 1930 and was designed by Joseph Emberton. It is notable as being the first real ""Ghost Train"" in the world and the first to use the name of Ghost Train. It is one of the few Ghost Trains left in the United Kingdom that is not portable."
"Grand National (roller coaster) The Grand National is a wooden roller coaster located at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, Lancashire in the United Kingdom. It was designed and constructed by Charles Paige in 1935 and is now one of only three surviving wooden Möbius Loop roller coasters in the world and the only one in Eurasia. It is themed and named after the Grand National; with elements of the ride signposted to mimic features of the horse race. The trains climb the lift-hill and pass under the 'They're Off' sign and race through 'Becher's Brook', 'Valentine's' and 'Canal Turn' before"
"the town of Neutitschein, now Nový Jičín in the Czech Republic. According to another opinion, it is a Ukrainian diminutive, or endearing form of the word ""tachka"" (, meaning 'wheelbarrow'). Still another opinion is that it is a contracted word 'tavrichanka' for rugged carriages known in Southern Ukraine and Crimea, derived from the name ""Taurida"" for this area. However the latter derivation is dubious because the 'tavrichanka', a large, rugged agricultural carriage, is of completely different design. A regular civilian horse cart could be easily converted to military use and back. This made the tachanka very popular during the Great"
"Blackpool, Cork Blackpool (Irish: ""An Linn Dubh"") is a suburb of Cork city in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated in the north of the city, on the N20 road to Mallow. The first official reference to Blackpool in Cork City as an urban centre was in relation to the building of a Guard House in 1734 mentioned in the Cork Corporation minute book. Its early development can be traced to it being on the main thoroughfare from Cork City to the north with roads leading to the important destinations of Mallow, Limerick and Dublin. Dublin Street and Hill in"
"given its name to a Hunt class destroyer, ""Blankney"" and to a LNER Class D49 locomotive, No.247 ""The Blankney"". Blankney Hunt The Blankney Hunt is an English foxhound pack, based in the village of Blankney, Lincolnshire, with hunting country of around by within Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire. The hunt dates from 1871, when the old Burton Hunt was divided; the ""country"" as now constituted has existed since the end of the nineteenth century. The hounds were owned by a Mr. Cockburn from 1896, before being sold to Edgar Lubbock in 1904. Lubbock (1847–1907) was a lawyer who moved to nearby Caythorpe"
"it had grown to 147,000. Shifts in tastes, combined with opportunities for Britons to travel overseas, affected Blackpool's status as a leading resort in the late 20th century. Nevertheless, Blackpool's urban fabric and economy remains relatively undiversified, and firmly rooted in the tourism sector, and the borough's seafront continues to attract millions of visitors every year. In addition to its sandy beaches, Blackpool's major attractions and landmarks include Blackpool Tower, Blackpool Illuminations, the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool Zoo, Sandcastle Water Park, the Winter Gardens, and the UK's only surviving first-generation tramway. Blackpool gets its name from a historic drainage channel (possibly"
"soon heralded the arrival of the railway to the area. A line connecting Fleetwood with Preston was completed in 1840, with Poulton as one of the stops. Although Fleetwood immediately superseded Poulton as a port (the Customs House was quickly moved to Fleetwood), Poulton initially benefited commercially from the rail link. The importation of Irish and Scottish cattle through Fleetwood enabled a fortnightly cattle market to be held in Poulton. At the same time, Blackpool was developing as a resort and for a few years, visitors travelled by rail to Poulton and then on to Blackpool by horse-drawn charabancs or"