John Charles Robinson was a prominent architect in Blackpool, serving as the Borough Architect from 1920 to 1944. He designed numerous iconic civic buildings, including schools, libraries, and recreational facilities. Blackpool Council has a new project on Church Street that bears his name. Here is a list of some of the buildings that have benefitted from John Charles Robinson: The shelter, Devonshire Square Citadel 1924 Memorial Hall Colonade, Blackpool promenade Blackpool Zoo Harrowside Pool and Bridge North Shore Lift Layton Square Toilet block Stanley Buildings Carleton Crematorium Gatehouse and Chapel Little Bispham Tram Shelter Blackpool Cricket Club Stanley Park Golf… Read more »
One hundred years ago, Allen Clarke, a former mill worker from Bolton, created a masterpiece titled Moorlands and Memories, subtitled Rambles and Rides in the Fair Places of Steam-Engine Land. The book was first published in 1920 by Tillotson’s of Bolton, the newspaper company behind The Bolton Evening News, which later became today’s Bolton News. Allen Clarke passed away in December 1935, having continued to walk and cycle right up to the end of his life. It is unfortunate that there is no memorial to him in Bolton, his hometown. However, Little Marton Mill, located on the outskirts of Blackpool,... 
