North Pier and New Promenade, Blackpool, England, 1907

Subjects: Beaches & Coastlines Crowds & Gatherings Historic Towers
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of North Pier and New Promenade, Blackpool, England, 1907, c. 1907 real photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

Pedestrians fill the wide promenade beside Blackpool's North Pier, with the pier running out to sea and the Blackpool Tower and a Ferris wheel rising behind the seafront buildings. The message, dated Blackpool, Nov. 19, 1907, says the writer is staying in Blackpool and going on to Leeds; the card is addressed to Ocean City, United States of America.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Blackpool Nov. 19. 1907 Dear Marie. hope all well am staying here going to Leeds. So long. with love from. Nelly.

Addressed to

Mr. H. C. Jones

328. Ocean. Avenue Ocean City

Postcard record

Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. H. C. Jones, 328. Ocean. Avenue, Ocean City
Place depicted	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Notes	Sepia real photo; hand-lettered caption on the negative at top left, 'NORTH PIER AND NEW PROMENADE BLACKPOOL.'; white border; light wear. No postmark: no cancellation or stamp on the card. Divided-back British 'POST CARD' with printed stamp box 'INLAND ½d. / FOREIGN 1d.'; no stamp present. Handwritten message dated Blackpool Nov. 19. 1907, addressed to Mr. H. J. Fords, 328 Ocean Avenue, Ocean City, United States of America. Collector's mark 'RMLJ' with '1d' in top left corner. Light soiling/toning.

Cite this card

North Pier and New Promenade, Blackpool, England, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/north-pier-and-new-promenade-blackpool-england-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.