Geoffs Life After Work !

North of Blackpool’s North Pier lies a grand colonnaded construction dating from 1925 and run for a total length of 853 m consisting of five shallow-curved columned bays, each 25 m long, separated by straight stretches of walkway roofed by the cantilevered footpath acting as a retaining wall and support the relocated footpath and tramway. Quite a lot of my younger years were spent in this area when times were safer ,I played here with my friends of the day,did a bit of courting with my girl friend ( since I was 11 !!) Once upon a time some of the structures were glazed making it a great place to view the Irish Sea in calm and storm,sadly the glass has gone, destroyed by aimless vandalism that has become the norm these days. My young years pre-teen age were happy days ( 1950s 6 to 14) and these Colannades were instrumental in helping to build my life skills.During these years and all of the 60,s in Summertime this fantastic construction was very heavily used by holidaying members of the Public, now sadly they are hardly used to their best effect. Because  they are instrumental in holding back the higher ground ( pre Colannades it was a cliff face ) I think their existence is guaranteed.On this early January day the sun was shining NO clouds to be seen ( except what overhead aeroplanes had left behind !) Since I have returned to Blackpool I have thoroughly enjoyed  life as I once knew it ( altho I will have a holiday in Australia soon) and the happy memories keep coming back to me