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🚃 A glimpse into a bygone era and forgotten childhood memories. These trams were a popular part of Blackpool seaside holidays for generations of families.
After their retirement from service, they were stored awaiting restoration in a compound at Fleetwood Docks.
Sadly, most of them ended up scrapped or scavenged for parts when the heritage group disbanded.
👻 After three visits, I still get goosebumps as I push open the heavy doors and step inside once more.
This spectacular control room was built in the 1920s in Art Deco style. Natural light enters through an immense central skylight. Levers, switches, and dials line the walls, while crescent-shaped panels encircle the space. A concrete bunker with a steel door stands to one side, built to protect workers during WW2 air strikes.
This 1920s Art Deco crematorium in Romania served the country’s secular minority until it was closed in the 1990s.
During the Romanian Communist party rule, crematoriums became the state-sanctioned funeral method of the Soviet-backed regime (as well as a convenient way to dispose of those who fell out of favour with the party).
