Blackpool - Multiple Images Prior to 1956

            The Postcard

A postcard that was published by Aero Pictorial Ltd. of 137, Regent Street, London W1. The image is a glossy real photograph.

The back of the card has been hand-stamped with an ellipse containing the words:

'Posted From The Top
of Blackpool Tower
518 Feet High.'

The card was posted using a 2d. stamp on Saturday the 31st. March 1956. It was sent to:

Mrs. Netherclift,
101, Fox Lane,
Palmers Green,
London N13

The message on the divided back of the card was as follows:

"Writing this at the top of
the tower. Lovely day - you
can see for miles.
Love
Mummy."

Aero Pictorial Ltd.

Aero Pictorial Ltd. was a British aerial photography company in operation between 1934–39 and then 1946-60. 

It was founded by Aerofilms photographer Cyril Murrell (1899–1958), and run more or less as a one-man band. In his later years, Murrell flew from Elstree Aerodrome in Hertfordshire.

Pre-WW2 photos were taken on 5" x 4" glass plates, whilst post-war, similar sized roll film was used. This large negative format meant that the majority of photos were very sharp and detailed.

After Murrell's death in 1958, the company merged with Aerofilms, and ceased operating in 1960.

The Aerofilms archive was sold in 2007 to English Heritage and as a result, copyright on Aero Pictorial's photography rests with them.

The 2008 publication British Seaside Piers, by Chris Mawson & Richard Riding, was dedicated to Murrell as the book features a large number of aerial shots of piers drawn from the Aero Pictorial archive.

Typhoon Sarah

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, on the 31st. March 1956, Typhoon Sarah approached the Philippines, but changed direction at the last moment and dissipated within a few days.

Ingra Manecke

The day also marked the birth of Ingra Manecke.

Ingra is a German athlete who competed in the women's discus throw at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Taken on: June 7, 2024

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