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The Big Wheel and Tower, Blackpool, Lancashire
The Big Wheel and Tower, Blackpool, Lancashire. The posters on the right are advertising a lecture to be given by Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett, war correspondent during the First World War and outspoken critic of the Gallipoli Campaign, branding it: " the most ghastly and costly fiasco in our history since the battle of Bannockburn." Having been dispatched home (in no uncertain terms) and finding himself short of money, Ashmead-Bartlett undertook a lecture tour of England and Australia in late 1915 (giving us a nice accurate date for this card). Date: 1915
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Ashmead Ballroom Bartlett Blackpool Campaign Critic Dardanelles Ellis Empress Ferris Gallipoli Involvement Lancashire Lecture Talk Wheel
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This evocative photograph captures the grandeur of Blackpool's iconic Big Wheel and Tower, illuminated against the night sky over the Irish Sea in 1915. The towering Ferris wheel, a symbol of excitement and adventure for visitors to this popular seaside resort, stands proudly next to the elegant Tower, which houses the Empress Ballroom. In the foreground, a group of posters catch the eye, advertising a forthcoming lecture by the outspoken war correspondent Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett. Having returned home from the disastrous Gallipoli Campaign in the Dardanelles, Ashmead-Bartlett found himself short of funds and undertook a lecture tour of England and Australia to share his experiences and criticisms of the campaign, which he branded as 'the most ghastly and costly fiasco in our history since the battle of Bannockburn.' The date of this photograph is precise: late 1915, a time when the harsh realities of the First World War were beginning to be felt by the British public. The juxtaposition of the joyous scene of the fairground and the sombre subject of Ashmead-Bartlett's lecture serves as a poignant reminder of the complexities and contradictions of life during wartime. This photograph, with its rich historical significance, offers a captivating glimpse into the past, inviting us to reflect on the human stories that lie beneath the grandeur of Blackpool's landmarks and the tumultuous events of history.
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