Children's Corner (amusement park) explained

Children's Corner
Status:Demolished
Rides:"Alpine Glide" helter skelter
"Monte Carlo Rally" classic cars
Owner:Albert Mason Sr.
Location3:England
Location2:Lancashire
Location:Promenade, Cleveleys
Opening Date:1961
Coordinates:53.8783°N -3.0471°W

Children's Corner, also known as Kiddie's Corner, was a small amusement park located in Cleveleys, Lancashire, England. It stood at the western end of Victoria Road, on Cleveleys Promenade, between 1961 and 2004.

The park opened in 1961 on land known as The Arena.[1] It was originally owned by the council, but Albert Mason Sr., owner of nearby Olympia Family Amusements,[2] purchased a lease to run it in late 1960;[3] it opened the following year.[4]

Its two most popular attractions were the "Alpine Glide" helter skelter[5] and the "Monte Carlo Rally" classic-car ride, which featured electronically driven cars on a track, allowing children to believe they were driving them.[4]

In 2001, a new ride called the Jumping Star was opened.[6]

After its closure in 2004, the park was demolished as part of work on the town's sea defences.[7] A concrete seating arena now occupies the location.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiddie's Corner - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki . 2022-04-23 . coasterpedia.net . en.
  2. Web site: Cleveleys Arcade Amusements - Masons Amusements . 2022-04-23 . www.masonsamusements.co.uk.
  3. https://www.visitlytham.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/History-of-Blackpool-Nick-Moore.pdf A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre
  4. "Application for Permission to Develop Land", Thornton Cleveleys Urban District Council, 8 December 1960
  5. Web site: A Welter of Helter Skelters . 2022-04-23 . www.joylandbooks.com.
  6. Web site: News Archive January to July 2001 . 2022-04-23 . www.joylandbooks.com.
  7. Web site: Where is our space? . 2022-04-23 . Lancashire Telegraph . en.