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.
Children's Corner
A 1970s view of Children's Corner, looking north along North Promenade from the end of Victoria Road
"Alpine Glide" helter skelter "Monte Carlo Rally" classic cars
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][5]
Its two most popular attractions were the "Alpine Glide" helter skelter[6] and the "Monte Carlo Rally" classic-car ride, which featured electronically driven cars on a track, allowing children to believe they were driving them.[5]
In 2001, a new ride called the Jumping Star was opened.[4]
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.
Attractionsedit
A closer view of the helter skelter and car ride, 1970s
Referencesedit
^"Kiddie's Corner - Coasterpedia - The Roller Coaster and Flat Ride Wiki". coasterpedia.net. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 785
^ ab"News Archive January to July 2001". www.joylandbooks.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^ ab"Application for Permission to Develop Land", Thornton Cleveleys Urban District Council, 8 December 1960
^"A Welter of Helter Skelters". www.joylandbooks.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
^"Where is our space?". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
January 01, 1970
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