Blackpool Pleasure Beach lived in London where Leonard worked at a Swedish Match Company, however upon hearing of Bean's death the couple returned to Blackpool, where decisions regarding the future running of the Pleasure Beach were in discussion. Leonard up until that point had not had any active involvement with the Pleasure Beach whatsoever, however on a mutual agreement with his wife it was agreed that Thompson would take over the running of the Pleasure Beach and have full responsibility of all its affairs. His first move was to appoint Oscar Haworth as the General Manager and George Palmer as Chairman of the
Bishopstone Beach Halt railway station holiday passengers. The first name of the station was Bishopstone. It was closed in 1938 when a new Bishopstone station was built to the east, then reopened in 1939 as Bishopstone Beach Halt. The down platform remains intact with no track running through it. The edge stones on the up platform have been removed, but the concrete support of the station sign is still in place. The station can no longer be visited by the public. Bishopstone Beach Halt railway station Bishopstone Beach Halt was a railway station in East Sussex, England that was opened on 1 June 1864 and