Blackpool Pleasure Beach Bean moved to Blackpool full-time towards the end of the century. In 1903, Bean, along with local businessman John Outhwaite, purchased 30 acres of land known as the "Watson Estate" which was used to expand the amusement park in Blackpool. The original Pleasure Beach was built on the sand dunes along the promenade and consisted of a few roundabouts, a Bicycle Railway and several Gypsy stalls. Bean and Outhwaite decided to grow the business after visiting Coney Island in the United States. Using a small static fairground in London's Earls Court for inspiration, Bean added more rides and sideshows to
Beach Road railway station Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors. Jack Shears, who lived at Northam, was one of the trackmen who worked to maintain the permanent way. No photographs appear to exist of Beach Road Halt. Beach Road railway station Beach Road railway station was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in North Devon, close to Westward Ho!, serving the residents of Eastboune Terrace and the outlying areas of Westward Ho!. This was the last stop before Northam that was the terminus station on the line in 1901 prior to the extension to Appledore of 1908. Beach Road Halt had