Billy Butlin
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Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne Butlin was an entrepreneur known for British holiday camps. Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in
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Butlin visiting a munitions factory on behalf of the Ministry of Supply
Billy Butlin, and Sergeant John Caffrey, VC, one of the Commissionaires at Filey Holiday Camp
Butlins Bognor Resort in 1962
Butlins Skegness
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Butlins Skegness, formerly Butlin's Skegness or Funcoast World, is a holiday camp located in Ingoldmells near Skegness in Lincolnshire, England. Billy Butlin conceived of its creation based on his exp
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…empire, while harbouring an idea to increase the number of patrons in his Skegness site by providing accommodation. Butlin's first holiday camp opened at Skegness in 1936, followed by Clacton, two years later. Plans to open a third in Filey were cut short by the outbreak of World War II. Butlin used the war to…
Butlins Skegness looking toward the Skyline pavilion.
One of Butlin's original chalets preserved and listed in Skegness
The Petty Officer in charge meets trainee Belgian sailors as they arrive at HMS Royal Arthur
Skyline Pavilion in Skegness (2010)