Discount Copies of
'Pennies by the Sea'
exclusive to MMM readers!
Signed copies of
'Pennies by the Sea: The Life and Times of Joyland
Amusements, Bridlington' by Nick Laister
are available for all readers of MMM.
Pennies by the Sea is the first book to be released on the phenomenon of the
seaside amusement arcade, based around the history of what was one of
Britain's largest - Joyland Amusements in the East Yorkshire seaside resort of
Bridlington.
Written by a leading authority on the coastal amusement and tourism industry,
this authoritative and comprehensively researched book is a rags to riches tale
of how a glove seller from Sheffield market turned a collection of buildings on
Bridlington seafront into a palace of fun with slot machines, fairground rides and
amazing sideshows.
It also explores life in this most extraordinary of worlds, based on interviews with
people who worked at Joyland and other arcades in Bridlington from the 1930s
to the present day. Enter a wonderful world of long days, colourful lights and
enormous innovation, an insight into a way of life that once existed at seaside
resorts up and down the country but has now largely disappeared.
The book is available at £11.99, which is £2 off its recommended retail price. To
order a signed copy, please send a cheque for £14.98 (which includes £2.99
postage and packing) made payable to 'Joyland Books' to:
Mechanical Memories Magazine Offer
Joyland Books
Southcombe Farm
Southcombe
Chipping Norton
Oxfordshire
OX75QH
@joylandbooks.com
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