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Sir William Heygate Edmund Colborne Butlin MBE (29 September 1899 – 12 June 1980) was an entrepreneur whose name is synonymous with the British holiday camp. [n 1] [n 2] Although holiday camps such as Warner's existed in one form or another before Butlin opened his first in 1936, it was Butlin who turned holiday camps into a multimillion-pound industry and an important aspect of British culture.
Redcoats at Butlins Filey in 1947. All but the figure on second right are redcoats. The first Redcoat was Norman Bradford. When Sir Billy Butlin opened his first Butlin's in Skegness he realised that his guests were not engaging with activities in the way he had envisioned: most kept to themselves, and others looked bored.
Butlin's was founded by Billy Butlin to provide affordable holidays for ordinary British families. Between 1936 and 1966, ten camps were built, including one in Ireland and one in the Bahamas . In the 1970s and 1980s, Butlin's also operated numerous large hotels, including one in Spain, a number of smaller holiday parks in England and France ...
46229 was saved from the scrap yard along with non streamlined classmate 6233 Duchess of Sutherland, as a result of Sir Billy Butlin's efforts to place these locomotives as children's playground exhibits at his holiday camps.
[3] [4] There was an attempt by Sir Billy Butlin to save the locomotive, but it was unsuccessful. [5] Two examples of the Silver Link nameplate are on display at the National Railway Museum, York, UK. [6] The Silverlink area of North Tyneside is named after the locomotive; the name of the area was taken after another A4 locomotive.
Butlin is a surname that may refer to: Barry Butlin (born 1949), English footballer; Sir Billy Butlin (1899–1980), British entrepreneur, founder of the Butlin's chain of holiday camps; Sir Henry Butlin, 1st Baronet (1845–1912), British surgeon; Martin Butlin (born 1929), British art historian; Noel Butlin (1921-1991), Australian economic ...
More than four decades later Christie Brinkley is still an “Uptown Girl.” The supermodel danced along while ex-husband Billy Joel performed “Uptown Girl” during a concert at his residency ...
The plaque, designed by former AEM, Steuart Kingsley-Inness and paid for by him and former Barry Redcoats, was dedicated to the late Entertainments Manager, John Wilson, it commemorates the Butlins Holiday Camp and its operator, showman and philanthropist Sir William 'Billy' Butlin. Sir Billy's widow, Sheila, Lady Butlin, sent a letter ...