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1950 - 1959 

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2nd May - 1953 - Butlin's Hotel division expands with the opening of Butlin's Brighton

Billy was expanding his company in the hotel division when he got the lease for the Ocean hotel in Brighton. 

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Butlin's Hotel in Brighton

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1954 - William Colbourn Butlin (Billy's fathers) passes away.

1954 - The Butlin International Channel Swim

1954 - The Butlin international channel swim

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1954 - The Butlin International channel swim

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1955 - Butlins hotel division expands with the opening of Butlin's Blackpool

Billy Butlin starts to expand his hotel division by purchasing the Metropole Hotel in Blackpool.  

1955 - The Butlins Hotel division expands with the opening of the Butlin's Queens Hotel in Cliftonville

One of the many Cliftonville Hotels that started to show the name Butlin's 

1955 - The Butlins Hotel division expands with the opening of the Butlin's St. Georges Hotel in Cliftonville

One of the many Cliftonville Hotels that started to show the name Butlin's

1955 - The Butlins Hotel division expands with the opening of the Butlin's Norfork Hotel in Cliftonville

One of the many Cliftonville Hotels that started to show the name Butlin's 

1955 - The Butlins Hotel division expands with the opening of the Butlin's Florence Hotel in Cliftonville

One of the many Cliftonville Hotels that started to show the name Butlin's 

1956 - The Butlin International channel swim

1956 - The Butlin international channel swim

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1957 - The Butlin international channel swim

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Butlin International Cross Channel Swimming Race

Showing you footage of the Butlin's Queens hotel and the Butlin international cross-channel race in 1957

1958 - Rocky Mason joins Butlins

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1958 - Sad news of the passing of Doris Mabel Butlin

1958 - Norah and Billy Butlin get married

1958 - Billy Butlin...this is your life

This is your life...

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Sir Billy Butlin Video - Timeline
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There are two videos to watch as you witness the moment Billy Butlin was presented with the big red book.

Sir Billy Butlin Videos - Timeline
Part 2 of 2
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In this video, you see Billy Butlin talk about the moment he worked at Eaton's and the important part of the Butlin timeline.

1959 - William (Billy) Butlin becomes the chief barker for the variety club.

1959 - Further research

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The Variety Club 1959

Variety Club 10th Anniversary Luncheon, London. L/S Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) with C.J. Latta (British Tent Founder) and Billy Butlin entering the foyer. Duke of Edinburgh, Billy Butlin and Earl Mountbatten are seated at the table. Billy Butlin. M/S head table, with Bud Flanagan in the foreground. L/S Billy Butlin presenting cheques to the Duke of Edinburgh, Duke holds them in the air

1959 - The chair lifts are introduced to Butlins

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Chairlifts in Butlin's AYR

Butlin's Holiday Camp, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Who and What is Butlin's Memorabilia Website

Mark Banks owns and created this website to show his collection of Butlin's memorabilia items. It was created during my spare time at work and is a hobby of mine and has since grown into a site that offers a chance for others to smile. This website is NOT the official website for Butlin's and is NOT the official archive of Butlin's at any stage. The website has expanded to show stories, with permission from that person, of a moment in Butlin's from people who are either a customer or former staff. This website is in loving memory of all that had come to this amazing company and to Sir William Butlin, the founder.  This website also has information about research regarding Butlin's history with information obtained from the research I made, which is not official. 

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This website is made and maintained by me, Mark Banks, as a fan site to celebrate the amazing Butlins name as it has such a large meaning to me.  Below is additional information about the website and answers to questions that you might be thinking of (hopefully I have covered them all, if not, get in touch)

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The Untold Stories of Butlin's

The website has expanded to now include an area called "Untold Stories of Butlin's". These stories have been added to the site by a member of my group who has shared their moment at Butlin's. These stories are not from the official company and are from the person it represent, as shown on the page. The stories shared are from that person's memory and show the magic of Butlin's on how it creates that special moment. 

If you are not official, who is Mark?

Butlin's Memorabilia is NOT the official website for Butlins. This site is also NOT the official website for the archive of Butlin's. The owners of Butlin's, Butlin's company, and Butlins.com have NOT approached me to design this site. They have no involvement with the development of the website or with the information that is shown. I am extremely thankful that they allow me to continue showing you their company's rich history. 

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