Butlin Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Butler, Sir (Billy) Butlin
- Rank Organisation Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Skegness, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Recreation activities
Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Holiday camp, etc, services
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Hotel, lodgings & catering services
Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to (Sir) William (Billy) Butler, 1899-1980, who started his business life as a travelling showman. c1927 established first amusement park at Skegness and soon built others in seaside resots. Opened first holiday camp in 1936 and had five by mid 1940s. Public company late 1930s. Also developed a hotel chain. Business in declined in 1960s and in 1972 acquired by Rank Organisation Ltd
Publications:
- Butlin Story by North, Rex
- Butlin's. 75 years of fun! by Endacott, Sylvia, & Shirley Lewis
- Goodnight Campers! A history of the British holiday camp by Ward, Colin, & Dennis Hardy
- Hello Campers! Celebrating 50 years of Butlins by Read, Sue, with Brian Haynes
- 'Sir William Edmund Heygate Colbourne (Billy) Butlin, 1899-1980' in R W Butler & R A Russell (eds), Giants of Tourism by Middleton, Victor T C
- The battle of Butlin's. Vulgarity and virtue on the North Wales coast, 1939-1949 by Gruffydd, K L
- The Billy Butlin Story. A showman to the end by Butlin, Billy, with Peter Dacre
- The Nation's Host. Butlin's and the story of the British seaside by Ferry, Kathryn
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Butler, Sir (Billy) Butlin
- Rank Organisation Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Skegness, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Recreation activities Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Holiday camp, etc, services
- Hotel, lodgings & catering services Hotel, lodgings, etc, services
Notes:
Traced origins to (Sir) William (Billy) Butler, 1899-1980, who started his business life as a travelling showman. c1927 established first amusement park at Skegness and soon built others in seaside resots. Opened first holiday camp in 1936 and had five by mid 1940s. Public company late 1930s. Also developed a hotel chain. Business in declined in 1960s and in 1972 acquired by Rank Organisation LtdPublications:
- Butlin Story by North, Rex
- Butlin's. 75 years of fun! by Endacott, Sylvia, & Shirley Lewis
- Goodnight Campers! A history of the British holiday camp by Ward, Colin, & Dennis Hardy
- Hello Campers! Celebrating 50 years of Butlins by Read, Sue, with Brian Haynes
- 'Sir William Edmund Heygate Colbourne (Billy) Butlin, 1899-1980' in R W Butler & R A Russell (eds), Giants of Tourism by Middleton, Victor T C
- The battle of Butlin's. Vulgarity and virtue on the North Wales coast, 1939-1949 by Gruffydd, K L
- The Billy Butlin Story. A showman to the end by Butlin, Billy, with Peter Dacre
- The Nation's Host. Butlin's and the story of the British seaside by Ferry, Kathryn