#blackpool illuminations

[travelling-my-little-pony]

I posted about these HUGE ponies in a field a few months ago - a chance sighting when just passing by! These photos are from another camera I have (that I finally remembered to download).

These ponies were apparently part of a Blackpool Illuminations scene, and were sold off many years ago. Eventually these two arrived here in this field, delighting and surprising people like me!

These are In Stockport, on the Buxton Road, at the junction with Norbury Hollow road.

[witchrealms]

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[robthepensioner]

A wire fence protects supports for dismantled Blackpool Illuminations and the googly eyes on a piece of street furniture.

[heckyeahponyscans]

Do you know who the pony is wearing the pointy little wizard hat in the Blackpool illuminations pics?? :0 she's so cute

Yes indeed, that is Princess Royal Blue, aka Princess Sapphire in the UK (where the Princess ponies had gem names)!

In the US these ponies came with bushwoolies (shown) but in the UK they each had a dragon companion in Spike's mold. Princess Sapphire's dragon, Smokey, is blue.

Here's a picture of Blackpool Illuminations Princess Sapphire all lit up back in the day:

[hollyebooth]

[poniesbeforebronies]

Former Blackpool Illuminations pony Princess Primrose, photographed by Yelp user “David "Artist" K“ in 2010 for a review of Willow Pool Garden Centre, where she resided from 2008 to 2013 when the centre closed permanently. (current evidence indicates she may have been removed from site prior to April 2016.)

[vodkamisery]

I was back in Blackpool this weekend and we went to see the Illuminations. I can't tell you how excited I was when I saw Captain Janeway lit up in the sky along with all the other Captains!

[politedemon]