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1 Contents INTRODUCTION The end of a holiday dream A deeply alarming tragedy Book Structure CHAPTER 1: THE SUMMERLAND DEAD AND INJURED 1.1 The number of deaths 1.2 The myth of the extra deaths 1.3 Who were the Summerland dead? Age and sex Region of origin Family groups 1.4 Who were seriously injured at Summerland? The burns victims: a case study The geography of the injured 1.5 Summerland in the context of fire disasters in the British Isles 1.6 Summary Appendix: list of fatalities (a) Bodies recovered: the autopsy list (48) (b) Deaths in hospital (2) CHAPTER 2: CONTINENTAL ATTRACTIONS. DOMESTIC SOLUTIONS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Derby Castle 2.3 Post 1945 changes 2.4 Countering the attractions of the Mediterranean 2.5 The Derby Castle Development Scheme The Architects 2.6 The timetable for construction The Aquadrome Summerland 2.7 Finance 2.8 The Parliamentary Debates Spring 1966 Autumn Summary 1

2 CHAPTER 3: THIS IS TO BE THE DAWN OF A NEW ERA OF BRITISH LEISURE ARCHITECTURE 3.1 The Summerland design concept 3.2 Executing the concept 3.3 The Bye-Law submissions The Oroglas waiver The Galbestos waiver 3.4 The opening of Summerland Opinion 3.5 The leisure space Architectural orthodoxy: the concrete shell The Underground Disco (Level 1) Lower Downstairs (Level 2) Upper Downstairs (Level 3) Architectural innovation: the solarium and the upper-level terraces The Solarium (Level 4) The First Terrace: The Marquee Showbar (Level 5) The Second Terrace: The Leisure Floor (Level 6) The Third Terrace: The Cruise Deck (Level 7) 3.6 Summary CHAPTER 4: 8PM AND THE HORROR STARTED 4.1 Introduction to the night of the fire 4.2 Eyewitness accounts Survivors Bystanders 4.3 The scenes outside the building 4.4 The cause of the fire 4.5 The emergency services The Fire Brigade The Police The Hospital 4.6 The press The Journalist The Photographer 4.7 Factors determining the attendance level 4.8 Summary 2

3 CHAPTER 5: THE ISLAND S AFTERMATH OF BITTERNESS 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Comment and reaction in the seven days after the fire DAY 1: FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD Police investigation Reactions to the disaster: Groups directly involved with Summerland The Architects The Chief Fire Officer Trust Houses Forte The manufacturers of Oroglas Reactions to the disaster: UK building and fire experts The Agrement Board Fire Research Station (FRS) Fire Protection Association London Fire Brigade Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Council Member British Plastics Federation UK Department of the Environment Sheffield building control officer Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents The Press Social welfare DAY 2: SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH Locked doors The kiosk and the firefighting operation Building design: the use of Oroglas Sprinkler and Deluge Systems The Hunstanton Leisure Centre Project 3

4 DAY 3: SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH Fire Research Station investigation Police investigation Social welfare Firefighting and evacuation The use of Oroglas UK plastic buildings DAY 4: MONDAY, AUGUST 6TH Fire Research Station investigation Police investigation The Fire Chief s warning The use of Oroglas DAY 5: TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH Tynwald proceedings, disaster fund, and police and Fire Research Station investigations DAY 6: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8TH The cause of the fire: the fruit machine theory Building design DAY 7: THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH The cause and spread of the fire The alarm system and evacuation Locked doors The Pwllheli holiday camp fire 5.3 The remainder of August 1973 The electrical fault theory resurfaces again The Isle of Man fire brigade The hunt for the three boys 5.4 The three boys appear in court 5.5 Summary 4

5 CHAPTER 6: THERE ARE TO BE NO VILLAINS, JUST HUMAN ERROR 6.1 Introduction 6.2 The public inquiry process 6.3 Factors in the loss of life 6.4 The events before the fire entered the building What were the actions of the staff of Summerland on discovering a fire on the mini-golf course outside the building? The call to the fire brigade The fire alarm system How did the fire outside Summerland enter the building? Colour Galbestos steel sheeting The concealed gap or void; the use of Decalin 6.5 The events after the fire entered the building The actions of Summerland staff The fire alarm system Locked exits on the Solarium floor Defects in the means of escape Escape routes from the Solarium floor Escape behaviour in the Solarium Escape routes from the upper-level terraces The Flying Staircase Other open escape routes from the terraces The NE service staircase and behaviour of people in the Marquee Showbar Evaluating the means of escape from the upper-level terraces 5

6 6.5.3 Reasons for the rapid spread of the fire Furniture and Fittings The role of Oroglas in the fire 6.6 Issues in the management of Summerland 6.7 Issues in the design of Summerland 6.8 Reaction to the Summerland report 6.9 The inquest 6.10 Law Suits 6.11 Changes to fire safety legislation and practice Isle of Man United Kingdom 6.12 Summary CHAPTER 7: LEARNING THE LESSONS OF HISTORY 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The rebuilding process 7.3 The Tynwald debate Finance The arguments for and against rebuilding Summerland 7.4 The fun-palace re-opens 7.5 Reacting against the Lomas-Green design 7.6 Learning the lessons of a holiday holocaust The location of the main entrance The replacement of the floors destroyed by the fire The mini-golf terrace Means of escape from the Piazza floor The staircases and escapes The terrace entrance 6

7 The Aquadrome party wall and the cliff The eastern half of the Piazza level The south wall The concrete shell The Upper Downstairs or Reception Level Summerland s fire alarm system The Lower Downstairs: the sports halls The new mezzanine floor The basement: Nemo s Cave Nightclub 7.7 Does the name really matter? Towards a framework for the naming of disaster sites 7.8 Summary CHAPTER 8: SUMMERLAND SURVIVORS TELL THEIR STORIES 8.1 Questionnaire Surveys 8.2 Survivors Stories The Bar Manageress The nine-year old girl The seriously injured young girl The Cruise Deck survivor The compere The pop group The married couple The teenage boy The Ulster couple The Wallace Arnold coach party The Liverpool teenagers 8.3 Saved by fate and good fortune Michael Slater Ian Paterson Stephen Haskayne Norman Campbell Ian Queen Gerry Moore Brian Naismith Saved by higher admission charges and a late friend The Paisley fair holiday Terry Robinson Ruth Grainger 7

8 CHAPTER 9: THE SUMMERLAND SITE INTO THE 21ST CENTURY 9.1 The redevelopment plans The developer pulls out 9.2 The October 2002 flood 9.3 The demolition 9.4 The Wave 9.5 The Wave falls through REFERENCES 8

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