Lobster Pot, Blackpool, 1960s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Blossom Dearie

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and so did young couples on dates

Billy Joel played piano here for six months in 1972 and the characters from his song Piano Man are said to be based on the people he met here

Andy Warhol was a regular customer and made a TV commercial for Schrafft's in 1968

Lobster Pot, Blackpool, 1960s Sizes:A3 (297x420mm) Archival Print (Unframed) Blossom DearieFor decades The Lobster Pot was one of Blackpool's best restaurants and it even had its own ghost. In the 1960s, waitresses said a mysterious figure appeared at night after the restaurant had closed. In later years, machinery that had been turned off in the kitchen would be found switched on and working when staff arrived in the morning. This phantom was said to grab female members of staff so hard it left red blemishes on the skin. The stories were