The Grand Theater in Blackpoole hosted "...hundreds of mourners gathered (
snip) to pay their respects to heritage campaigner, former theatre proprietor and world's oldest magician Cyril Critchlow who died earlier this month aged 85. According to the
Gazette, "Mr Critchlow's coffin started a procession from Blackpool Town Hall to the Grand to the haunting sound of bagpipes. On arrival a wreath shaped like a magician's top hat was placed on top alongside a famous photograph of the entertainer."
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