Winter Gardens, a radiant jewel on Blackpool’s Coronation Street, first opened its doors in 1878 as a Victorian pleasure palace. Designed to captivate, it boasted an opera house, a grand ballroom, and striking glass domes that gleamed under the seaside sky, drawing holiday crowds eager for spectacle. Now a Grade II* listed icon, this architectural […]
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Blackpool Tower, piercing the sky above the Golden Mile, opened in 1894 as a Victorian marvel, its 518-foot iron frame inspired by the Eiffel Tower. Built by T.P. Latham, its ballroom, circus, and observation deck drew millions to Blackpool’s holiday boom. A Grade I listed landmark, it still dazzles today, its towering past whispering Blackpool
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North Pier BlackpooL North Pier, jutting into the Irish Sea from Blackpool’s promenade, opened in 1863 as the town’s first pier, a Victorian marvel by Eugenius Birch. Stretching 1,318 feet, its iron legs and wooden deck hosted strollers, dancers, and theatergoers during Blackpool’s holiday peak. Battered by storms and fires, it’s now a Grade
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Blackpool Pleasure Beach, sprawling along Blackpool’s Golden Mile, kicked off in 1896 as an American-style amusement park, luring thrill-seekers with wooden coasters and dazzling shows. Founded by Alderman William George Bean, it grew into a seaside legend, its Big Dipper rattling since 1923 and the Ghost Train creaking since 1930—billed as the world’s first. A
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