Tag: Landmarks

Built in 1930, the Cabin Lift was designed by John Charles Robinson, Blackpool’s Borough Surveyor, to transport passengers between the upper promenade tram stop and the lower promenade walkway, artificial cliffs, and the former boating pool. Originally, the lift system featured two lifts and included a bridge connecting the upper promenade waiting shelter to the lift shaft. However, the front section of the building that housed the waiting area has since been demolished, and access to the south lift has been walled off. The existing north lift was installed in 1990, replacing the original lift. In the 1970s, the ladies’… Read more »

Lewis’s used to have one of their many department stores on the promenade. Lewis’s was a chain of British department stores that operated from 1856 to 2010. The first store, which opened in Liverpool city centre, became the flagship of the chain of stores operating under the Lewis’s banner. The modern Blackpool branch stood next to Blackpool Tower and was opened in 1964 on the site of the old Alhambra. It closed in 1993 and the building was stripped back before being reclad in brick. This image is from an old amateur 35mm colour transparency from the 1960s.

Base Camp, located in George Bancroft Park on Stansfield Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 6JB, was a key project in Blackpool’s major regeneration initiative, ReBlackpool. The initiative aimed to transform the central corridor with world-class facilities that would cater to the leisure market while improving the town’s economy and benefiting its residents. For this new park, a unique combination of art and leisure was commissioned—a dual-purpose structure that served as signage, sculpture, and a climbing facility. Designed with input from elite British climber Ian Vickers, the project resulted in two 20-metre-high climbing towers made from black concrete using locally sourced stone… Read more »