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https://dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk/history-clone/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Face-Petrol-Station-1000.webp1000641The Big Wheel was built in 1896 as part of Winter Gardens manager Bill Holland’s bold response to the arrival of Blackpool Tower in 1894. Holland recognised that the Tower would transform the resort and sought to create rival attractions that would keep visitors within the Winter Gardens complex. Alongside the construction of the Empress Ballroom — which proved an immediate and enduring success — the 220-foot-high Big Wheel was erected as a dramatic new skyline feature. While the Empress Ballroom flourished and even prompted the Tower Company to upgrade its own assembly rooms into what became the famous Tower...