{"id":11489,"date":"2025-05-23T23:43:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T23:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/?p=11489"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:58:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:58:19","slug":"the-impact-of-john-charles-robinsons-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.wearedeeperblue.co.uk\/history-clone\/the-impact-of-john-charles-robinsons-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"The Impact of John Charles Robinson’s Architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Charles Robinson was a prominent architect in Blackpool, serving as the Borough Architect from 1920 to 1944. He designed numerous iconic civic buildings, including schools, libraries, and recreational facilities. Blackpool Council has a new project on Church Street<\/strong><\/a> that bears his name.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of some of the buildings that have benefitted from John Charles Robinson:
\nThe shelter, Devonshire Square
\nCitadel 1924 Memorial Hall
\nColonade, Blackpool promenade
\nBlackpool Zoo<\/strong><\/a>
\nHarrowside Pool and Bridge
\nNorth Shore Lift<\/strong><\/a>
\nLayton Square Toilet block
\nStanley Buildings<\/strong><\/a>
\nCarleton Crematorium Gatehouse and Chapel
\nLittle Bispham Tram Shelter
\nBlackpool Cricket Club<\/strong><\/a>
\nStanley Park Golf Club<\/strong><\/a>
\nStanley Park Caf\u00e9, Shelters and House<\/strong><\/a>
\nSolarium (now Solaris Centre)<\/strong><\/a>
\nSt John\u2019s Market
\nMunicipal Offices
\nSouth Shore Open Air Baths<\/strong><\/a>
\nDerby Baths<\/strong><\/a>
\nStanley School
\nCollegiate School
\nHighfield School
\nTechnical College Palatine Road<\/strong><\/a>
\nMarton Library
\nBispham Library
\nLayton Library
\nHighfield Library
\nHawes Side Library
\nSquires Gate Bridge and Station<\/p>\n\"\"\"\"\n

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John Charles Robinson was a prominent architect in Blackpool, serving as the Borough Architect from 1920 to 1944. He designed numerous iconic civic buildings, including schools, libraries, and recreational facilities. Blackpool Council has a new project on Church Street that bears his name. Here is a list of some of the buildings that have benefitted from John Charles Robinson: The shelter, Devonshire Square Citadel 1924 Memorial Hall Colonade, Blackpool promenade Blackpool Zoo Harrowside Pool and Bridge North Shore Lift Layton Square Toilet block Stanley Buildings Carleton Crematorium Gatehouse and Chapel Little Bispham Tram Shelter Blackpool Cricket Club Stanley Park Golf…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11490,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[98,179,374],"class_list":["post-11489","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-97","tag-98","tag-landmarks","tag-blue-plaques"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Lasting Impact of John Charles Robinson in Blackpool<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore the architectural legacy of 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