Blackpool

Blackpool

Blackpool is a borough, seaside town, and unitary authority area of Lancashire, in North West England. It is situated along England's west coast by the Irish Sea, between the Ribble and Wyre estuaries, northwest of Preston, north of Liverpool, and northwest of Manchester...

 is a seaside town and unitary authority

Unitary authority

A unitary authority is a type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area or performs additional functions which elsewhere in the relevant country are usually performed by national government or a higher level of sub-national...

 situated on The Fylde

The Fylde

The Fylde ; Scandinavian: "field") is a coastal plain in western Lancashire, England. It is roughly a 13-mile square-shaped peninsula, bounded by Morecambe Bay to the north, the Ribble estuary to the south, the Irish Sea to the west, and the Bowland hills to the east...

 coast in Lancashire

Lancashire

Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...

, England. This list includes the listed buildings in Blackpool and Bispham

Bispham, Blackpool

Bispham is a village roughly one-and-a-half miles north of Blackpool town centre on the Fylde coast in the county of Lancashire, England.-Geography and administration:...

, a village within the borough

Borough

A borough is an administrative division in various countries. In principle, the term borough designates a self-governing township although, in practice, official use of the term varies widely....

 of Blackpool. One is classified by English Heritage

English Heritage

English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...

 as being in Grade I and four in Grade II*. In the United Kingdom, the term "listed building" refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. These buildings are in three grades: Grade I consists of buildings of outstanding architectural or historical interest; Grade II* includes particularly significant buildings of more than local interest; Grade II consists of buildings of special architectural or historical interest. Buildings in England are listed by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

The Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport is a United Kingdom cabinet position with responsibility for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The role was created in 1992 by John Major as Secretary of State for National Heritage...

 on recommendations provided by English Heritage, which also determines the grading.

Key

Explanation of the listed building grades

Grade	Criteria
Grade I	Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II*	Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II	Buildings of national importance and special interest.

Listed buildings

List of the buildings and structures with photographs, locations, year or time of earliest construction, descriptive notes, and listed building grade

Name and location	Photograph	Grade	Date	Description
Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower Blackpool Tower Eye is a tourist attraction in Blackpool, Lancashire in England which was opened to the public on 14 May 1894. . Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, it rises to 518 feet & 9 inches . The tower is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers...  buildings 53.8158°N 3.0553°W				Blackpool Tower was built 1891–94 on the site of Dr Cocker's Aquarium and Menagerie, commissioned by the newly formed Blackpool Tower Company, which was chaired by Blackpool mayor John Bickerstaffe. Inspired by the Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world... , which had opened in 1889, Blackpool Tower was built to a design by Maxwell and Tuke and quickly became a popular attraction. Built of open steel girders, the tower measures 518 feet (157.9 m) from the ground to the top of its flagmast. The listed buildings include the tower itself, the ballroom, circus and roof gardens.
Grand Theatre 53.8179°N 3.0460°W				The Grand Theatre was designed by Frank Matcham Frank Matcham Frank Matcham was a famous English theatrical architect. He is buried in Highgate Cemetery.-Early career:...  and built over seven months, opening in 1894. It is constructed in the Baroque style Edwardian Baroque architecture The term Edwardian Baroque refers to the Neo-Baroque architectural style of many public buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era ....  of brick and stone, with a copper Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish... -covered fish scale dome, which is topped with a cupola Cupola In architecture, a cupola is a small, most-often dome-like, structure on top of a building. Often used to provide a lookout or to admit light and air, it usually crowns a larger roof or dome.... . The auditorium has an ornate semicircular proscenium Proscenium A proscenium theatre is a theatre space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch , which is located at or near the front of the stage...  with frilly plasterwork and the ceiling contains six large panels radiating from an elaborate centrepiece with plasterwork and portraits of composers. In 1973, a group called the Friends of the Grand saved the building from demolition.
Sacred Heart Church 53.8195°N 3.0537°W			1857	The Roman Catholic Sacred Heart Church was built in 1857, designed by Edward Welby Pugin E. W. Pugin Edward Welby Pugin was the eldest son of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Louisa Barton. His father, A. W. N. Pugin, was a famous architect and designer of Neo-Gothic architecture, and after his death in 1852 Edward took up his successful practice... , and was enlarged in 1894 to a design by Pugin & Pugin Pugin & Pugin Pugin & Pugin was a London-based family firm of ecclesiastical architects, founded in the Westminster office of Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin . The firm was succeeded by his sons Cuthbert Welby Pugin and Peter Paul Pugin after the death of their elder brother, Edward Welby Pugin... . It is constructed in stone with slate roofs. Its tower to the west is in four stages, with angled buttress Buttress A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall... es and battlement Battlement A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet , in which portions have been cut out at intervals to allow the discharge of arrows or other missiles. These cut-out portions form crenels... ed coping Coping (architecture) Coping , consists of the capping or covering of a wall.A splayed or wedge coping slopes in a single direction; a saddle coping slopes to either side of a central high point.... , topped with tall pinnacle Pinnacle A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire... s. The crossing Crossing (architecture) A crossing, in ecclesiastical architecture, is the junction of the four arms of a cruciform church.In a typically oriented church , the crossing gives access to the nave on the west, the transept arms on the north and south, and the choir on the east.The crossing is sometimes surmounted by a tower...  of 1894 is octagonal and has a pyramidal roof of copper above an octagonal wooden lantern.
Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool The Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes, Blackpool, stands in Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, England . It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Historic Chapels Trust. Locally it has been known as the "white... 53.8229°N 3.0165°W				The shrine is a chapel of thanksgiving, built to celebrate the relatively small loss of life and damage to property in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lancaster during the Second World War World War II World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... . It is dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes Our Lady of Lourdes is the name used to refer to the Marian apparition said to have appeared before various individuals on separate occasions around Lourdes, France... , the patron saint Patron saint A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or person...  of the diocese. It was built 1955–57 and was designed by Francis Xavier Verlarde. It is constructed in Portland stone Portland stone Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries consist of beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building stone throughout the British Isles, notably in major...  with copper cladding to its roof and flèche Flèche A flèche is used in French architecture to refer to a spire and in English to refer to a lead-covered timber spire, or spirelet. These are placed on the ridges of church or cathedral roofs and are usually relatively small... . It is cared for by the Historic Chapels Trust.
Winter Gardens Winter Gardens, Blackpool The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in the town centre of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It has twelve different venues, including a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, incorporating various elements built between 1875 and... 53.8171°N 3.0509°W			1878	Designed by Thomas Mitchell, the Winter Gardens building was built 1875-78, with additions in 1894, 1897, 1930–31 and 1939. Listed on 10 October 1973.
1 and 2 Fishers Lane 53.7817°N 3.0195°W				These single-storey cobbled wall dwellings were probably built in the late 18th century. Both have roofs of thatch Thatching Thatching is the craft of building a roof with dry vegetation such as straw, water reed, sedge , rushes, or heather, layering the vegetation so as to shed water away from the inner roof. It is a very old roofing method and has been used in both tropical and temperate climates... , corrugated metal and slate. Each cottage has a gable Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable... -end chimney stack, with the main doors situated close to the gable ends. Both have modern extensions to the rear and sides.
Bispham Parish Church Bispham Parish Church Bispham Parish Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a Church of England parish church located in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, known as the Mother Church of Blackpool.The church is a Grade II Listed Building...  (All Hallows) 53.8569°N 3.0368°W			1883	The third church to exist on this site, All Hallows was built in 1883 by John Lowe.
Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation The Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation is an Ashkenazi orthodox synagogue in Blackpool, England.-History:Blackpool United Hebrew Congregation was founded in about 1907 with the merger of Blackpool Hebrew Congregation which had been founded in 1898 and Blackpool New Orthodox Hebrew Congregation... 53.818°N 3.0438°W				This synagogue Synagogue A synagogue is a Jewish house of prayer. This use of the Greek term synagogue originates in the Septuagint where it sometimes translates the Hebrew word for assembly, kahal...  was built 1916–1926, to a design by Blackpool alderman Alderman An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...  and justice of the peace Justice of the Peace A justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...  R. B. Mather, with alterations in 1955 and 1976. It is constructed of red brick with ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  dressings, pantile and lead roofs in a mix of the Edwardian Baroque Edwardian Baroque architecture The term Edwardian Baroque refers to the Neo-Baroque architectural style of many public buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era ....  and Byzantine styles Byzantine architecture Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire. The empire gradually emerged as a distinct artistic and cultural entity from what is today referred to as the Roman Empire after AD 330, when the Roman Emperor Constantine moved the capital of the Roman Empire east from Rome to... . An octagonal dome rises from the rear. Its stained glass windows depict scenes from the Torah Torah Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five books of the bible—Genesis , Exodus , Leviticus , Numbers and Deuteronomy Torah- A scroll containing the first five books of the BibleThe Torah , is name given by Jews to the first five...  including the Twelve Tribes of Israel.
Blowing Sands and attached wall 53.78267°N 3.02134°W				Now one cottage, the building was originally two cottages, probably built in the late 18th century, with a workshop added in the 19th century. It is constructed from cobble and brick, with slate roofs and gable Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...  chimney stacks. The attached wall is approximately 2 metres (6.6 ft) high, constructed of coursed cobbles with brick lacing.
Cabin Lift 53.83835°N 3.05512°W			1930	Designed by John Charles Robinson in the Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing...  style, the Cabin Lift was built in 1930. It has a rectangular plan and is constructed of brick with faience Faience Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body, originally associated with Faenza in northern Italy. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip...  dressings with a copper roof. A seaside lift tower, its purpose was to transport passengers between the tram stop on the upper promenade and the lower promenade walkway below. The most recently designated of Blackpool's buildings, it was listed on 8 March 2010.
Central Library Central Library (Blackpool) Central Library is a public library in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. The building that contains the library and the Grundy Art Gallery has been designated a Grade II listed building by English Heritage.-History:...  and Grundy Art Gallery Grundy Art Gallery The Grundy is an art gallery located in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It's eclectic programme consists of regional historic to recent contemporary art exhibitions. Opened in 1911, it is owned and operated by Blackpool Council.... 53.8204°N 3.0525°W				The library and art gallery were built 1909–10 to a design by Cullen, Lockhead and Brown. They are constructed of red brick with buff stone dressings in the Edwardian Baroque style Edwardian Baroque architecture The term Edwardian Baroque refers to the Neo-Baroque architectural style of many public buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era .... . The library's corner entrance has a leaded dome above a frieze Frieze thumb|267px|Frieze of the [[Tower of the Winds]], AthensIn architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon...  bearing the words 'Central Public Library'. The art gallery's entrance has a portico Portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls...  of coupled Ionic Ionic order The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...  columns.
St John's Church 53.8182°N 3.0509°W			1878	The church was built in 1878 to a design by Garlick, Park and Sykes, and replaced a smaller church on the same site from 1821. Built of stone, with slate roofs, it is in the Early English style. The tower, at the south west, has four stages and angled buttress Buttress A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall... es topped with pinnacle Pinnacle A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire... s and finial Finial The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed decoratively to emphasize the apex of a gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Smaller finials can be used as a decorative ornament on the ends of curtain rods... s. The ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  interior includes a nave Nave In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...  with low aisles, tall transept Transept For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture... s and an apsidal Apse In architecture, the apse is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical vault or semi-dome...  chancel Chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building... . It is Blackpool's Anglican Anglicanism Anglicanism is a tradition within Christianity comprising churches with historical connections to the Church of England or similar beliefs, worship and church structures. The word Anglican originates in ecclesia anglicana, a medieval Latin phrase dating to at least 1246 that means the English...  parish church Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:... .
Elmslie School Elmslie School Elmslie School was an independent girls' school in the English seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire from 1918–2000. The school was started in a former house called The Elms, and later expanded into other buildings on the site... 53.8094°N 3.0312°W			1896	"The Elms" was a house built in 1896 for the Powell family, to a design by T. P. Worthington. The building is constructed of sandstone Sandstone Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...  with ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  dressings at the front, and of red brick to the sides and rear. The plan is an irregular 'L' shape with two storeys and there are three bays at the front. Large bay window Bay window A bay window is a window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room, either square or polygonal in plan. The angles most commonly used on the inside corners of the bay are 90, 135 and 150 degrees. Bay windows are often associated with Victorian architecture... s on the upper floor are flanked by pinnacle Pinnacle A pinnacle is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many other situations. The pinnacle looks like a small spire... s. The interiors include original plasterwork on the ceilings and walls. The house was occupied by Elmslie School for most of the 20th century.
Funny Girls Funny Girls Funny Girls is a burlesque cabaret showbar on the North Shore of Blackpool, Lancashire, the cast comprise male dancers, and drag performers, and are part of In The Pink Leisure, owned by Basil Newby....  (former Odeon Cinema) 53.8214°N 3.0514°W				This Odeon cinema Odeon Cinemas Odeon Cinemas is a British chain of cinemas, one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group whose ultimate parent is Terra Firma Capital Partners.-History:Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch...  was built 1938–39, to a design by Robert Bullivant from Harry Weedon Harry Weedon Harold William "Harry" Weedon was an English architect. Although he designed a large number of buildings during a long career, he is best known for his role overseeing the Art Deco designs of the Odeon Cinemas for Oscar Deutsch in the 1930s... 's firm. It is constructed of brick, with white and green and black faience Faience Faience or faïence is the conventional name in English for fine tin-glazed pottery on a delicate pale buff earthenware body, originally associated with Faenza in northern Italy. The invention of a white pottery glaze suitable for painted decoration, by the addition of an oxide of tin to the slip... , over a steel frame in the Art Deco Art Deco Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...  style. It was built with 1,800 seats and in 1975, the auditorium was split into two smaller cinema screens. The cinema closed in 1998 and is now occupied by Funny Girls burlesque Burlesque Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...  cabaret show.
General Post Office 53.8187°N 3.0516°W			1910	The post office was built in 1910 to a design by architects from the Office of Works Office of Works The Office of Works was established in the English Royal household in 1378 to oversee the building of the royal castles and residences. In 1832 it became the Works Department within the Office of Woods, Forests, Land Revenues, Works and Buildings... . It is constructed of Portland stone Portland stone Portland stone is a limestone from the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period quarried on the Isle of Portland, Dorset. The quarries consist of beds of white-grey limestone separated by chert beds. It has been used extensively as a building stone throughout the British Isles, notably in major...  with a green slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...  hip roof Hip roof A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side...  in the Renaissance style Renaissance architecture Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance... . Its plan is rectangular and there are threes storeys. The entrances are flanked by atlantes Atlas (architecture) In the classical European architectural tradition an atlas is a support sculpted in the form of a man, which may take the place of a column, a pier or a pilaster...  that support segmental canopies.
Holy Trinity Church 53.7965°N 3.0535°W			1878	Holy Trinity Church was built in 1878 to a design by R. Knill Freeman, extending and then replacing a church from 1832. It is constructed of yellow sandstone Sandstone Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...  with red sandstone dressings, in the Decorated Gothic style English Gothic architecture English Gothic is the name of the architectural style that flourished in England from about 1180 until about 1520.-Introduction:As with the Gothic architecture of other parts of Europe, English Gothic is defined by its pointed arches, vaulted roofs, buttresses, large windows, and spires... . The roofs are slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering... . The tower to the north west has five stages with triplets of two-light bell openings. The nave Nave In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...  has three bays with pilaster Pilaster A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile....  buttress Buttress A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall... es. Two large stained glass windows in the south transept Transept For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...  were designed by Shrigley and Hunt Shrigley and Hunt Shrigley and Hunt was the name of an English firm which produced stained glass windows and art tiles.The business began in the 1750s when Shrigley's was a painting, carving and gilding firm in Lancaster, Lancashire.... .
Imperial Hotel 53.8273°N 3.0546°W				The Imperial Hotel was built 1866–67, by Clegg and Knowles of Manchester and was extended in 1875 with an additional wing. It was extended again in 1904 by J. B. Broadbent. It is in the French Renaissance French Renaissance architecture French Renaissance architecture is the style of architecture which was imported to France from Italy during the early 16th century and developed in the light of local architectural traditions....  and Baroque Edwardian Baroque architecture The term Edwardian Baroque refers to the Neo-Baroque architectural style of many public buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era ....  styles and is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...  hip roof Hip roof A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side... s. It was described by Nikolaus Pevsner Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture...  as the "climax of Blackpool hôtellerie".
King Edward Cinema 53.8124°N 3.0507°W			1913	King Edward Cinema was built in 1913 of Accrington Accrington Accrington is a town in Lancashire, within the borough of Hyndburn. It lies about east of Blackburn, west of Burnley, north of Manchester city centre and is situated on the mostly culverted River Hyndburn...  brick with stone-coloured dressings and has a barrel-vaulted Barrel vault A barrel vault, also known as a tunnel vault or a wagon vault, is an architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve along a given distance. The curves are typically circular in shape, lending a semi-cylindrical appearance to the total design...  roof. Its plan is rectangular and the façade Facade A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....  is semi-circular. Above the ground floor, the symmetrical façade has a central pedimented gable Gable A gable is the generally triangular portion of a wall between the edges of a sloping roof. The shape of the gable and how it is detailed depends on the structural system being used and aesthetic concerns. Thus the type of roof enclosing the volume dictates the shape of the gable...  between banded pilaster Pilaster A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile.... s. Inside there is an auditorium with a balcony and a small foyer Foyer A foyer or lobby is a large, vast room or complex of rooms adjacent to the auditorium...  with decorated cornice Cornice Cornice molding is generally any horizontal decorative molding that crowns any building or furniture element: the cornice over a door or window, for instance, or the cornice around the edge of a pedestal. A simple cornice may be formed just with a crown molding.The function of the projecting... . The building later became a bingo hall Bingo (Non-US) Bingo or housey-housey or housie is a gambling game that began in Italy in the 1500s. The game is believed to have migrated to France, Great Britain, and other parts of Europe in the 1700s...  and social club and as of 2010 is a pub.
Layton Cemetery Layton Cemetery Layton Cemetery is a graveyard located at Talbot Road in Blackpool, Lancashire in England. It was opened in 1873 when Blackpool parish church was replete with burying. The site encompasses , having being regularly expanded during its history. It is administered by Blackpool Council...  Chapel 53.8280°N 3.0332°W			1873	Layton Cemetery Layton Cemetery Layton Cemetery is a graveyard located at Talbot Road in Blackpool, Lancashire in England. It was opened in 1873 when Blackpool parish church was replete with burying. The site encompasses , having being regularly expanded during its history. It is administered by Blackpool Council... 's Anglican mortuary chapel was built in 1873, to a design by Garlick, Park and Sykes. It is a single-storey building with three bays and a central three-stepped-stage tower. The tower has an octagonal spire Spire A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....  with a splayed base, lucarne Lucarne A lucarne is a small dormer window that is built on a spire or roof during the Gothic and Romanesque time period.... s and exaggerated buttress Buttress A buttress is an architectural structure built against or projecting from a wall which serves to support or reinforce the wall... es. The entrance to the chapel is through a porch in the lower stage of the tower.
Little Marton Mill Little Marton Mill Little Marton Mill is a 19th-century English tower windmill in Marton, now part of Blackpool, Lancashire. It was built in 1838 by John Hays for grinding corn, and worked until 1928... 53.7991°N 2.9902°W			1840	Little Marton Mill was built in 1840 on the site of another mill. A working mill until the 1920s, it was renovated c. 1968. The mill is constructed of rendered Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture...  brick; the wooden cap and sails (without vanes) are from the restoration in 1968. The plan is circular, with four storeys and a basement. It has two doors; one to the east at basement level, and one to the west above basement level.
Methodist Chapel 53.8229°N 3.0533°W				This chapel was built c. 1890–1900 to a design by G. Payton of Birmingham and was altered in the 1970s. It is constructed of red brick with Flemish bond and ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  dressings in the Gothic Revival style Gothic Revival architecture The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England... . The roofs are of slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering... . The octagonal tower, to the south-west, has three stages and a spire Spire A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass.... . The upper stage is carved with swirling designs.
Miners' Convalescent Home Miners' Convalescent Home, Blackpool The Miners' Convalescent Home was a convalescent home for miners in the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, England. It was built 1925–27 for Lancashire and Cheshire miners and was opened by Edward, Prince of Wales... 53.8453°N 3.0524°W				The Miner's Convalescent Home was built 1925–27 to a design by Bradshaw Gass & Hope Bradshaw Gass & Hope Bradshaw Gass & Hope is an English firm of architects founded in 1862 by Jonas James Bradshaw . The style "Bradshaw Gass & Hope" was adopted after J. J... . It is constructed in the Baroque style Edwardian Baroque architecture The term Edwardian Baroque refers to the Neo-Baroque architectural style of many public buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era ....  of red brick with terracotta dressings. It has slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...  hip roof Hip roof A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side... s, and a large tower at the back, with an ogee Ogee An ogee is a curve , shaped somewhat like an S, consisting of two arcs that curve in opposite senses, so that the ends are parallel.... -shaped cap. Built as a specialist hospital building, it was converted to apartments in 2005.
New Clifton Hotel 53.8186°N 3.0555°W			1874	The New Clifton Hotel was built 1865-74, first extending, then replacing, the Clifton Arms Hotel. It is constructed of brick with stone dressings, stone quoins Quoin (architecture) Quoins are the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins may be either structural or decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building...  and string courses Course (architecture) A course is a continuous horizontal layer of similarly-sized building material one unit high, usually in a wall. The term is almost always used in conjunction with unit masonry such as brick, cut stone, or concrete masonry units .-Styles:... . Its roofs are slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering... . The building is of four storeys and the front has five bays.
North Pier North Pier, Blackpool North Pier is the oldest and largest of the three coastal piers in Blackpool, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II listed building.-Location:... 53.8190°N 3.0591°W				North Pier was built 1862–63 by Laidlaw and Sons from Glasgow, to a design by Eugenius Birch Eugenius Birch Eugenius Birch was a 19th Century English naval architect, engineer and noted pier builder.-Biography:Both Eugenius and his brother were born in Gloucester Terrace, Shoreditch, to grain dealer John and wife Susanne... . The first of Blackpool's three piers to be built, it was known as The Blackpool Pier until the construction of Central Pier Central Pier, Blackpool -Location:The pier is central in the sense that it is located between the other two, but it is also close to the site of the now-defunct Blackpool Central railway station about 500 metres south of Blackpool Tower...  in 1868. It consists of a 1405 feet (428.2 m) wooden deck supported by cast iron Cast iron Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...  screw piles and columns. A jetty Jetty A jetty is any of a variety of structures used in river, dock, and maritime works that are generally carried out in pairs from river banks, or in continuation of river channels at their outlets into deep water; or out into docks, and outside their entrances; or for forming basins along the...  was added in 1874.
Promenade Shelters, Queen's Promenade 53.8434°N 3.0544°W
Promenade Shelters, South Shore 53.8055°N 3.0558°W				Probably built in 1905, this pair of promenade shelters sits on either side of the steps to the beach, opposite Trafalgar Road. They are constructed of cast iron Cast iron Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...  with lead covered roofs and wooden partitions. They have iron columns at each corner, with ornamental brackets.
Raikes Hall 53.8176°N 3.0403°W				Originally the home of the Hornby family, Raikes Hall was built in the mid-18th century and extended c. 1870. It was bought in 1871 by Raikes Hall Park, Gardens and Aquarium Company and became part of the pleasure gardens which was one of Blackpool's main tourist attractions until 1898. The house is constructed of stucco Stucco Stucco or render is a material made of an aggregate, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as decorative coating for walls and ceilings and as a sculptural and artistic material in architecture... ed brick with stone dressings and quoins Quoin (architecture) Quoins are the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins may be either structural or decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building... , and a slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...  hip roof Hip roof A hip roof, or hipped roof, is a type of roof where all sides slope downwards to the walls, usually with a fairly gentle slope. Thus it is a house with no gables or other vertical sides to the roof. A square hip roof is shaped like a pyramid. Hip roofs on the houses could have two triangular side... . It has a semi-circular porch on fluted Fluting (architecture) Fluting in architecture refers to the shallow grooves running vertically along a surface.It typically refers to the grooves running on a column shaft or a pilaster, but need not necessarily be restricted to those two applications...  columns. As of 2010, Raikes Hall is a pub.
Salvation Army Citadel 53.8182°N 3.0439°W			1905	This building was built 1904-05 as Raikes Road Technical School to a design by Potts, Son and Hennings. It was later the Grammar School and is currently the premises of the Salvation Army Salvation Army The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries.... . It is constructed of red brick with grey terracotta dressings and quoins Quoin (architecture) Quoins are the cornerstones of brick or stone walls. Quoins may be either structural or decorative. Architects and builders use quoins to give the impression of strength and firmness to the outline of a building...  in the Baroque style Edwardian Baroque architecture The term Edwardian Baroque refers to the Neo-Baroque architectural style of many public buildings built in the British Empire during the Edwardian era .... . It has slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...  roofs, with copper domes. Its plan is 'U'-shaped, with receding wings. The tower to the south-west is square with three storeys and has an octagonal lantern with a copper dome and finial Finial The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed decoratively to emphasize the apex of a gable or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Smaller finials can be used as a decorative ornament on the ends of curtain rods... .
Sundial at Bispham Parish Church Bispham Parish Church Bispham Parish Church, also known as All Hallows Church, is a Church of England parish church located in Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, known as the Mother Church of Blackpool.The church is a Grade II Listed Building... 53.8568°N 3.0368°W			1704	This sundial, 7 metres (23 ft) south of All Hallows Church, was made from the stone base of an ancient cross that had been brought into the churchyard. The dial, no longer present, was constructed in 1704 by John Hebblethwaite, and donated to the parish by John Hull. The stone shaft retains a motto, Die dies Truditur and the carved initials R.B., said to be of Robert Broadbelt, a 17th century parish clerk.
Telephone Kiosks, Abingdon Street 53.8188°N 3.0520°W				Located directly in front of the General Post Office, this group of eight K6 telephone kiosks was designed in 1935 by Giles Gilbert Scott Giles Gilbert Scott Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, OM, FRIBA was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station and designing the iconic red telephone box.... . They are constructed of cast iron Cast iron Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due... , with domed roofs, and are painted red. The K6 kiosks were designed by Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee Silver Jubilee A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...  of George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... .
Telephone Kiosks, Talbot Square 53.8192°N 3.0543°W				These three K6 telephone kiosks were designed in 1935 by Giles Gilbert Scott Giles Gilbert Scott Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, OM, FRIBA was an English architect known for his work on such buildings as Liverpool Cathedral and Battersea Power Station and designing the iconic red telephone box.... . They are constructed of cast iron Cast iron Cast iron is derived from pig iron, and while it usually refers to gray iron, it also identifies a large group of ferrous alloys which solidify with a eutectic. The color of a fractured surface can be used to identify an alloy. White cast iron is named after its white surface when fractured, due...  and have domed roofs. The K6 kiosks were designed by Scott to commemorate the Silver Jubilee Silver Jubilee A Silver Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 25th anniversary. The anniversary celebrations can be of a wedding anniversary, ruling anniversary or anything that has completed a 25 year mark...  of George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... .
Town Hall 53.8187°N 3.0546°W				The town hall in Talbot Square was built 1895–1900 to a design by Potts, Son and Hennings. It is constructed from brick with stone dressings and slate Slate Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. The result is a foliated rock in which the foliation may not correspond to the original sedimentary layering...  roofs in the Jacobean style Jacobean architecture The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:... . Its façade Facade A facade or façade is generally one exterior side of a building, usually, but not always, the front. The word comes from the French language, literally meaning "frontage" or "face"....  is symmetrical, with five bays and terminating Dutch gable Dutch gable A Dutch gable or Flemish gable is a gable whose sides have a shape made up of one or more curves and has a pediment at the top. The gable may be an entirely decorative projection above a flat section of roof line, or may be the termination of a roof, like a normal gable... s. The building has a 'U'-shaped plan with a central square clock tower of two stages. The entrance hall has green and cream marble Marble Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals, most commonly calcite or dolomite.Geologists use the term "marble" to refer to metamorphosed limestone; however stonemasons use the term more broadly to encompass unmetamorphosed limestone.Marble is commonly used for...  walls and mosaic floors. There is a statue of Queen Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. From 1 May 1876, she used the additional title of Empress of India....  dating from 1904.
Walkers Hill Farmhouse 53.7916°N 3.0167°W				This farmhouse was built in the last quarter of the 18th century. It is the only surviving 18th century cobble-built Cobblestone architecture Cobblestone architecture refers to the use of cobblestones embedded in mortar as method for erecting walls on houses and commercial buildings.-History:Evidence of the use of cobblestones in building has been found in the ruins of Hierakonpolis...  farmhouse in the district of Blackpool and has been modernised.
War Memorial 53.8198°N 3.0560°W			1923	This cenotaph Cenotaph A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον = kenotaphion...  is a white granite ashlar Ashlar Ashlar is prepared stone work of any type of stone. Masonry using such stones laid in parallel courses is known as ashlar masonry, whereas masonry using irregularly shaped stones is known as rubble masonry. Ashlar blocks are rectangular cuboid blocks that are masonry sculpted to have square edges...  obelisk Obelisk An obelisk is a tall, four-sided, narrow tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top, and is said to resemble a petrified ray of the sun-disk. A pair of obelisks usually stood in front of a pylon...  built in 1923, probably to a design by Grayson. It sits on a three-stepped plinth Plinth In architecture, a plinth is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. Gottfried Semper's The Four Elements of Architecture posited that the plinth, the hearth, the roof, and the wall make up all of architectural theory. The plinth usually rests...  and on the north and south sides it has bronze relief panels that depict images of warfare. These were designed by Gilbert Ledward in 1922. On the east and west sides, figures of soldiers, a sailor and an airman are depicted. On platforms to the north and south of the obelisk are free-standing chest tombs with cast bronze Bronze Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...  roofs. On the roofs are names of the fallen.
White Tower Casino, Pleasure Beach Pleasure Beach Blackpool Pleasure Beach Blackpool is a family owned amusement park and resort situated along the Fylde coast in Blackpool, England. It is the most visited amusement park in the United Kingdom, and one of the top twenty most-visited amusement parks in the world with an estimate of 5.5 million visitors in... 53.7931°N 3.0559°W				Designed by Joseph Emberton Joseph Emberton Joseph Emberton was an English architect of the early modernist period. He was born 23 December 1889 in Audley, Staffordshire and was educated at the Royal College of Art. He first worked for the London architects Trehearne and Norman between 1913-1914, before serving as a gunner in the Honourable...  for Leonard Thompson of the Pleasure Beach, in the International Modern style International style (architecture) The International style is a major architectural style that emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, the formative decades of Modern architecture. The term originated from the name of a book by Henry-Russell Hitchcock and Philip Johnson, The International Style... , the White Tower was built 1937–40 and restored and altered in 1972 and 1977–79. It is constructed of reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete Reinforced concrete is concrete in which reinforcement bars , reinforcement grids, plates or fibers have been incorporated to strengthen the concrete in tension. It was invented by French gardener Joseph Monier in 1849 and patented in 1867. The term Ferro Concrete refers only to concrete that is...  and has a circular plan with long, curved window bands. It has a thin spiral tower on one side of the entrance, which adds, according to Nikolaus Pevsner Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner, CBE, FBA was a German-born British scholar of history of art and, especially, of history of architecture... , "an appropriate note of gaiety", and a lower rectangular tower on the other side.