A walk in Blackpool.
Blackpool is a comparatively young town but has many interesting buildings and sites that contain many interesting stories, particularly in the world of entertainment. In fact, if it isn't getting carried away, it is unlikely that many towns have such a collection. Take as examples the tower and its ballroom or the Winter Gardens with its fine halls and rooms.
The video for the heritage trail has been released and is on YouTube. It is in several videos, one for each building, but will play continuously, or you can pick and mix.
Please note the Syndicate, former ABC, has been demolished.
The text is contained under the video.
Click here for YouTube and click on the black square of the video when it says 'play all'.
Thanks to Blackpool 6th Form College for putting together the video.
A map of the route is available on Google Maps:
View Blackpool Heritage Walk 2012 in a larger map The full route of the walk is a distance of about 4 miles or pick and mix. The items on the list are: Another heritage trail leaflet with a podcast has been created related to Blackpool Theatres giving an insight into the history of existing and past theatre buildings. This can be read by clicking here The podcast can be downloaded by clicking here. The leaflet is best viewed in a narrow window.
Blackpool Heritage Walk 2012
1a Start at West Street Car Park
Start and end, go to Point 1 The Mitre Inn.
1 Mitre Inn
2 Roberts' Oyster Bar
3 Blackpool Tower
4 The Woolworth's Building
5 The Edith Centre
6 Albert Road Spiritualist Church
7 Riley's Snooker Hall
Turn left here for a shorter route.
8 Salvation Army Building
9 Anderlea
10 Raikes Parade Methodist Chruch
11 Leamington Road Synagogue
12 Raikes Hall Hotel
13 The Crown, formerly No.3
14 Palatine Technical College
15 St John's Primary School
16 Stanley Arms
17 The Syndicate Club, former ABC (now a car park)
18 Gillespie's Bar
19 Churchill's Bar
20 Washington Bar
21 Cedar Tavern
22 Cobbled Wall and Flags
23 St John's Church
24 The Wave
25 Winter Gardens
26 The Grand Theatre
27 Scruffy Murphy's
28 Municipal Buildings
29 Barclay's Bank
29 Abingdon Street Market
30 Abingdon Street Post Office Building
32 Liverpool & Martin's Bank
33 Blackpool Town Hall
34 The Counting House
35 Royal Bank of Scotland Building
36 Sacred Heart Church
37 Sacred Heart Presbyteria and School.
38 Blackpool Central Library
39 Springfields Methodist Church
40 Funny Girls
41 Duke of York
42 Banks Street Unitarian Chapel
44 Baptist Tabernacle
43 North Shore Methodist Church
35 Princess Cinema
46 Cenotaph
47 Metropole
48 North Pier
49 Colonnades
50 Clifton Hotel
51 Feldman's Arcade
52 The End, West Street Car Park
The end of the circular walk
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