Blackpool North Railway Station - Last Day 1973
Blackpool North Railway Station concourse on it's last day in use, Saturday 06 January 1973. This view is looking north towards Queen Street.
Demoltion had started by March 1973. It’s a great shame that this station was demolished when the replacement station (the old excursion terminal building) was rebuilt and reopened. For many years now Blackpool has needed an all-purpose building for conferences and concerts etc. Blackpool North could have been converted for such use similar to Manchester Central (G-MEX) instead of being demolished as quickly as possible. It’s certainly a pity that the magnificent station buffet was not retained, as it even would have put the world famous Stalybridge buffet to shame. These days the buffet would probably have been a listed building.
Amazingly the whole station building was repainted at great expense just one year before it was demolished. Nothing ever changes! A new Fine Fare store (now Wilkinsons) with a multi-storey car park above was built on the site of the old station. The store is not exactly the best looking building in Blackpool.
Camera: Praktica (Pentacon) LTL.
Film: Kodak Ektachrome (processed by Dixons)
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B.
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Blackpool North Railway Station - Last Day 1973
Blackpool North Railway Station concourse on it's last day in use, Saturday 06 January 1973. This view is looking north towards Queen Street.
Demoltion had started by March 1973. It’s a great shame that this station was demolished when the replacement station (the old excursion terminal building) was rebuilt and reopened. For many years now Blackpool has needed an all-purpose building for conferences and concerts etc. Blackpool North could have been converted for such use similar to Manchester Central (G-MEX) instead of being demolished as quickly as possible. It’s certainly a pity that the magnificent station buffet was not retained, as it even would have put the world famous Stalybridge buffet to shame. These days the buffet would probably have been a listed building.
Amazingly the whole station building was repainted at great expense just one year before it was demolished. Nothing ever changes! A new Fine Fare store (now Wilkinsons) with a multi-storey car park above was built on the site of the old station. The store is not exactly the best looking building in Blackpool.
Camera: Praktica (Pentacon) LTL.
Film: Kodak Ektachrome (processed by Dixons)
Photograph copyright: Ian 10B.
WARNING: Any institutions or individuals using this site or any of its associated sites - You do not have my permission to use any of my profile, pictures, or other material posted on this site (Including discussion thread posts and blogs) in any form or forum both current and future. If you have or do, It will be considered a violation of my privacy and will be subject to legal ramifications.