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no.4464

Blackpool, Big Wheel

Early 20th Century

Looking east from the Alhambra/Palace Theatre roof to the Big Wheel in the centre and Winter Gardens left. Spire of the Congregational Church and rooftops in foreground. Taken from the same position as 4464 with a longer lens.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=1753

no.4464

Blackpool, Big Wheel

Early 20th Century

Looking east from the Alhambra/Palace Theatre roof to the Big Wheel in the centre and Winter Gardens left. Spire of the Congregational Church and rooftops in foreground. Taken from the same position as 4464 with a longer lens.

Location: Blackpool Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/6522
Sankey Number: 4464

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Album Number: Album 16 4200-4500 Blackpool

Page Number: 21

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Sankey Number Image Title Location Image Taken Description
4461    Blackpool on the Sands Crowded beach South to Central Pier, bathing huts and boat loading.
4462 Reads Road, (Blackpool) Now Reads Avenue, retail/residential mix leading to Christchurch.
4463    Abingdon Street with Church Street, Blackpool Looking to Talbot Road, Standard Deluxe and Toast rack trams.
4464    Blackpool Big Wheel View over rooftops to the Big Wheel and Winter Gardens from the Alhambra/Palace Theatre
4465    Blackpool Interior of Winter Gardens The Floral Hall before conversion to the Pavilion Theatre
4466    Blackpool Tower Foundation laid 1891, 158m high, Tower cost £65,000 originally
4467    Blackpool Big Wheel Built 1896, 220 feet high, with 30 carriages, until 1928
4468    Blackpool Promenade looking North View to North Pier, Toast Rack tram 69 and Dreadnought 21, and carriages.
4469    Wheel & Winter Gardens from Alhambra/Palace Theatre building, Blackpool A fuller, slightly different version of 4464/4467, almost copy of 4491
4470    Railway Hotel,Talbot Road & Maybell Avenue junction, Blackpool Now Molloy's pub, Maybell Ave now part of Abingdon St, Baptist Tabernacle in the right distance.
4471    Raikes Parade, Blackpool North on residential street to the Wesleyan Methodist Church with car
4473    County & Lane Ends Hotel, Blackpool Beside the Alhambra / Palace Theatre on the Promenade (right hand side), closed 1961