List of tallest buildings and structures in Blackpool

This list ranks the tallest buildings and structures in Blackpool, United Kingdom by height. Blackpool is a popular tourist resort on the north west coast of England, and many tall structures in the town are associated with the local tourism industry. Since the late 19th century, the tallest structure in Blackpool has been the 518 ft Blackpool Tower, which is also the 16th tallest free-standing structure in the UK.^[1] There are no planned developments in the town which will take the 115+ year title from the Blackpool Tower.

Walter Robinson court demolished 31/7 /2016

Tallest buildings and structures

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. Only structures taller than 150 ft are listed.

Rank	Name	Use	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Blackpool Tower	Observation Tower	158	518	6	1894	^[2]
2	Pepsi Max Big One	Rollercoaster	65	213	N/A	1994	^[3]
3=	Walter Robinson Court	Residential	64	210	22	1972 Demolished 31/7/2016	^[4]
3=	Ice Blast	freefall ride	64	210	N/A	1997	^[5]
5=	Elizabeth Court	Residential	46	150	16	1964 Demolished 31/7/2016	^[6]
5=	Churchill Court	Residential	46	150	16	1965 Demolished 31/7/2016	^[7]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen's Park Estate.

Lists of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom

Tallest buildings nationwide Tallest structures nationwide Tallest buildings and structures by usage Tallest buildings by city Tallest destroyed buildings and structures

Barrow-in-Furness Belfast Birmingham Blackpool Bradford Bristol Cardiff Croydon Edinburgh Glasgow Ipswich Hull Leeds Leicester Liverpool London Manchester Newcastle upon Tyne Portsmouth Preston Salford Sheffield Southampton Wolverhampton

Buildings and structures in Blackpool

Grade I

Blackpool Tower

Grade II*

Grand Theatre Winter Gardens Empress Ballroom Opera House Theatre

Places of worship	Sacred Heart Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes

Grade II

Central Library The Elms Grundy Art Gallery Little Marton Mill Miners' Convalescent Home North Pier

Places of worship	Bispham United Hebrew Holy Trinity St John

Unlisted

Carleton Crematorium Central Pier Funny Girls High Tide Organ Houndshill Shopping Centre Isle of Man to England Interconnector South Pier Syndicate Trinity Hospice Victoria Hospital Viva Blackpool Zoo

Hotels	Cliffs Grand Metropole Imperial Norbreck Castle

Places of worship	Central Mosque Reform Jewish Noor-A-Madina Mosque St Mark St Stephen on-the-Cliffs St Thomas

Demolished

Lists

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.