An entrepreneur's plan for a farm site has been rejected by councillors, one of whom claimed the standard of proposed work had gone from "an Eiffel Tower to a Blackpool Tower". Ribble Valley ...
Inspired by a trip to Paris in 1889, former Blackpool mayor Sir John Bickerstaffe had the idea of building a Lancashire version of the Eiffel Tower.
Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Blackpool Tower was opened to the public on 14 May, 1894. It is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. One man was arrested on the day on ...
Inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris, Blackpool Tower was opened to the public on 14 May, 1894. It is the 125th-tallest freestanding tower in the world. One man was arrested on the day on ...
He described the latest plans as "sub-standard alternatives". "Instead of delivering the Eiffel Tower, we are being asked to accept a Blackpool Tower. A far cry from what was originally planned." ...
An entrepreneur's plan for a farm site has been rejected by councillors, one of whom claimed the standard of proposed work had gone from "an Eiffel Tower to a Blackpool Tower". Ribble Valley ...