IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Princess Street, BLACKPOOL, FY1 5EQ

Introduction

This page details the photographs taken nearby to Princess Street, FY1 5EQ by members of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

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Blackpool Central car park
Blackpool Central was the largest railway station in Blackpool but closed in 1964, and was the station with the highest number of platforms ever to close, comprising 14 platforms. The station opened on 6 April 1863 as "Hounds Hill" and was renamed "Blackpool Central" in 1878. Initially, it was a relatively small town centre terminus for an isolated line running along the south Fylde coast from Lytham. In 1874 this line was connected to another branch from Lytham to Kirkham, allowing through trains from Preston and beyond. In 1901, the station was enlarged to include 14 platforms. A further development came in 1903 when an additional “Marton Line” was added, routed directly from Preston and considerably shorter and quicker than the Fylde coast line. The station was the world's busiest railway station in 1911. It remained in service just long enough to see its centenary before its closure on 2 November 1964, against the original recommendation of the 1963 Beeching Plan, which had proposed the closure of Blackpool North station instead. Blackpool Corporation had successfully lobbied British Railways for Central to be closed instead, in order that it might buy the land for potentially lucrative redevelopment. The land reclaimed from the station buildings became the location of some sea front amusement arcades (Coral Island), a new police station and a multi-storey car park with some residual spare land used as additional flat car parking space. In the late 1980s, the derelict track bed of the central railway line was adapted into a road, Yeadon Way, connecting the town centre with the M55 motorway. This road continuing as Seasiders Way terminates at Blackpool Central Car Park, based at the site of the former platform ends and approach tracks. A large part of the sidings and other land formerly belonging to British Rail were converted into a car park at about the same time as the road was completed.
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 9 Mar 2014
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Street art at Blackpool Central
Street art on the parapet of the Princess Street bridge now carrying the Central car park Image
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 9 Mar 2014
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Princess Street Bridge
Low bridge (3.1m, 10'3") under Seasiders Way (formerly the railway line into Blackpool Central Station).
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 5 Mar 2014
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Princess Street Bridge
Low bridge (3.1m, 10'3") under Seasiders Way (formerly the railway line into Blackpool Central Station).
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 5 Mar 2014
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South Blackpool from the Tower
Bloomfield Road stadium, the Pleasure Beach, the Promenade and the beach front are just some of the notable landmarks in this image.
Image: © Stephen Sweeney Taken: 30 Jun 2009
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Blackpool Tower from the beach
Image: © John Firth Taken: Unknown
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Disused Railway Subway, Central, Blackpool - 2
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 2 May 2010
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Disused Railway Subway, Central, Blackpool - 1
This former subway gave access 'under' the railway lines of the former L.M.S. Railway heading into and from Blackpool Central Station. The station closed in 1964 but the site of the former lines ... and there were 14 at one stage bringing thousands of visitors to Blackpool ... is now a road and car parking area. The subway is shown on the 1932 OS Map but will date from the early 1900s. The grey bricks are atypical of the former railway architecture and is reflected in many of the former railway bridges which still in the area. Not sure when it was finally closed off. Image
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 2 May 2010
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Blackpool tower looking up
Image: © Antony McCann Taken: 24 Sep 2006
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McBobbies at Blackpool
Six or Seven Policemen are using this 'Operations Support Unit' as their canteen before the football match between Blackpool and Bristol City on 2nd May 2010 ... and their choice of lunch is McDonald's from the restaurant just behind the photographer ... and here it is ... Image ... Looks like a Mobile Phone Telcomms Aerial in the background.
Image: © Terry Robinson Taken: 2 May 2010
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