The Star pub on South Promenade was a familiar site for decades, in the far southern corner of the Pleasure Beach and in the shadow of the Big One since that attraction was built in 1994. The pub dated from 1931, when it replaced a hostelry of the same name which was nearer the sea. Here it is being demolished in 2018.The Star pub on South Promenade was a familiar site for decades, in the far southern corner of the Pleasure Beach and in the shadow of the Big One since that attraction was built in 1994. The pub dated from 1931, when it replaced a hostelry of the same name which was nearer the sea. Here it is being demolished in 2018.
The Star pub on South Promenade was a familiar site for decades, in the far southern corner of the Pleasure Beach and in the shadow of the Big One since that attraction was built in 1994. The pub dated from 1931, when it replaced a hostelry of the same name which was nearer the sea. Here it is being demolished in 2018.

Blackpool pubs: What became of some of iconic boozers we've loved and lost down the years

By Tony Durkin
Published 8th Mar 2023, 15:45 BST
Updated 12th May 2023, 16:31 BST
Many of the pubs we recall fondly from years gone by sadly no more.

Development, the smoking ban, changing social habits and tougher economic times have all accounted for hostelries we fondly remember from years ago, bringing a variety of new uses for the sites they previously occupied.

Here we look at a few instances around Blackpool, then and now...

The New Anchor on the corner of Anchorsholme Lane, close to the tram tracks close to the Blackpool-Cleveleys boundary was a popular destination food and drink into the 90s.

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The New Anchor on the corner of Anchorsholme Lane, close to the tram tracks close to the Blackpool-Cleveleys boundary was a popular destination food and drink into the 90s. Photo: The New Anchor, Anchorsholme

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The New Anchor was replaced in 2007 with a Lidl supermarket, which has become a busy destination for shoppers, so much so that in 2021, Lidl applied, unsuccessfully, for planning permission to demolish two adjacent houses to allow room for a car park extension.

8. ...now a Lidle supermarket

The New Anchor was replaced in 2007 with a Lidl supermarket, which has become a busy destination for shoppers, so much so that in 2021, Lidl applied, unsuccessfully, for planning permission to demolish two adjacent houses to allow room for a car park extension. Photo: staff

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Do you remember Yates's Wine Lodge in Blackpool town centre? It was a landmark which stood at the unction of Talbot Road and Clifton Street until it was devastated by fire in 2009. The distinctive building had originally been a library and after Yates's founder Peter Yates rented out a room offering refreshment it proved so populkar so quickly that Yates's Wine Lodges were born. The fire in Februrary 2009 was rackled by 100 firefighters and Yates's ended up moving their town centre premises to Market Street.

9. Yates's Wine Lodge, Talbot Square

Do you remember Yates's Wine Lodge in Blackpool town centre? It was a landmark which stood at the unction of Talbot Road and Clifton Street until it was devastated by fire in 2009. The distinctive building had originally been a library and after Yates's founder Peter Yates rented out a room offering refreshment it proved so populkar so quickly that Yates's Wine Lodges were born. The fire in Februrary 2009 was rackled by 100 firefighters and Yates's ended up moving their town centre premises to Market Street. Photo: submit

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After years of being derelict, the former Yates's site was developed to house a Premier Inn hotel which opened in 2021. It cost £7.1m, has been designed to reflect the heritage of the site and has a restaurant and bar on the ground floor.

10. ...now a Premier Inn

After years of being derelict, the former Yates's site was developed to house a Premier Inn hotel which opened in 2021. It cost £7.1m, has been designed to reflect the heritage of the site and has a restaurant and bar on the ground floor. Photo: submit

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The Hop Inn, at the junction of Cookson Street and King Street, dated from the 1860s, when it was originally the Veevers Arms and closed in February 2020 after being bought by Blackpool Council from the Greene King brewery in 2017.

11. The Hop Inn

The Hop Inn, at the junction of Cookson Street and King Street, dated from the 1860s, when it was originally the Veevers Arms and closed in February 2020 after being bought by Blackpool Council from the Greene King brewery in 2017. Photo: submit

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The front of The Hop Inn was locally listed and has therefore been preserved in its new guise as the King Street Dental Surgery. The building is at the heart of the town centre redevelopment area and as a new hotel takes shape at Talbot Gateway, work is going on to create an adjacent £100m office block.

12. ...now a dental surgery

The front of The Hop Inn was locally listed and has therefore been preserved in its new guise as the King Street Dental Surgery. The building is at the heart of the town centre redevelopment area and as a new hotel takes shape at Talbot Gateway, work is going on to create an adjacent £100m office block. Photo: submit

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