Scaffolding was up in this scene from 1989 as work continued on the new development which replaced the old Binns storeScaffolding was up in this scene from 1989 as work continued on the new development which replaced the old Binns store
Scaffolding was up in this scene from 1989 as work continued on the new development which replaced the old Binns store

10 unearthed images of Blackpool's forgotten 1990s Tower Shopping Centre - in the days before Primark and HMV

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We like to have a firm grip on everything Blackpool - after all, it is our job to know. But in the office this one had us scratching our heads with vague recollections of a long forgotten development in the 90s.

We know the building but our memories were struggling to picture it as the Tower Shopping Centre. It was clearly a big deal at the time but was possibly quite short-lived. On the back of one of the photos from its earliest days it says it was a new era in Blackpool shopping. It was a £14.5m project which was ‘setting new standards for the resort and creating a concept not see at this level before in Blackpool’. It later became Littlewoods and then Primark. The photos explain what it was like inside. Do you remember more about it? We would love to hear from you.

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