23 vibrant pictures of Blackpool's Lionel's Bar and Heaven and Hell in the 90s and 00s
Crazy nights and boogie nights is what it was all about at two of Blackpool’s most memorable venues.
By Claire Lark
Published 27th Jan 2023, 15:45 BST
Updated 4th Dec 2023, 16:34 BST
And at the heart of it was the resort’s own spoof seventies groover Lionel Vinyl, who was behind the success of some of the town’s most successful bars and clubs of the era.
These photos look back to Lionel’s Bar which took over Boomerang on Clifton Street, the opening of Heaven and Hell and other fun pictures from the 90s and early 00s.
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19. Party Nights
Blackpool Mayor Sue Wright compares medallions with Lionyl Vinyl at the official opening of Boomerang on Clifton Street in 2002 Photo: Submit
Club Heaven and Hell DJs and staff get ready to stay up all night in 2000. The Club had been granted a 6am licence. Pictured are Alan Holliday, Lionel Vinyl, Chris Bovaird Front Left: Mark Stevenson, Minni Mee, Daz Mason Photo: Dave Nelson