This is the new Sands Venue Resort Hotel which already houses Spyglass Bar and will be where people can find out about our brilliant resort's past at the new Blackpool Showtown Museum. The whole complex will have cost in the region of £30mplaceholder image
This is the new Sands Venue Resort Hotel which already houses Spyglass Bar and will be where people can find out about our brilliant resort's past at the new Blackpool Showtown Museum. The whole complex will have cost in the region of £30m

10 Blackpool buildings added to the skyline which are the town's newest landmarks - including Winter Gardens Conference Centre, Sainsburys and Festival House

By Claire Lark
Published 15th Apr 2023, 04:55 GMT
Updated 15th Apr 2023, 07:15 GMT

We love our Tower, the Big One and the countless buildings which we class as landmarks and they always take pride of place.

But Blackpool has a new set of buildings which are key markers and, if they aren’t already, will no doubt become future landmarks too. From the impressive new Conference Centre at the Winter Gardens to the sweeping design of the Tram Depot at Starr Gate these buildings will be the places people take notice of - and have already made an impression. Do you agree?

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Bickerstaffe House is unmissable. Home to council staff, the building was part of an £80 investment at Talbot Gateway and added 1,000 jobs to Blackpool's employment

7. Blackpool's New Landmarks

Bickerstaffe House is unmissable. Home to council staff, the building was part of an £80 investment at Talbot Gateway and added 1,000 jobs to Blackpool's employment Photo: submit

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The new Premier Inn at Talbot Square rose from the ashes of Yates's Wine Lodge

8. Blackpool's New Landmarks

The new Premier Inn at Talbot Square rose from the ashes of Yates's Wine Lodge Photo: Google

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Not a building, of course, but this is a firm favourite among the holidaymakers - the Comedy Carpet at the Headlands makes the list

9. Blackpool's New Landmarks

Not a building, of course, but this is a firm favourite among the holidaymakers - the Comedy Carpet at the Headlands makes the list Photo: Google

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