It has been a beacon of luxury for generations and its history is intertwined with the town’s rise as a seaside resort.
Built in the late 19th century, the hotel was designed to cater for wealthy, aristocratic visitors and has had its fair share of famous residents.
Not least those attending party conferences for which the Imperial Hotel was first choice for accommodation. Sir Winston Churchill was a regular visitor and has a suite, where he stayed, named after him.
The hotel has weatered the storms of war and the changing face of Blackpool. Despite challenges, the hotel has alwasy maintained its charm and character and recently scraped back layer upon layer of plaster to reveal it’s stunning Turkish Baths from its days as a ‘hydrotherapy hotel’. Today, it still remains a cherished landmark, a symbol of Blackpool’s rich heritage.
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Gracie Fields and her husband Boris Alperovici looking at their Christmas cards in their suite at the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool on Christmas Eve 1955 | National World
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Anthony Eden leaves The Imperial Hotel for Blackpool Winter Gardens during the Conservative Party Conference in 1954 | National World
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During the 1954 Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, Dr Charles Hill MP, had an unexpected diversion when he found himself facing newsreel cameras on the steps of The Imperial Hotel with comedian Terry Thomas. | National World
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The Queen Mother at the Imperial Hotel in April 1956 | National World
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Gracie Field with her husband Boris Alperovici outside the Imperial Hotel, Blackpool . She was in town to switch on the 1964 Illuminations | National World