19 classical 1930s style Art Deco buildings which graced Blackpool streets - some lost forever

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 27th Sep 2024, 15:13 BST

While those with their heads in the clouds dreamt of skyscraper hotels along Blackpool’s sea front, the town’s leading architects kept their feet firmly on the ground as they entered the 1930s and continued to design in the neo-classical Art Deco style.

Have a look at these photos which show classic building examples of this particular 1930's style in Blackpool. This is by no means exhaustive and there are other great examples, some which you can still admire whilst others are lost to history…

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13. Blackpool's Art Deco Buildings

The Edith Centre on Bank Hey Street and Albert Road is an Art Deco style building | National World

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14. Blackpool's Art Deco Buildings

Chapel Street Church had many Art Deco features | National World

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15. Blackpool's Art Deco Buildings

Art Deco flair for Bispham Library | National World

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16. Blackpool's Art Deco Buildings

The Art Deco style sun parlour, designed by J C Robinson, and built on the Lower Walk at Bispham is now demolished | National World

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17. Blackpool's Art Deco Buildings

Derby Baths was a classic example of Art Deco | National World

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18. Blackpool's Art Deco Buildings

The Regent Cinema, on the corner of Regent Road and Church Street, made quite an impact with its dazzling white-tiled exterior and lofty dome, when it was completed in the 1920s | National World

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