How many hotels does our town actually have? Well, according to Google, there are 241 including seven hotel chains. And that’s without all the B&Bs, guest houses, Air BnBs and other accommodations. I wasn’t surprised though, in fact I thought there might be more.
It has always been the same. Blackpool had guest houses lining its streets more than 100 years ago and the oldest hotel was ranked to have been constructed in the mid 1800s. These photos from our archives show some of the many hotels which have served tourism in Blackpool through the years. Some are still around whilst others are long gone. They tap into a long ago era of tourism as Blackpool knew it then...
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25. Hotel Nostalgia
County Hotel, 1950s. To the right is part of the glass canopy of The Palace both were demolished in the 1960s to make way for Lewis's department store | National World
26. Hotel Nostalgia
Aspects of Blackpool's History - Lane End Hotel (site of present Harry Ramsden's) depicted about 1850, when it still looked much as it had done in Henry Bank's day. The hotel was completely rebuilt in 1864 and is remembered as the County Hotel. | National World
27. Hotel Nostalgia
County Hotel, corner of Church Street and the Promenade, 1930s | National World
28. Hotel Nostalgia
The new Star Hotel , South Shore, Blackpool, opened in 1932, it was built in front of the old Star Inn | National World
