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The Winter Gardens is a large entertainment complex in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, which includes a theatre, ballroom and conference facilities. Opened in 1878, it is a Grade II* listed building, [1] operated by Blackpool Entertainment Company Limited [2] on behalf of Blackpool Council, which purchased the property from Leisure Parcs Ltd as part of a £40 million deal in 2010.
The Imperial Hotel, formerly Puma Hotels Collection, is a 4-star hotel located on the northern promenade in Blackpool, Lancashire, England.It was established in 1867 and is situated in a large Victorian red brick building, in what, before development, was Claremont Park. [1]
A Wimpy restaurant in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (2010) A Wimpy restaurant in Ryde, Isle of Wight (2011), with the previous logo Lyons obtained a licence to use the Wimpy brand in the United Kingdom from Edward Gold's Chicago based Wimpy Grills Inc. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] and, in 1954, the first "Wimpy Bar" was established at the Lyons Corner House in ...
Smaller music venues of note include The Galleon bar on Adelaide Street which opened in 1954 and was a magnet for musicians [217] and Mama & Papa Jenks on Talbot Road, which attracted emerging acts of the 1970s including the Eurythmics and the Buzzcocks and evolved into a punk music venue hosting bands such as the Fits and the Membranes. [211]
It also hosts numerous dance competitions, such as the British Sequence Championships and the Blackpool Dance Festival, an annual ballroom dance competition, since its inception in 1920. [8] On 1 March 1974, the ballroom was the venue for the opening concert of Queen's first ever headlining tour of the UK. [9] [10] [11]
The Grand Metropole Hotel is a large hotel in Blackpool, England, the only Blackpool hotel to sit directly on the shoreline. It is one of the two oldest hotels in Blackpool; work originally began in 1776 on what was then named Bailey's Hotel and it opened in 1785. It is now owned by Britannia Hotels.
South Shore is an area of Blackpool, Lancashire, England.It forms the southern part of the town for two miles along the Promenade from Rigby Road to Starr Gate.Its inland boundaries run along Rigby Road, Queen Victoria Road, Ansdell Road, Hawes Side Lane, Common Edge Road and Squires Gate Lane.
The single platform is located at Bold Street, on a terminal loop of track. Provides a ferry interchange for the service to Knott End. Most of the loop is on-street but the platform itself and a section at the Pharos Lighthouse are reserved. The loop is single-tracked aside from a double track alignment on Queen's Terrace. Victoria Street