if your heading to Preston,don't bank on going up Blackpool tower

[Never to the dark side]

as the top of the structure is on fire

[Eddie Hitler]

I'll cross that off my list then.

h=Here's a trivia question for you all:

Which North West England seaside resort built a similar tower a few years after the Blackpool Tower was completed, which was taller than the Blackpool Tower and the tallest building in the country at the time? It had a theatre and a ballroom where a thousand couples could dance and at which The Beatles played no fewer than 27 times.

 

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New Brighton Tower was a steel lattice observation tower at New Brighton in the town of Wallasey, Cheshire (now in the Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside), England. It stood 567 feet (173 m) high, and was the tallest building in Great Britain when it opened some time between 1898 and 1900. Neglected during the First World War and requiring renovation the owners could not afford, dismantling of the tower began in 1919, and the metal was sold for scrap. The building at its base, housing the Tower Ballroom, continued its use until damaged by fire in 1969.

The tower was set in large grounds, which included a boating lake, a funfair, gardens, and a sports ground. The sports ground housed, at different times, a football team, an athletics track and a motorcycle speedway track. The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom 27 times, more than at any other venue in the United Kingdom except the Cavern Club in nearby Liverpool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower

 

[miser]

For those going to Preston, the tower is available for visitation. Should boost our numbers.

[Silvio Dante]

No fire at all apparently, just orange netting blowing in the wind….

[CyderInACan]

 

[22A]

58 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said:

I'll cross that off my list then.

h=Here's a trivia question for you all:

Which North West England seaside resort built a similar tower a few years after the Blackpool Tower was completed, which was taller than the Blackpool Tower and the tallest building in the country at the time? It had a theatre and a ballroom where a thousand couples could dance and at which The Beatles played no fewer than 27 times.

 

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New Brighton Tower was a steel lattice observation tower at New Brighton in the town of Wallasey, Cheshire (now in the Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside), England. It stood 567 feet (173 m) high, and was the tallest building in Great Britain when it opened some time between 1898 and 1900. Neglected during the First World War and requiring renovation the owners could not afford, dismantling of the tower began in 1919, and the metal was sold for scrap. The building at its base, housing the Tower Ballroom, continued its use until damaged by fire in 1969.

The tower was set in large grounds, which included a boating lake, a funfair, gardens, and a sports ground. The sports ground housed, at different times, a football team, an athletics track and a motorcycle speedway track. The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom 27 times, more than at any other venue in the United Kingdom except the Cavern Club in nearby Liverpool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower

 

Bristol City replaced this town's team, that included tower in it's name, in the Football League.

[ENOUGH]

false news; fire is a fire and netting is netting.......move on

Edited December 28, 2023 by mason

[Open End Numb Legs]

No fire without smoke?

[Davefevs]

Surely one for the classics!

[Sheltons Army]

Ahhh that’s good , though the itinerary had gone up in smoke

 

[Open End Numb Legs]

In football talk, back of the net(ting).

[ENOUGH]

1 hour ago, Never to the dark side said:

as the top of the structure is on fire

No rebuild required

[Sleepy1968]

45 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

 

Nice to see the BBC verifying their own stories. Oh, wait ...

[Down Town]

2 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

as the top of the structure is on fire

Jesus wept, are you that desperate to post? 

[Kingswood Robin]

2 hours ago, Eddie Hitler said:

I'll cross that off my list then.

h=Here's a trivia question for you all:

Which North West England seaside resort built a similar tower a few years after the Blackpool Tower was completed, which was taller than the Blackpool Tower and the tallest building in the country at the time? It had a theatre and a ballroom where a thousand couples could dance and at which The Beatles played no fewer than 27 times.

 

  Reveal hidden contents

New Brighton Tower was a steel lattice observation tower at New Brighton in the town of Wallasey, Cheshire (now in the Borough of Wirral, in Merseyside), England. It stood 567 feet (173 m) high, and was the tallest building in Great Britain when it opened some time between 1898 and 1900. Neglected during the First World War and requiring renovation the owners could not afford, dismantling of the tower began in 1919, and the metal was sold for scrap. The building at its base, housing the Tower Ballroom, continued its use until damaged by fire in 1969.

The tower was set in large grounds, which included a boating lake, a funfair, gardens, and a sports ground. The sports ground housed, at different times, a football team, an athletics track and a motorcycle speedway track. The Beatles played at the Tower Ballroom 27 times, more than at any other venue in the United Kingdom except the Cavern Club in nearby Liverpool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Brighton_Tower

 

49 feet taller than Blackpool tower, I think it was only there for about 15/20 years.

[Son of Fred]

2 hours ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

No fire without smoke?

Disco inferno.....

[BigTone]

3 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

as the top of the structure is on fire

Take marshmallows

[phantom]

4 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

as the top of the structure is on fire

 

[Bristol Oil Services]

4 hours ago, Never to the dark side said:

as the top of the structure is on fire

Blackpool's on fire? Dew fink Preston's defence are confident, mate, or very scared?