Blackpool's Seaside Heritage

Learn, enjoy and discover your library today. Sheffield Libraries are located across the city. We run events for everyone; from author visits to business workshops, computer classes to local history, babytimes to book groups.

Libraries Sheffield

Popular local historian Mike Higginbottom is back with an illuminating talk on Blackpool's rich seaside heritage

Carpenter Room Sheffield Central Library

Blackpool is Britain's premier seaside holiday resort. Its buildings and attractions have been repeatedly extended and adapted to suit the tastes and amusements of succeeding generations of holidaymakers. Despite its reputation for cheerful vulgarity, its historic sites provide a rich heritage of surprising sophistication, ranging from Victorian opulence to the virtuosity of Art Deco.The town’s pre-eminent symbol, the Tower, is a unique monument to Victorian enterprise, a pier set on end, with a multi-purpose fun-palace at its base, still operational alongside the Winter Gardens, the three piers, and the Pleasure Beach.The town’s modern claim to fame, its unrivalled Illuminations, originated from another unique survival, the tramway system. To view the Blackpool Illuminations from the top of a tram is to experience an essentially Victorian sense of wonder – admiring electricity.

Our {communityGuidelinesLink} describe the sort of content we prohibit on Eventbrite. If you suspect an event may be in violation, you can report it to us so we can investigate.

To report other categories of prohibited or illegal content, submit {link}

Blackpool's Seaside Heritage

More events from Libraries Sheffield

Discover more events from Libraries Sheffield, from Community to other experiences you might love.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Sheffield City Centre and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.

Blackpool's Seaside Heritage

More events from Libraries Sheffield

Discover more events from Libraries Sheffield, from Community to other experiences you might love.

You might also like...

Browse more events with different dates, prices, and formats to find your next great experience.

Still looking for the right event?

Explore all events in Sheffield City Centre and filter by date, category, and more to find the perfect fit.