Chartered Surveyors Blackpool Lancashire
Approximate Population: 142,900
Blackpool has a current population of around 143,000 and is situated on the Fylde coast in the North West of England with an historic reliance on tourism. In respect of Blackpool its fame and fortune lies in the sweeping promenade stretching for some five miles, embracing the Golden Sands, its pier and naturally the world renowned Blackpool Tower.
Recent archaeological discoveries show that the Fylde area was first inhabited as far back as 11,000 years ago. Consequently in 1602 entries in the Bispham parish baptismal register mention both “Poole” and, for the first time, “blackpoole”. Its lover affair with tourism though began in 1783where there is first mention of coaches being run between Manchester and Blackpool for passengers and tourists who came to enjoy the beaches and, in those days, drink the seawater – not recommended today though!
Around 1846 the railway station was opened at Talbot Road, nowadays Blackpool North and in 1863 the pier was opened, the railway was at this time extended to Blackpool Central. The resort was scarcely prepared for the thousands of visitors from Lancashire and Yorkshire who could now reach it with comparative ease.
In 1889, an event that took place on the other side of the English Channel was to transform Blackpool’s visual identity forever. An enormous cast-iron tower was built in the centre of Paris for the International Exhibition.
