Blackpool North Station and Wilko’s ! A Brief History ....
In 1846 Blackpool North station had begun to be built opposite was then the Talbot Hotel While the station was being built, the spoil from the excavations was dumped on the seashore – this would later be the foundation for North Pier. The station was designed by Mr Rampling of Fleetwood and constructed by Towers and Westall of Fleetwood. The opening was celebrated afterwards in the Clifton Arms Hotel, and over 400 railway construction workers were later fed and watered at Mr Carter’s Talbot Hotel. Blackpool Station was renamed Blackpool Talbot Road in 1883, and then ( true to form with most things in Blackpool ) rebuilt in 1898 with the iconic clock tower that we see in many of the old vintage photograph’s that are featured regularly on Blackpool’s past – the Original. ( Andrew Ayre – Credit for merge photo ) ( Andrew Ayre – credit for merge photo ) Blackpool North Station was opened for use in January 1973, based on the canopy of the old Excursion Sheds at t