Blackpool History, Mystery, Heritage and Hauntings

Your may remeber my last blog on this subject if not ... https://juliettegregsonheritagephotographer.blogspot.com/2018/03/star-pub-derelict-and-now-gone.html So what has gone on since then .. Well now on the site of the old Star pub is the new Hotel from Amanda Thompson https://www.boulevardhotel.co.uk The Hotel blurb has the following to say - Located on Ocean Boulevard, Blackpool. Boulevard Hotel is a brand new seafront property at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Boasting 120 stylish rooms, including 08 junior suites, 02 park view suites, 08 coastal suites and family rooms with a mixture of coastal and park facing rooms. We offer everything you need for your conference or celebration, catering for up to 200 delegates or guests. The Shoreside Conference Centre provides unique meeting places with state of the art technology and turnkey event planning. Complemented by an innovative culinary team to provide the perfect menu to suit your event.  So basic

Goodbye to another building ! Council chiefs agreed in December that the Star Inn, on South Promenade, should be bulldozed to make way for a new £12m hotel on the site. Blackpool Pleasure Beach managing director Amanda Thompson revealed ambitious proposals to redevelop the land by building a 120-bedroom hotel to sit alongside the existing four-star Big Blue. A heritage report accompanying the application to pull down the Star describes the pub’s design as being “at odds” with the scale of surrounding buildings. It says the Star has “limited heritage merit” and the loss of the building will be outweighed by the value of the proposed replacement. Although the pub is a locally listed building, there was no objection to the demolition by Blackpool Council’s conservation officer, but a request has been made for a historical record to be made of the site prior to any work commencing. Read more at: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/business/demolition-of-well-known-bl