Blackpool hotels in bygone days

Some are still around whilst others are long gone but these photos celebrate Blackpool's hotels in bygone days

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00:00How many hotels does our town actually have?

00:03Well, according to Google there are 241 including 7 hotel chains.

00:08And it's always been the same.

00:10Blackpool had guest houses lining its streets more than 100 years ago

00:14and the oldest hotel was constructed in the mid 1800s.

00:18These photos from our archive show some of the many hotels

00:21which have served tourism in Blackpool through the years.

00:24Some are still around, whilst others are long gone.

00:27But they tap into a long ago era of tourism as Blackpool knew it then.

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