Heritage Open Days Thursday 13Th – Sunday 16Th September 2018
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FREE DAYS OUT Heritage Open Days Thursday 13th – Sunday 16th September 2018 Blackpool | Lytham St Annes | Fleetwood Blackpool and the Fylde Coast heritageopendays.org.uk 1 CONTENTS Welcome Welcome 3 How to use this brochure 4 to Heritage How to book tickets 4 Heritage Open Days at a glance 5 Blackpool Town Centre Map 7 Open Days Blackpool pre-book events 8 Blackpool drop-in events 10 2018 Blackpool talks 14 Heritage Open Days is England’s largest free cultural Lytham St Annes pre-book events 15 festival and one of fty countries across Europe taking Lytham St Annes drop-in events 15 part. Each September venues across Blackpool and the Fleetwood & Wyre pre-book events 17 Fylde Coast celebrate their heritage and bring it to life with a selection of tours, talks and exhibitions. It’s the Fleetwood & Wyre drop-in events 17 Winter Gardens perfect opportunity to embrace our eclectic heritage, Victoria Street entrance 1928 uncover our hidden histories and explore our architectural gems. This brochure includes details of all events taking place A big thank you! between Thursday 13th and Sunday 16th September We’d like to thank all the many 2018 during Heritage Open Days weekend. For many organisations, partners and individuals of the events you can drop in and just turn up on the who dedicate their time to make day. Those events that require pre-booking can be Heritage Open Days a success. booked from Thursday 2nd August at 10am. Without their creativity and support Heritage Open Days would not be This year our brochure has been given an exciting new possible. look with an increased number of interesting venues for you to discover. Coordinated by Blackpool We’d also like to extend our thanks Council’s Heritage Service and Fleetwood Civic Trust, to the army of volunteers that come there are over fty venues taking part across together every year for Heritage Open Blackpool, Lytham and Wyre revealing the very best of Days to celebrate, promote and our fantastic heritage. embrace our rich and varied heritage. Their passion and enthusiasm is what We hope to see you there! keeps this festival going year on year. Please note: all event information is correct at time of Thank you to everyone who joins us print and is subject to change. Any changes will be at a Heritage Open Days event. We clearly displayed on our website and on social media. hope you discover something new and inspiring and enjoy every moment. Collect a children’s activity sheet from Please share your stories with us… the History Centre in Central Library and get the whole family embracing Blackpool’s heritage! Heritage Open Days is coordinated by the National Trust and funded by players of the People’s Postcode Blackpool Tower under construction 1893 Lottery. 2 3 HERITAGE OPEN DAYS AT A GLANCE How to use this brochure Plan your Heritage Open Days adventure! • Whilst many of the events during Heritage Open • If you don’t manage to get tickets for an event Days welcome visitors to pop in during selected that you’ve got your eye on, then please don’t times, some of the tours have limited capacity feel like you’ve missed out - we have plenty of and must be pre-booked. drop-in events for you to explore. BLACKPOOL PRE-BOOK PAGE THUR 13 FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 16 • Some of these tours are very popular and • Events within this brochure are listed by areas: tickets for these events go quickly. All tickets Blackpool, Lytham St Annes and Fleetwood. 1887 BREW ROOM ✗ 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ are on a fi rst-come fi rst-served basis and will be Separated into pre-book and drop-in categories, ALL HALLOWS CHURCH ✗ 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ allocated as such. you’ll fi nd each section is in alphabetical order. BISPHAM COURT ✗ 10 ✓ BLACKPOOL PLEASURE BEACH ✗ 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ How to book tickets BLACKPOOL TOWER PRE-BOOK 8 ✓ BLACKPOOL TOWN HALL ✗ 10 ✓ Booking opens on Thursday 2nd August 2018 Once your booking has been secured, you will BLACKPOOL VICTORIA HOSPITAL PRE-BOOK 8 ✓ ✓ at 10am and is only available during the History receive a confi rmation email. Centre’s opening hours. CENTRAL MOSQUE ✗ 10 ✓ ✓ ✓ You could also pop in to the History Centre and CINEMA HERITAGE WALKING TOUR PRE-BOOK 8 ✓ The History Centre Opening Times: we’ll be happy to take your booking in person any FUNNY GIRLS ✗ 11 ✓ Tuesday 9.30am-5.00pm time during our opening hours. HISTORY & HAUNTS OF BLACKPOOL PRE-BOOK 8 ✓ Thursday 9.30am-7.00pm Whilst the History Centre isn’t open on HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ✗ 11 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Friday 9.30am-5.00pm Wednesday 12th September, we’ll accept any last minute bookings on this date up to 4.00pm IMPERIAL HOTEL PRE-BOOK 8 ✓ ✓ Saturday 9.30am-1.00pm, 1.30pm-4.00pm (subject to availability). LAYTON CEMETERY ✗ 11 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Regrettably, we’ll be unable to accept any bookings 01253 478090 LIGHTWORKS ILLUMINATIONS DEPOT PRE-BOOK 8 ✓ after this time. [email protected] LITTLE MARTON WINDMILL ✗ 12 ✓ If you are unable to attend any of the events that MASONIC HALL ✗ 12 ✓ ✓ Email us with the details of the event that you you have booked, please email would like to book. Please include the event that [email protected] or telephone NORTH SHORE METHODIST CHURCH ✗ 12 ✓ ✓ ✓ you would like to attend, your name, a contact 01253 478090 up to the day of the event so OLD PENNY ARCADE ✗ 12 ✓ telephone number tickets can be reallocated to those on waiting lists. and your postcode SALVATION ARMY ✗ 13 ✓ in this email. ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST CHURCH ✗ 13 ✓ Symbols Key ST PAUL’S NORTH SHORE MEMORY LANE ✗ 13 ✓ ✓ ✓ Parking ST STEPHEN ON THE CLIFFS CHURCH ✗ 13 ✓ ✓ STANLEY PARK & COCKER CLOCK TOWER PRE-BOOK 9 ✓ Disabled Parking THE GRAND THEATRE ✗ 11 ✓ Full wheelchair access THE REGENT CINEMA ✗ 8 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Partial wheelchair access WAR MEMORIALS WALKING TOUR PRE-BOOK 9 ✓ Toilets WHITEGATE DRIVE HERITAGE WALK PRE-BOOK 9 ✓ WINTER GARDENS PRE-BOOK 9 ✓ Accessible Toilets WORLD HEALING CENTRE ✗ 13 ✓ ✓ Baby Change/Breastfeeding area Refreshments 4 5 HERITAGE OPEN DAYS AT A GLANCE BLACKPOOL TOWN CENTRE Plan your Heritage Open Days adventure! The map shows the location of some of the Heritage Open Days venues RAIKES PARADE LYTHAM ST ANNES PRE-BOOK PAGE THUR 13 FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 16 AKS ✗ 15 ✓ PARK ROAD FAIRHAVEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH ✗ 15 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 9 READS AVENUE HORNBY ROAD FYLDE TOWN HALL ✗ 15 ✓ LYTHAM HERITAGE CENTRE ✗ 16 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ LYTHAM WINDMILL & LIFEBOAT HOUSE ✗ 16 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 8 ALBERT ROAD ST ANNES PARISH CHURCH & BELL TOWER PRE-BOOK 15 ✓ COOKSON STREET ST ANNES PARISH CHURCH WWI & 2 MEMORIAL ✗ 16 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✓ ST PAUL’S CHURCH ANSDELL & FAIRHAVEN 16 HIGH STREET TOPPING STREET FLEETWOOD PRE-BOOK PAGE THUR 13 FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 16 SPRINGFIELD ROAD 7 CORONATION STREET FLEETWOOD PRE-BOOK PAGE THUR 13 FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 10 CHURCH STREET6 TALBOT ROAD AUTUMN BIRDWATCH ✗ 17 ✓ BANK STREET CLIFTON STREET CLIFTON BIRLEY STREET CEMETERY HISTORY WALK ✗ 17 ✓ 4 3 5 CLEVELEYS COTTAGE EXHIBITION WALK TOUR PRE-BOOK 17 ✓ ✓ COCKER STREET QUEEN STREET CENTRAL DRIVE EMMANUEL AT THE MOUNT CHURCH ✗ 18 ✓ ✓ EUSTON PARK GARDENS ✗ 18 ✓ ✓ 2 BANK HEY STREET FLEETWOOD MASONIC HALL ✗ 18 ✓ 1 ✗ ✓ ✓ FLEETWOOD MUSEUM 18 CENTRAL PROMENADE FYLDE COUNTRY LIFE MUSEUM ✗ 19 ✓ LIFEBOAT STATION ✗ 19 ✓ FESTIVAL THE LOWER LIGHTHOUSE ✗ 19 ✓ ✓ HEADLAND MARINE HALL ✗ 19 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ MEMORIAL PARK HERITAGE WALK ✗ 19 ✓ THE MOUNT PAVILION ✗ 20 ✓ ✓ NORTH PIER NAUTICAL HERITAGE WALK ✗ 20 ✓ ✓ NORTH EUSTON HOTEL PRE-BOOK 17 ✓ 1 The Blackpool Tower 6 Winter Gardens Blackpool ROSSALL POINT HERITAGE WALK ✗ 20 ✓ 2 Blackpool Town Hall 7 St John the Evangelist ROSSALL POINT OBSERVATION TOWER ✗ 20 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ 3 The History Centre in 8 Masonic Hall ROSSALL POINT OBSERVATION TOWER NCI ✗ 20 ✓ ✓ Central Library 9 ST MARY’S CHURCH ✗ 21 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ The Regent Cinema 4 ST PAUL’S CHURCH ✗ 21 ✓ ✓ ✓ Grundy Art Gallery 10 Funny Girls TRINITY BAPTIST CHURCH ✗ 21 ✓ 5 The Grand Theatre 6 7 BLACKPOOL – pre-book events BLACKPOOL – pre-book events Events in this section are ticketed and must be booked in advance. Information on how to book Events in this section are ticketed and must be booked in advance. Information on how to book events can be found on page 4 of this brochure. Booking opens Thursday 2 August at 10am. events can be found on page 4 of this brochure. Booking opens Thursday 2 August at 10am. NEW NEW THE BLACKPOOL TOWER BLACKPOOL VICTORIA CINEMA HERITAGE STANLEY PARK & WHITEGATE DRIVE WAR MEMORIALS Central Promenade, Blackpool, FY1 4BJ HOSPITAL WALKING TOUR COCKER CLOCK TOWER HERITAGE WALK WALKING TOUR & TALK Whinney Heys Road, Blackpool, FY3 8NR Old Imperial Picture Palace on the corner Visitors Centre, West Park Drive Number 3 Pub, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool Blackpool Cenotaph A unique opportunity to take a of Dickson Rd and Lansdowne Place tour of Blackpool’s famous A historical tour of the hospital Discover the hidden histories Walk down Whitegate Drive Whilst we all know Blackpool’s Victorian Pleasure Complex. which has been on this site for Discover the history of of Stanley Park, created by the on a guided tour of its heritage, main war memorial, there are in Since its opening in 1894, eighty-plus years. Discover the Blackpool cinemas on this most celebrated architect of the houses and iconic pubs. fact 182 memorials in the town Blackpool Tower has entertained history of this hospital from its enjoyable guided walking tour. Edwardian era, Thomas H. Discover the histories and and just beyond. Some have been both visitors and residents with opening in 1932 to present day. Visit the sites of some of the Mawson. Explore this historic, stories of its residents and some hidden from the public view for iconic cinemas of the past whilst a fantastic line up of year-round Sat 15 Sept – 2pm grade ll* listed park on this of its lesser known tales.