Blackpool Post Office Building

[Davepick]

Speculation about turning the Old PO building into a 144 bedroom hotel.
I started my working life in there, 1950, as a telegram Boy.
My dad was a Postman, as was an uncle. My sister was a telephonist.
I also, years later, worked on the counter..
Anyone remember the two big front doors?
One evening at 18.30, closing time, a guy came in snarling, and said, 'Why was that door (pointing left) closed before
six thirty. Guy serving next to me, not a youngster, said, 'When we can get a guy with a thirty foot arm span we'll close them both together'.
The guy looked bemused, and left the building.

 

[585 = never give up]

Speculation about turning the Old PO building into a 144 bedroom hotel.
I started my working life in there, 1950, as a telegram Boy.
My dad was a Postman, as was an uncle. My sister was a telephonist.
I also, years later, worked on the counter..
Anyone remember the two big front doors?
One evening at 18.30, closing time, a guy came in snarling, and said, 'Why was that door (pointing left) closed before
six thirty. Guy serving next to me, not a youngster, said, 'When we can get a guy with a thirty foot arm span we'll close them both together'.
The guy looked bemused, and left the building.

Good memories those. Were you on horseback in them days Dave or riding a penny farthing?

 

[Davepick]

Good memories those. Were you on horseback in them days Dave or riding a penny farthing?

I'd already done my bicycle and motor bikes as a Telegram Boy.
Great days.

 

[Johnno]

This has been on and off for years now. The original idea was to use the rear area as a mezzanine style food plaza.
Hope it finally gets up and running.

 

[Matesrates]

We need another hotel in Blackpool

 

[Johnno]

We need another hot in Blackpool

I think we have room for a few more higher end ones, we've not many at that end of the spectrum.

 

[todayistheday]

Went in town today for a couple of late gifts, wont be going again unless I'm in same predicament. It's terrible, if its terrible here it must be worse in most other towns.

 

[Threepeaksphil]

Speculation about turning the Old PO building into a 144 bedroom hotel.
I started my working life in there, 1950, as a telegram Boy.
My dad was a Postman, as was an uncle. My sister was a telephonist.
I also, years later, worked on the counter..
Anyone remember the two big front doors?
One evening at 18.30, closing time, a guy came in snarling, and said, 'Why was that door (pointing left) closed before
six thirty. Guy serving next to me, not a youngster, said, 'When we can get a guy with a thirty foot arm span we'll close them both together'.
The guy looked bemused, and left the building.

I remember the amazing door on a superb building, happy memories

 

[Wizzerboy]

I think we have room for a few more higher end ones, we've not many at that end of the spectrum.

The problem is we're not encouraging higher end types of tourist

 

[southshore]

Never noticed until this week the brickwork above Beaverbrooks reads 'the old post office'

 

[Seaside Aggro]

Should have been the site for the museum

 

[Johnno]

The problem is we're not encouraging higher end types of tourist

Chicken and egg?
I’m sure some that come for the events at the Winter Gardens would stay in it, and hopefully more functions happening at the new conference centre.
Anyway, better than the usual trick of turning it into a car park

 

[Johnno]

Should have been the site for the museum

That’s a decent shout.

 

[Foolweary]

We need another hotel in Blackpool

We need modern stylish hotels which attract people who have money and are accustomed to travelling and have expectations regarding standards. This hotel would be targeting the city break crowd and those attending the winter Gardens and conference centre.

 

[Matesrates]

We need modern stylish hotels which attract people who have money and are accustomed to travelling and have expectations regarding standards. This hotel would be targeting the city break crowd and those attending the winter Gardens and conference centre.

I agree, it’s a worthwhile aspiration and there are already a few 5 star hotels being built, my question is, will those people with money want to visit Blackpool, known as a working class holiday destination, with all those run down b & bs right in the town centre.

 

[1966_and_all_that]

We need modern stylish hotels which attract people who have money and are accustomed to travelling and have expectations regarding standards. This hotel would be targeting the city break crowd and those attending the winter Gardens and conference centre.

I'm with you on all of this. However, to attract the city break crowd and conference types we need an airport and not one for the package holidays. There must be an airport design that can include quality construction with quality facilities and a quality car park whilst being more niche. Something that can service small jets from around the UK.

We also need proper park & ride facilities at the south east and south west ends of town and ( no chance of this), private motor vehicles need to be taken off the promenade.

 

[Limechase]

What we need is to drop it, as we need more car parks

 

[Chunkylad]

I agree, it’s a worthwhile aspiration and there are already a few 5 star hotels being built, my question is, will those people with money want to visit Blackpool, known as a working class holiday destination, with all those run down b & bs right in the town centre.

‘Gentrification’ takes time but does work. There’s so many parts of cities we all know that were absolute shitholes and now very desired.
There’s even towns or cities which you would never have wanted to visit dragging the tourists in.

Who would have thought of a weekend away in Brum twenty years ago.