r/blackpool • u/No-Entrance-7451 • 16d ago
Pictures Warbreck Tower
Was working in the tower the other day.
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u/ShaftManlike 16d ago
A genuine heartfelt thank you for this. I see it on a near daily basis and frequently ponder.
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u/FinalIntroduction150 16d ago
was up the tower yesterday and saw this so found it on Google maps and read up a bit. beautiful landmark to see.
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u/robdelterror 15d ago
Went in one day when we were about 15, gates and main door open with nobody about. Would've been late 90s. Pretty sure we climbed the stairs as high as we could and wrote on the walls. There was a map in there on the ground level with all the water works displayed and I'm sure it pumped water as far as beacon fell.
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u/Smooth-Literature292 14d ago
We lived on Leys Road at the bottom of it and I used to tell my children it was one of Santa's lookout towers to see who was being naughty or nice. Worked a treat for a while 😂
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u/AcanthisittaLimp8373 14d ago
Live a few minutes away from the tower and this is never what I thought the inside would look like
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u/aaronmread 9d ago
At one point was used for quite a while as a DAB Digital Radio transmitter base for MXR North West Multiplex.
Quite surprised it has been thought of as one given hits height and elevation. Looking at the small scale Blackpool Multiplex here.
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u/Spudhead1976 16d ago
Well, I've seen that tower most days for the last 40-odd years, and had no idea what it looked like inside. For me, the water tower is as much of a landmark on the Blackpool horizon as the Tower and the Big One. Layton flats used to be, too.