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Other Business Names:

Bickerstaffe family
EMI Ltd
Trusthouses Forte Ltd

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Blackpool, Blackpool, Lancashire, North West, England

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Recreation activities Fairs, amusement parks, pleasure gardens, etc, activities

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Incorporated 1891 by Bickerstaffe family to erect a tower and associated buildings at Blackpool for entertainment purposes. Opened 1894. Owned by Bickerstaffes until 1960 when sold to EMI Ltd. Subsequently other owners including Trusthouses Forte Ltd. 2010 tower acquired by Blackpool Corporation

Publications:

Blackpool Tower by Curtis, Bill
Blackpool Tower Co Ltd. In the sixtieth year of our progress by Unknown
Remaking of the popular resort. Blackpool Tower and the boom of the 1890s by Walton, John K
This Was Showbiz! A memoir of 70 years in entertainment management in Britain's top resort by Crabtree, Bernard
War, taxation and the Blackpool Tower Company by Rutterford, Janette, & Peter Walton

Blackpool Tower Co Ltd

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