Building a Tower

The Blackpool Tower was built in the hope of making a huge amount of money and cost £235,235.


illustrations by Peter Parr.

Although at the time there was no guarantee that a good profit would be made in Blackpool, the men responsible for driving forward the idea knew that the Eiffel Tower in Paris had made a considerable amount of money in a very short time. Within three years of opening the Eiffel Tower, which had cost £200,400, a profit of over £80,000 had been made.


A tale of brave Construction Workers, Kisses and Kissing, Lucy Dewhirst and the Orange Peel Brigade all told through newspapers reports from that time and brought to life with the brilliant illustrations of Peter Parr.