Blackpool tower rises over 158 meters above Blackpool's Golden mile just south of the North Pier.

In 1889 John Bickerstaffe, Blackpool's mayor visited the Great Paris Exhibition and was so impressed by the Eiffel Tower that he commissioned a similar tower for Blackpool. In 1890 he helped set up Blackpool Tower Company Limited and invested £2,000 of his own money into the project. The Company Bought Dr. Cocker's Aquarium, Aviary and Menagerie which was used to help fund the project as the building work commenced above it. The Towers foundation stone was laid in 1891 and it opened in 1894. It cost sixpence to enter, sixpence for a ride in the lift to the top and sixpence to watch the circus which had its first show on 14th May 1894 the day the tower opened to the public.

Seven months after the tower opened it caused a ship to drift off course and wreck.

The Tower Top caught fire in 1897 and the flames could be seen from 50 miles away.

After the Tower had been up for 30 years it had become dangerous due to corrosion from not being painted during that time. The tower was close to being taken down but the decision was made to replace the metal girders that make up the construction. So the Tower you see standing today is not the original but the replacement built in the 1920s

During The Second World War the Tower was used by the RAF as a Radar Tower. However it had little if any success. After the war the Top Was restored for use by visitors and in 1949 a post box was installed. A postcard posted at the top of the tower is postmarked with a tower stamp which makes it even more special.