Former Lifeboat House, 19, Lytham Road, Bloomfield
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
Single storey with loft, set at an angle to the Lytham Road / Bond Street junction, with the gable facing the street. Painted brick, with Welsh slate. The gable has shaped timber barge boards with timber finial, and trefoil-headed lancet with timber louvres to centre of gable. Modern roller shutters to altered ground floor openings and an original opening with lintel still visible. Left return is plain, with a small lean-to extension, resulting in a lower eaves line. Rear elevation also has decorative barge boards and a small extension.
Statement of Significance
Age
Former lifeboat house probably built c.1864 when Blackpool’s first lifeboat, the Robert William, was launched from opposite the Manchester Hotel.Historic Interest
One of the earliest buildings on Lytham Road, and notable for its historical connection to Blackpool’s first lifeboat. Contemporary accounts note that the lifeboat was horse-drawn from the new lifeboat station in Lytham Road. Marked as a lifeboat station on OS mapping until 1932 (when a new lifeboat station was built on the Promenade, designed by Halstead Best [q.v.]). Building now part-vacant and apparently used for storage.Landmark Status
The building is little altered and makes an important contribution to the street scene.
Date Listed
n/a
Find Out More
Find out more about this Asset in Lancashire Local List:
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/lancashire/asset/134
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/lancashire/asset/134