Town Hall, Blackpool

The 18th-century Town Hall of Blackpool was replaced in 1900 by a new building located in Talbot Square. The new edifice was a Jacobean-style structure designed by the architectural firm of Potts, Son, and Hemmings. The front of the new Town Hall had seven bays facing the square. The bays at each end were curved up to the second floor.

In the center of the facade is a five-stage clock tower. The ground floor features a portico of Tuscan order pilasters. The floor above also has a portico with Ionic columns, a segmental pediment, and a balustrade. The current Hall, designed by J.C. Robinson in 1938, is rebuilt after a fire in the 1930s.

The interior of the Town Hall holds the bell from Lord Nelson's old flagship, the HMS Foudroyant. The Foudroyant was wrecked on Blackpool Sands in 1897. Murals in the Council Chamber, created by artist J.R. Brown in 1901, show the marriage of King Henry VI, the surrender of the Jacobite rebels, and King Richard III at Bosworth Field.

The Hall was visited by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother) in 1938. The building was the headquarters of the Lancashire borough of Blackpool in 1974 before becoming the headquarters of Blackpool Council in 1998. The Council is the main governing body for the wider Borough of Blackpool.