North Pier, Blackpool, Pavilion and entrance kiosks

An elegant oriental-style pavilion and entrance kiosks at  the shore end of Blackpool's North Pier  necessitated by the widening of the promenade

BLACKPOOL PIER - Visitors to Blackpool next season will be surprised at the change the North Pier has undergone. The scheme provides more convenient and improved entrances, with a pavilion or shelter at the east end. The architects, Messrs. Maxwell & Tuke, of Manchester, have adopted a free adaptation of Eastern architecture. The central entrance has two buildings connected with a covered archway of 13 ft. span, the whole being surmounted by two cupolas and a clock tower. From here will be a slope of 1 in 16 down to the present deck level of the pier promenade, which is soft. wide, although for a considerable distance the deck will be widened out to 160ft. Upon this deck, 40ft. from the promenade, will be erected the pavilion or shelter, 80ft. wide and 105ft. long, shops running along the two sides. It is expected that the works will be completed in time to open the pier to the public at Easter. [Builders Journal 7 January 1903 page 343]

Reference      Builders Journal 7 January 1903 page 343