Blue Plaques mark houses where famous people lived or worked, or the sites of famous buildings or historical events.
Blue Plaque Criteria
If you have a suggestion for a Blue Plaque in Blackpool there is a policy for it to follow as shown in the document linked below:
Blackpool Civic Trust Blue Plaque Policy Document, pdf
10th January 2026
A summary of the policy is as below. Please click on the link above to read the full policy:
- The event, person or building commemorated must be of very special importance in the history, heritage or shaping of Blackpool.
- A prominent and physically suitable structure (normally a building or wall) on which the plaque can be erected should exist. There needs to be a strong association between the structure and the subject of the plaque.
- There must be a sponsor or group of sponsors prepared to meet the cost of the plaque. Currently (2025) the cost of a plaque is approximately £600.
Proposals for new blue plaques. If you have a suggestion for a new blue plaque which you think would meet these criteria, especially if you have an idea about a possible sponsor, please contact Blackpool Civic Trust providing as much background information as possible. All suggestions and applications are considered by the Executive Committee of Blackpool Civic Trust.
Review of Plaques
In 2013 we completed a project to review all of the plaques in Blackpool and have added the photos to the website. In some cases plaques have been removed for work on buildings and we will need to review whether these need replacing.
There are over 60 Blue Plaques and one Green Plaque in Blackpool. Some are known to be missing. They are listed below and a photograph and its location is contained in the galleries listed below.
Below is a list of Blue Plaques in Blackpool and links to the website pages.
Link to Gallery of Blue Plaques: A to C:
Audrey Mosson (new May 2023)
Collegiate School (new Oct 2019)
Alistair Cooke, 10 Vance Road
Abingdon Street Market
Adelphi Hotel
Armfield, Jimmy CBE DL (2018)
Baguley, Desmond (2023)
Baileys Hotel
Big Wheel (town centre)
Blackpool Municipal Airport (Zoo)
Blackpool Tower
Blowing Sands
Bonney’s Farm*
Borough Theatre
Central Library
Central Picture Theatre
Charlie Cairoli (unveiled but not yet mounted Nov 25)
Cornelius Bagot, 251 Whitegate Drive
Central Pier
Central Station*
Church of the Sacred Heart
Clifton Hotel
Courtfield House (New 2020)
Link to Gallery of Blue Plaques: D to L:
Empire Theatre*
Former Odeon Cinema
Foxhall
General Post Office
Grundy Art Gallery (new October 2021)
Grand Theatre
Gynn, The
Harold Larwood
HMS Foudroyant
Hungarian Concert 1957(new October 2021)
Ibbison Street
Imperial Hotel
Jean Robinson (new January 2020)
Lane Ends Hotel*
Layton Cemetery(new November 2025)
Little Marton Windmill.
Lucy Morton, Olympic Gold Medal winner
Link to Gallery of Blue Plaques: M to R:
Marton Parish Church Hall and Marton Operatic Society(new January 2022)
Masonic Hall
Mitre Inn
Municipal Buildings
Nolan Family (new Oct 2023)
North Pier*
North Station
Old Coach House
Old No 3 and Didsbury Hotel*
Old Post Office
Oxford Hotel and Marton Windmill
Parish Church of St John
Princes Parade
Queen Vera Road
Raikes Hall
Railway Hotel*
Revoe Library
Richmond Villa, 253 Whitegate Drive
Roberts Oyster Rooms
Robinson, John Charles (2022)
Link to Gallery of Blue Plaques: S to Z:
Saddle Inn
Salisbury Woodland Pill Box
Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes
Solaris Centre
Squires Gate Aerodrome
St John’s National School
St Nicholas’s School, Michael Smith – Nobel Peace Prize winner
St Stephens on the Cliffs
Stanley Park Visitor Centre
Swallow Sidecars, The Armfield Club, January 2023
Swift, Frank (2018)
Temple of Arts
The Palace (Alhambra)*
Town Hall
Victoria Promenade*
War Memorial next to North Pier, revised December 2023
Watson Road Park (2018)
Winter Gardens
Swallow Sidecars, 23 King Edward Street.
British Heritage Trust Plaque:
Swallow Sidecar Company, Cocker Street.
British Music Hall Society Plaque, April 2024:
Victoria Monks, 24 Elizabeth Street.
*this plaque is not able to be located.