Night beach view north to Central Pier Big Wheel, blue lights Blackpool Tower, blue Sky Flyer ride, Central Sands, Blackpool

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The Central Pier dates to 1864, the year after the more genteel North Pier. In 1990 the pier was strengthened, at a cost of £75,000, to take the weight of the 32m (108ft) tall 'Big Wheel', here illuminated. The Sky Flyer is a recent flying machine ride, where tourists sit in seats which rise and spin, on the promenade near the pier's entrance. Blackpool Tower, opened in 1894, has computer-controlled changing lights, here illuminated with blue lights. The tower in 2013, 2014 and 2015 was undergoing repairs. Beach view, with reflections, looking north towards the Tower and Central Pier. The Sky Flyer Ride was not present in 2015.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Beach view north to Central Pier Big Wheel, Sky Flyer Ride and Blackpool Tower, Illuminations, 2013
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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