The Parish of Blackpool in the County of -- Lancashire --

Growth of the County Borough of Blackpool
from 1800 to 1849

1800
First church built at Marton. The present church built in 1909.

1801
Population of Blackpool and Layton, four hundred and seventy three. (473) The population of Poulton was seven hundred and nine. (709).

1807
Marton Windmill, near the sight of the present Oxford Hotel struck by lightening and destroyed, a girl was killed.

1817
Blackpools first school was built in Church Street. The National School, now St. Johns.

1819
A man named Thomas Moore built the first houses at South Shore.

1820
Owing to the sea erosion the old Ross Hall and its accompanying building had to be abandoned.
A new Ross Hall was built further inland, this is now part of Rossall College.

1821
In this year a ship called "The Fanny" was wrecked off the coast, she was laden with red and black flannel. The same fate happened to this cargo as happened to the lace and peas of previous wrecks. Fanny Petticoats were prevalant for years in Blackpool from this date.

1826
The first Non Conformist Chapel was built in Kent Road, then out in the fields.

1828
A building named the Grand Promenade was erected at the North East Corner of Victoria Street and Bank Hey Street.
This was the first building to be erected in Blackpool as an Entertainment Theatre, it is now shops on the ground floor and a restaurant above.

1833
There was a Wreck at The Gynn, the crew being saved by steering for a light in one of the windows of The Old Gynn Inn, this Inn stood in the centre of what is now Gynn Square and was very old, reported about 1700.

1835
The First Wesleyan Chapel erected in Adelaide Street.

1836
South Shore Parish Church (Holy Trinity) erected.
First house built in Fleetwood.

1837
Ascension of Queen Victoria.
Opening of New Promenade.
The Reverend William Thornber published the first history of Blackpool.

1839
A ship called "The Crusader" was wrecked at South Shore, and a few Marton men were sent to Prison having been caught taking silk from the wreck.

1840
The Preston Railway was extended to Poulton. The Population of Blackpool was two thousand one hundred and sixty eight. (2168).

1843
The Brig "Aristocrat" was wrecked opposite the Imperial Hydro. Two passengers were drowned.

1844
The Old St. John's Market opened. British Home Stores now stands on the site.

1846
The Railway was extended from Poulton to Talbot Road Station (now Blackpool North).

1850 -1900