Polo Tower, Morecambe

The Polo Tower at Morecambe used to look like this;


The local council has ordered the owners to clean it up, so at the moment, it looks like this;


Most of the local newspapers carried the story in one form or another, so if you need the full background, just google for polo tower.

When I saw the tower covered in scaffolding, I couldn't resist having a go. I made 2 solo visits in 48 hours. The first visit was to check out access and get part way up to take some photographs. The second visit was to get to the top to take some more photographs.

Views from the top;
The Midland Hotel is in the centre of the picture, with the stone jetty going off to the left;


A more vertical view;


The fleshpots of Morecambe, by night;


The fleshpots of Lancaster, by night;


Some features on the top;






and finally, part of the tower;


The climb up the fixed vertical ladders to the top of the tower was enjoyable, but did have its moments. My tripod was sticking out of the top of my rucksack and kept getting caught on the scaffolding. Just wish I could have spent more time up there

you got big nuts sir!!!!!

Sorry about the spelling mistake in the title, I couldn't work out to edit a title.

ultrix said:

Sorry about the spelling mistake in the title, I couldn't work out to edit a title.

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Go to EDIT, then click on GO ADVANCED and u can change the spelling mistake there.
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Polo Tower

What is the tower used for? Dexter.

Ummmm Polo's



Not to far from Gerrys

Dumptyboy said:

Go to EDIT, then click on GO ADVANCED and u can change the spelling mistake there.
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Thanks, spelling error corrected.

In answer to what was it used for, The tower had a circular viewing platform which rose up to the top,rotated and came back down. It was just one ride from the amusement park which stood on this site, but has now been demolished. Morrisons supermarket bought the site and built a supermarket on the back part of the site. They leased the tower out to a phone company to support mobile phone masts until 2013, but the local council has told them that that tower is scruffy and needs cleaning up, hence the scaffolding.

The circular viewing platform has almost been demolished, but the frame can be seen in the photograph;

lutonman12 said:

you got big nuts sir!!!!!

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BIG NUTS must be your new alias. Seconded..

thecollector said:

BIG NUTS must be your new alias. Seconded..

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Nah, I was just trying to live up to the spiderman alias given to me by phill.d

ultrix said:

Nah, I was just trying to live up to the spiderman alias given to me by phill.d

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ULTRIX BIG NUTS..you are too modest..

been up there just over 10 years ago........the week dianna died

What a bizarre tower!! Great pictures though

There is one at Rhyl too which is still working and you can go up... The problem is you have to go to Rhyl and why would you do that?



mo

ultrix said:

Nah, I was just trying to live up to the spiderman alias given to me by phill.d

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Spiderman, spiderman.

Deffo agree !

A cool explore there spidey! Like the night shots from the top.

Great fun! Love heights! Nice one!

Ha ha.. Nice one Rob.. You deffo need to adopt 'Spiderman' as your alias mate.
My hat goes off to you

magmo said:

There is one at Rhyl too which is still working and you can go up... The problem is you have to go to Rhyl and why would you do that?

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I once went to Rhyl when I was a girl, with the girl guides oddly enough. I'd forgotten all about it til you mentioned it, magmo...obviously somewhat unmemorable!

Quirky building and good pics, awwrisp. It probably isn't, but the red-bricked building to the left on the first pic looks a bit like a converted pillbox!

[QUOTE=Foxylady;67886 a bit like a converted pillbox!

Penchant for pillboxes foxy? Reasons?

thecollector said:

Penchant for pillboxes foxy? Reasons?

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Hell yes! I see them everywhere, even when they're not there! It was the shape, plus the shape and positioning of the windows made them look as if they were once embrasures. Of course, the building could be bigger than it looks, therefore just a coincidence!

Whats so bad about Rhyl?
Is it as bad as Sheerness in Kent. All faded glories and nothing else.