Wender·Vista
Blackpool Tower
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileUnited Kingdom
on the Lancashire seafront, above the Irish Sea

Blackpool Tower

— — the Eiffel the north built for itself.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“A red-iron tower on the Lancashire promenade, opened in 1894 and built straight from the Eiffel template. It rises 518 feet over the Irish Sea, with the trams running along the front beneath it. Inside, the Tower Ballroom still keeps a sprung floor and a Wurlitzer that plays most afternoons. The whole structure is repainted every seven years, a job that runs without pause from one end of the iron to the other. from the studio

from the studio
Blackpool Tower
— bring it home

Blackpool Tower, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Blackpool Tower

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Blackpool Tower stands on the central seafront of Blackpool, a resort town on the Fylde coast of Lancashire facing the Irish Sea. The tower opened to the public on 14 May 1894 and rises 158 metres, or 518 feet, from base to lightning rod. It was modelled directly on Gustave Eiffel's 1889 Paris tower and was the tallest building in the British Empire when it opened. It is Grade I listed.

— the stone

The building at the base houses the Tower Ballroom, the Tower Circus, an aquarium until 2010, and a dungeon attraction in the lower hall. The ballroom, opened in 1899, has a sprung dance floor of mahogany, oak, and walnut and a Wurlitzer organ installed in 1935. The room is a Grade I-listed interior in its own right and is the long-running home of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing Blackpool special.

— the year

The tower is the centrepiece of the Blackpool Illuminations, the six-mile lighting display run along the promenade each autumn since 1879. The full illumination runs from late August into early January and remains the largest free light show in Europe. The tower itself carries a programmable colour rig at the summit and changes its livery for charity nights, Remembrance, and the closing weekend of the Illuminations.

— where
United Kingdom · Blackpool, Lancashire, England
— elevation
158 m · 518 ft
— position
53.8158° N · 3.0553° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
4 km S
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
amusement park
1 km N
North Pier
Victorian pier
3 km E
Stanley Park
public park
N
Blackpool Tower
Blackpool Pleasure Beach
North Pier
Stanley Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Blackpool Tower — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

On the central seafront of Blackpool, a resort town on the Fylde coast of Lancashire, in northwest England. It faces the Irish Sea and stands directly above the promenade tramway.

158 metres, or 518 feet, from base to lightning rod. It was the tallest building in the British Empire when it opened in 1894 and remains a Grade I listed structure.

It opened to the public on 14 May 1894. The design was modelled directly on Gustave Eiffel's 1889 Paris tower, scaled down to suit the Blackpool seafront site.

The base building holds the Tower Ballroom, the Tower Circus, a dungeon attraction, and viewing decks at the summit. The ballroom, opened in 1899, has a sprung floor and a 1935 Wurlitzer organ.

The full iron structure is repainted on roughly a seven-year cycle. The job runs continuously from one end of the structure to the other and never fully stops while the tower is open.

A six-mile lighting display along the promenade, running each year from late August into early January since 1879. The tower carries a programmable rig at the summit and is the centrepiece of the show.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for many of our customers with ties to the Fylde coast. Blackpool regulars read the tower and the front as home. A Medium with a handwritten studio note carries well.

The red-iron silhouette and Irish Sea sky sit well in British Maximalist rooms, in Industrial-modern interiors with dark metal and brick, and in jewel-tone studies that already carry oxblood and brass.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large reads cleanly. The vertical tower composition also suits a Triptych over a console. A 9-tile Mural carries the full seafront on a stair landing.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and built for vertical installation near steam or splash. Clean with a damp microfibre cloth.

Damp microfibre cloth and clean water. No abrasive sponges or chemical cleaners. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin finish, so routine wiping is all the care it needs.

Yes. Every piece in the WenderVista atlas is original to our family studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license third-party imagery and we do not resell stock art.

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