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{{Infobox Exhibition
{{Infobox Exhibition
|image              = Blackpool October 1975.jpg
|image              = Blackpool October 1975.jpg
|exhibition features= Regularly changing props
|exhibition features = Regularly changing props
|exhibition location= 111 Central Promenade, [[Blackpool]]
|exhibition location = 111 Central Promenade, [[Blackpool]]
|opening date      = [[14 April (releases)|14 April]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]]
|opening date      = 14 April 1974
|closing date      = [[30 October (releases)|30 October]] [[1985 (releases)|1985]]
|closing date      = 30 October 1985
}}The '''Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool''' was located at 111 Central Promenade, on the busy Golden Mile, a prime location for visitors. It ran for 11 years until the [[lease]] on the building it resided in expired.  
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The '''Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool''' was located at 111 Central Promenade, on the busy Golden Mile, a prime location for visitors. It ran for 11 years until the lease on the building in which it was housed expired.


It briefly reopened in 2004 to coincide with [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Series 1]], and was steadily updated up until it's closure in November 2009. <ref>http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/blackpool.htm</ref>
The Blackpool Exhibition briefly reopened in 2004 to coincide with [[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 1]], and was steadily updated up until its closure in November 2009.<ref>http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/blackpool.htm</ref>
 
== Inside the Tardis ==
The [[Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool|Doctor Who Exhibition]] at Blackpool, was first opened by [[Jon Pertwee]] and [[Elisabeth Sladen]] on [[14 April (releases)|14 April]] [[1974 (releases)|1974]]. From the outside, the huge crowds that gathered that day, could see only a blue police telephone box, next to a building, but once the doors were opened they found themselves descending a flight of stairs into a basement exhibition full of the most exciting monsters, aliens, props, costumes and models from the series.{{fact}}
 
These originally included a [[Draconian]], [[Silurian]], [[Axon]], [[Yeti]], [[Cybermen]], [[Alpha Centauri (The Curse of Peladon)|Alpha Centauri]], [[Aggedor]] and several [[Eight Legs]]. The most popular exhibits were the [[Dalek]]s in their Dalek cavern, originally displayed in their original form, and later with their creator [[Davros]]. In time, [[K9]], [[Ice Warrior]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Morbius]], the Keeler-[[Krynoid]], the [[Total Survival Suit]] from ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'' and many more joined the always thrilling displays.{{fact}}
 
Visitors walked around a winding corridor with exhibits to either side, most that were changed annually, others that would become old favourites. Eventually they would arrive in the TARDIS console room, where pictures of the Doctors looked down on a console that had "working" switches with flashing lights, a feature that also surrounded the main Dalek exhibits, which moved on a track as they yelled out words of extermination. The exhibition was left via a gift shop and a café. The Doctor Who Exhibition closed after the 1985 season, and was gutted out in early 1986.{{fact}}


== Notable elements ==
== Notable elements ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* ''[https://blackpoolremembered7485.wordpress.com/ Blackpool Remembered]'' - a comprehensive reference work about the Exhibition
* ''[https://blackpoolremembered7485.wordpress.com/ Blackpool Remembered]'' - a comprehensive reference work about the Exhibition
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}


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The Doctor Who Exhibition Blackpool was located at 111 Central Promenade, on the busy Golden Mile, a prime location for visitors. It ran for 11 years until the lease on the building in which it was housed expired.

The Blackpool Exhibition briefly reopened in 2004 to coincide with Series 1, and was steadily updated up until its closure in November 2009.[1]

Notable elements[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Displays were regularly updated with new exhibits as new stories were aired.
  • Unlike the Longleat Exhibition, the Blackpool Exhibition also included a display of small scale models of landscapes and spacecrafts. Davros, Daleks, Cybermen and K9 were among regular exhibits.

Promotion[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Exhibition posters

    Exhibition posters

  • April 1974 Exhibition Ticket and Badge

    April 1974 Exhibition Ticket and Badge

  • Entrance October 1975

    Entrance October 1975

  • Exhibition layout 1975

    Exhibition layout 1975

  • Entrance 1982

    Entrance 1982

  • Davros prop inside exhibition 1982

    Davros prop inside exhibition 1982

  • Dalek prop inside exhibition 1982

    Dalek prop inside exhibition 1982

  • 1984 Blackpool Illuminations

    1984 Blackpool Illuminations

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ http://www.drwhoexhibitions.co.uk/blackpool.htm
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