Carlton Hotel Blackpool

[Jackey]

 Hello   Im looking for any information about the Carlton Hotel in Balckpool around the 1960's it was situated on the Glodlen Mile My Grandmother Clara Butterworth was the mannageress around this  time we are trying to find out anything about her life  hoping someone can help  Thankyou

[suzard]

there are at least 3 "Carlton" Hotels in Blackpool
The Carlton 64 Albert Rd City Centre
Royal Carlton 343-347 Promenade
Bet Western Carlton North Promenade


Suz

[Jackey]

Thankyou 

[Aulus]

None of those three Carltons are on the Golden Mile though.  The Royal Carlton is probably the likeliest to be described as on the Golden Mile.

But you might be looking at another Carlton Hotel that has since been renamed. 

Do you have any more information or photos that might help pin it down?

[Aulus]

Just had a look at 1969 telephone directory on Ancestry (one of those rather useful but fairly well hidden resources on Ancestry).  That gives just

Carlton Hotel, North Prom, Blackpool (that's the Best Western one above)
Carlton Private Hotel (Mr & Mrs D. Park), 64, Albert Rd, Blackpool

not the 343-347 Promenade Royal Carlton, so that's presumably post-1969.

The Albert Road one is really just a B&B and stands out on Albert Road as being tiny compared to its neighbours (see it on Google Street View) and unlikely to have a manageress, I would have thought.

So that leaves the North Promenade Carlton Hotel.  That's much bigger and quite an imposing presence, and most likely to have had managers/manageresses for various departments.

Maybe this picture from the hotel website might jog some family memories?

[Jackey]

Thank you  for  your replys 
 My Mum insists it was on the  the Golden Mile  I have sent e mails  to  the 3 Carltons  but as yet  have  had no replys    so I live in hope  of finding more 

[Aulus]

Unless your mother knows Blackpool well, then it would be quite easy to misremember or conflate memories.  After all most people who've heard of Blackpool have heard of the Tower and the Golden Mile, far fewer will have heard of North Shore, North Promenade, South Shore, Revoe etc.

If it really was on the Golden Mile, then it's not one of the three Carlton Hotels mentioned.

As you're "new ta this" you might not be aware that while there is always a kernel of truth in family memory it is often not 100% accurate.  For example, I found out that somebody who was supposed to have died as a fighter pilot during the war, actually was in the RAF but only died in 2001. The died during the war story was a smokescreen to explain to young minds why this person wasn't around (in fact he'd run off with another woman!).

[Glenpenny]

I was born and grew up in Blackpool and this is the Carlton Hotel I remember in the 50s and 60s.  It's on North Promenade about ½ mile north of the North Pier.

[Jackey]

Thankyou  for your replys   

Mum lived there  for most of her life    and then moved to Kirkham (where I am from ) I have just spoke to mum on  phone  and she says it was pulled down when they built  Coral Island   so Im thinking it was  more of a guest house   than a "hotel"   she says  Gypsy Rosy Lee   was  near   Im going to have a google and see if there are any old pictures  which may show it 

Thankyou again for  your help