The versatility of this venue is obvious from this gallery of pictures. Not only is it a circus but also an arena for sports such as snooker and boxing and even for a TV antiques show!
And countless are the children who have visited it over the generations. Just a few of them feature here too.
![Boxing in Blackpool Tower Circus Ring. Blackpool's Alan Campbell (right) puts the pressure on Richard Inquieti](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxOTUyZDRhLWFiMWUtNDNkZi04MzRlLTFlNTkyNmJiZjU0MTowYzE3OGRhMi1mMWMzLTQ5NjktODU3OS1iNzhjM2FiYTZmZTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Boxing in Blackpool Tower Circus Ring
Boxing in Blackpool Tower Circus Ring. Blackpool's Alan Campbell (right) puts the pressure on Richard Inquieti Photo: Bill Johnson
![George Lockhart: Blackpool Tower Circus Ringmaster for over 30 years until his retirement in 1946](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjIxOTJhMmQ1LTgzMDctNDE3Zi1iMzNiLTg4ZGNlZWVkN2UxODozOGVlZDY0My0yYzEwLTQyZjUtODkyZi0xNmE4NDE1NjQwNjk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. George Lockhart: Blackpool Tower Circus ringmaster
George Lockhart: Blackpool Tower Circus Ringmaster for over 30 years until his retirement in 1946 Photo: staff
![Tiger at Blackpool Tower Circus Zoo](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYxNjg3Zjc3LWY4N2MtNGRhYi05NmNmLTg0OWM4ZGY4Mjk4Yzo5MzQxMDY3Ni01OGYxLTQzNmEtYWQ5My05NzQyNDgwNTIzOTQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Tamer (right) and Marley Fantousi with "Nanny" Gail Weedy at the Blackpool Tower Circus panto Mooky's off to see the Wizard](https://www.lep.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEzMTU3MDg5LTYzODItNDFhOC1hODhkLWQxNDhhNzdkMGI2YTo5ZTA1ZTVmOS04NzhlLTRiNzktYTNlNi00ZWMzZWYwMjU1YTY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
8. Tamer (right) and Marley Fantousi with "Nanny" Gail Weedy at the Blackpool Tower Circus panto "Mooky's off to see the Wizard".(Merlin's Magic Wand panto).
Tamer (right) and Marley Fantousi with "Nanny" Gail Weedy at the Blackpool Tower Circus panto Mooky's off to see the Wizard Photo: Bill Johnson
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