Northern Soul: 25 Blackpool memories at the heartlands of Mecca Highland Room and Blackpool Tower Ballroom
Claire Lark
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Northern Soul night at the Highland Room in the former Mecca nightclub, 1998 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Blackpool’s Mecca - in particular the Highland Room - became synonymous with the music movement, a genre with a fast, steady beat and simple lyrics. Thousands of people would flock to the resort for all-nighters, immersing themselves in the vibe. The photos dug from our archives reflect the whole scene back to the early days.
Dancers enjoy one of the Northern Soul all-nighters at the Cala Gran back in 1999 (Photo: Mike Foster)
This was the Northern Soul Weekender at Blackpool Tower Ballroom in 2011. Organiser and DJ Richard Searling (Photo: Bill Johnson)
In full flow on the dancefloor... (Photo: submitted)
Where it was all at... Mecca in Central Drive
Grooving the moves at Northern Soul Weekender at Blackpool Tower Ballroom (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Northern Soul All Dayer at The Savoy hotel - DJs Carl Hayes and Roly Ferguson (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Mecca Ballroom as it was in 1965 (Photo: Submit)
Jimmy Bottomley and Janet Clinton at the Tower Ballroom (Photo: Bill Johnson)
DJ's Pat Reddy, Chris O'Donnell and John Poole at Blackpool Tower Northern Soul Weekender (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Jimmy Bottomley at Northern Soul Weekender at Blackpool Tower Ballroom (Photo: Bill Johnson)
The Blackpool Soul Weekender at the Tower Ballroom in 2006 (Photo: Mark Pearson)
The glitterball from the world famous Northern Soul ballroom - the Highland Room - at Blackpool's Mecca building was up for sale on EBay in (Photo: Submit)
Are you pictured? (Photo: Bill Johnson)
The Neighbourhood organised a Northern Soul weekend at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. Soul fans are pictured dancing in the Spanish Hall, 2003 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Dancers enjoy one of the Northern Soul all-nighters at the Cala Gran in 1998 (Photo: Mike Foster)
This was in 1998 at a Northern Soul night held at the Highland Room in the former Mecca nightclub (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Glenys Carter at Blackpool Tower Ballroom (Photo: Bill Johnson)
Adrienne Morris at Blackpool Soul Weekender, 2006 (Photo: Mark Pearson)
Northern Soul guru Ian Levine and the Carstairs' record which changed the face of seventies music at the Blackpool Mecca. (Photo: Submit)
An image from Richard Oughton's Northern Soul exhibition at the Galleon Cafe, Topping Street (Photo: submit)
Are you pictured? (Photo: Daniel Martino)
Northern Soul Weekender at Blackpool Tower Ballroom (Photo: Bill Johnson)
DJ Sean Chapman kept the music flowing at Northern Soul event in 2012 (Photo: Daniel Martino)
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