THE OLD ROCK FACTORY

The building really was a rock factory – the 1911 census reveals the Higgins family ran the business.

 

Owner Robin Ross has rescued and restored the building; it’s solidly built with great metallic pillars underpinning the structure.  These pillars are more than capable of bearing the weight of the heavy machines that have been acquired via eBay, skips and closed down printworks for the seaside screen printing process.

 

Robin is delighted with his find:

 

“Many cities have art centres in buildings associated with products once synonymous with them. It had to be rock for Blackpool”.

 

Since opening, The Old Rock Factory has been a venue for all types of artists, creatives and anyone wanting to ‘get into’ the arts scene in the Blackpool area.  Over the years there has been a network of creatives established that work together, helping each other refine a style, theme, product range or even a business.