Coloured postcard of the interior of the Roof Gardens in the Blackpool Tower. Ink: [personal message][address in Gloucester supplied]. The Blackpool Tower was opened in 1894, designed in imitation of the Eiffel Tower by James Maxwell and Charles Tuke; it was rebuilt in the 1920s after it had been affected by corrosion. The original structure contained a ballroom designed by Frank Matcham; this was rebuilt after a fire in the 1950s. In addition, the Tower had a roof garden