Historical Images

Aerial view looking North of the railway lines from South Station to Central Station , with Blackpool Football Club right of centre and Blackpool Tower , Central Pier and North Pier in the distance. Historical dated 1964 published EG 05 05 1988,Upload...

A rare view from Victoria Street of Blackpool Tower under construction in 1893. The Tower was officially opened in May 1894, but by 1921 the whole of the steelwork had to be replaced because of corrosion. Blackpool HistoricalUpload Date: 26 Jan...

Church Street looking towards St John s Church in the 1950s when traffic still moved freely and parking was available outside the shops Blackpool HistoricalUpload Date: 26 Jan 2012Original Filename: Through the Years Town 7.JPGStore Filename: 20086976...

When the ABC theatre , Church Street was opened on May 31, 1963, Cliff Richard and The Shadows arrived on the Wild West Train tram, It was the last time a tram ran in Church Street. Blackpool HistoricalUpload Date: 26 Jan 2012Original Filename: Through...

Coronation Street, Blackpool seen from Church Street in the 1930s with the Winter Gardens on the left. Today, the building on the right still bears the commemorative stone engraved with Post Office Buildings to indicate where the old post office once...

Blackpool Football Club on Bloomfield Road has seen many changes since this view in 1986. The old South Stand and ticket office have been replaced by the Jimmy Armfield Stand with plans for the future development yet to be realised. date 17. 03. 86 ...

The promenade has never looked as sedate as in this early view of Imperial Crescent with landaus instead of cars and young boys strolling along the open road . The crescent remains recognisable today, with the hotels sporting bright rendering ,...

The showpiece Art Deco information bureau on the Promenade opposite West Street has long since been replaced by a newer model nearer to the Tower and the entrance to North Pier has been modernised. On the right in the distance is the the Metropole Hotel...

BLACKPOOL HISTORICAL Flags flew above North Pier as the heavily-clothed crowds thronged on either side of Blackpool promenade in this turn of the century view. Landaus and trams dominated and not a car - or a traffic light in sight! It s also hard to...

Poulton Historical In 1904 the view down Blackpool Old Road from it s junction with Poulton Market Place was very different than today, the old mill building further along on the left and the houses and shops on the right have all given way to road...

These building on Red Bank Road in 1928 can still be seen today with a few alterations and additions. Williams Deacon s Bank Ltd is now the RBS, the house with round bays and gable window, at an angle to the road, is on the corner of Beaufort Avenue and...

BLACKPOOL HISTORICAL Why, if it isn t our Gracie. Rochdale songthrush Gracie Fields, in Blackpool to film scenes for the film Sing As We Go, in 1934, was quickly surrounded by happy youngsters at the Pleasure Beach. G&H 09 06 34Upload Date: 26 Jan...