Historical Images

Parking along Blackpool promenade on the seaward side of the tram tracks opposite Blackpool Tower was perfectly acceptable in 1962. This view from Blackpool tower is undergoing massive changes, with improvements to the sea defences and promenade and the...

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 ,...

This is how the central Promenade looked in wartime, the concrete blocks were to stop invading tanks but bathing huts and pleasure boats were still in use. early 1940s Blackpool HISTORICAL - WORLD WAR TWO - BLACKPOOL - NORTH PIER DEFENCE BARRICADES ...

Holiday town Blackpool in the 1950s. This is the Golden Mile looking south from a point near the present day Coral Island, before the smaller kiosks and stalls selling rock, ice cream, jugs of tea and kiss-me-quick hats gave way to the imposing amusement...

Fire destroyed the North Pier Pavilion in 1938, attracting thousands of people who watched the blaze from the Promenade and beach. There is still a thriving theatre on the pier today although it had to be saved from closure in 2006 when it was feared 129...

The showpiece Art Deco information bureau on the Promenade opposite West Street has long since been replaced by a newer model nearer to the Tower and the entrance to North Pier has been modernised.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

In 1879 Blackpool council spent £3,500 on lighting the town with artificial sunshine in the form of eight powerful arc lamps which can be seen in this photograph taken in 1891. The large building with turrets is the Prince of Wales Theatre, Market and...

Central Beach as work neared completion on the widening of Blackpool Promenade which began in 1902 and took until 1905. On the right are the houses which became the Golden Mile. On the left a steady stream of horse-drawn carts bring sand from the beach...

A view of the promenade crowds and historical trams near Coral Island during the Tramway Centenary celebrations in 1985. Blackpool historicalUpload Date: 03 Aug 2012Original Filename: Through the Years Prom 6.JPGStore Filename: 21826706.jpgByline: beg...

Blackpool Central promenade 1980s The promenade bridge and walkway to Houndshill were built in the 1970s the bridge was demolished in 2009 Blackpool historicalUpload Date: 03 Aug 2012Original Filename: Through the Years Prom 5.JPGStore Filename: 21826705...

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 find a single person not...

BLACKPOOL HISTORICAL Doctor Cocker s Menagerie and Aquarium, pictured here in the very early 1890s, was on the site of the present aquarium in Blackpool Tower.Upload Date: 03 Aug 2012Original Filename: Through the Years Prom 2.JPGStore Filename: 21826703...