11 photos to take you back to Blackpool in 1989 including crowd trouble at Bloomfield Road, Stone Roses concert and Coronation Street tram death
It was the year when Corrie’s Alan Bradley was famously killed by a tram.
By Claire Lark
Published 28th Apr 2023, 10:05 BST
Updated 28th Apr 2023, 10:15 BST
And it was the year when crowd trouble spilled on the terraces in a Blackpool FC match against Birmingham. A tortoise society was formed too. These rarely seen photos rewind to life in the last year of the 1980s, capturing moments during pivotal change in Blackpool, knocking on the door of a brand new decade.
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Teacher Laura Turner, is sprayed with gallons of water by Alexandra the elephant at Blackpool Tower Circus for a special wash and shampoo session on Wednesday 25th of October 1989. Laura loved elephants and won the chance to have her unique hairdo in a National Childrens Home Charity auction Photo: Frank Orrell
1989 members of the Blackpool and Fylde Tortoise Society. Among those in the picture are Kevin Newton, Margaret Anderton and Eileen Dobson Photo: Submit