It was a time when every unit and shop was filled with trade and people would pack the streets on a Saturday afternoon hunting for a bargain. It was the last era of true high street shopping before the age of Internet shopping began to tighten its grip.
In case you missed them: 19 nostalgic scenes of Cleveleys which capture Victoria Road West, the town centre and surrounding streets in the 70s, 80s and 90s
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![Marks and Spencer store manager inside the Church shop in 1980](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBmOGFiYzRkLTEzMTAtNDI1YS04NmMwLTVlNjJkMjQ2Y2Y1ZDphNmQ2MzZhNS1mMjVjLTRhOGQtYTg0Yi0zM2M5NzE0NmQxY2E=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
7. Lost shopping scenes
Marks and Spencer store manager inside the Church shop in 1980 Photo: National World
![Marks and Spencer in July 1989. The caption on the back says 'Right of way - mums and children storm the portals'. Had the doors been changed to better accommodate prams?](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEyMmNhN2Q5LTI1YjctNDQxOS1iZWViLWM2OTc3YTA4YmIzMjo4OGJiYThjMi1iOTUyLTQ4OTgtOWViOS04ZmJkY2MzZDZhNGU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. Lost shopping days
Marks and Spencer in July 1989. The caption on the back says 'Right of way - mums and children storm the portals'. Had the doors been changed to better accommodate prams? Photo: National World
![C&A - so many memories](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIzYWRjYTI5LTA3NDktNGI4OC1hYjVlLTY1N2U2NTRmNTc2NzphOTRmNzc4ZC1mZTI0LTRhMTItOGYxNS0zNTQzYWJjNmIxYjQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![World Cup mania was about to break out in June 1990 and this was the scene inside Rawlcliffe's in Birley Street](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjMzMmE1ODU1LTMyNGYtNGFlOS04YzQ4LWQ1MmVlYzg5MzIwMjoxMTU0ODcwZS01NmI1LTQ4MjktODQ4ZC01MjZjMGE2ZTI4ZTk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Lost shopping days
World Cup mania was about to break out in June 1990 and this was the scene inside Rawlcliffe's in Birley Street Photo: National World
![M&S staff canteen in 1980. Pity the prices for a working lunch weren't the same these days - a three course meal was 10p](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBkMWIzY2Q1LTdhOWYtNDc1MC05ZmY2LTFmYmEwYjEwOWY1NDpkYTEwN2ViNC1hMGM1LTRjYzAtODMxOS00OWE5YmU1YjdiZDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Lost shopping days
M&S staff canteen in 1980. Pity the prices for a working lunch weren't the same these days - a three course meal was 10p Photo: National World
![Timpson Shoe Repairs in Church Street. A little further back than the 80s though, this was 1964](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxZmMyM2I0LTE0Y2QtNDg3NS05NGRlLTNiYjFhZWNkYTdhMTo3YWMyZWVkNy0zOWZmLTQyODctOTFlNS0zYzQ2MGZiYzRjNWU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Lost shopping days
Timpson Shoe Repairs in Church Street. A little further back than the 80s though, this was 1964 Photo: National World