13 picture memories of Blackpool RHO Hills department store in Bank Hey Street

It suffered two major fires, one in 1932 when the store was full of customers and staff and the second, in 1967, a blaze took hold in the early hours of the morning reducing the building to a smoking ruin. These pictures rewind the clock to the fires as well as the departments inside – including the knitting department and silver service cafe.

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