They are snapshots of a long-gone culture, which for many of us seems like yesterday. It was a time of change, when decimalisation came in, strike action on the picket lines and when holidaying at home was still a big thing.
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13. How we used to live - 70s and 80s
Blackpool's Central Beach with deckchairs and wind breakers pictured in the late 1970s. It was at a time when you could watch a hi-tech cinema show inside a domed tent on Central Pier Photo: Historical
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