From Elton John at Bloomfield Road, to the tearing down of a car park and the first days of Trinity Hospice, these wonderful pictures of nostalgia remember a lost era.
7. Blackpool 1985
Section of one of the wards of Trinity Hospice, in May 1985, just before it opened. Sister Agnes McCrystal (centre), with Kathryn Burn and matron Miss Beryl Pearson Photo: library
8. Blackpool 1985
The Fleetwood Sea Cadet Band, in 1985 at Old Highbury Football Ground, with Drum Major Steve Hanvey and bandmaster Dennis Archbold Photo: submit
10. Blackpool 1985
A view of the promenade crowds and historical trams near Coral Island during the Tramway Centenary celebrations in 1985 Photo: staff
11. Blackpool 1985
North Shore Methodist Church, Blackpool, in November 1985 Photo: library
12. Blackpool 1985
A team of 30 brave fireman gatthered at the scene of a £500,000 blaze - ten months after it was put out. The firefighters gathered at Blackpool's Boston Hotel to see their chief officer re-open the seafront building after a remarkable refurbishment Photo: RETRO