They’re rare and are an important window to our resort’s past. They reflect a decade in Blackpool from the war years to when Blackpool resurfaced at the start of its glory years. There’s a brilliant shot of Church Street in the rain, a spitfire in the town centre and a chimney where Grange Park is now, being demolished
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![Church Street close to the junction of Bank Hey Street, with the familiar site of The Grand Theatre ( in the centre) and H Samuels (on the right)](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjhmZjNlYzY2LWY4NmUtNDViNy1hZWJhLTQ1MmQ0OTkwZTMyZDo5M2UwMWVlMi1hOWNmLTRhNGUtOTA2Ni0yYWNmZDVmNWY4ZjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Blackpool in the 1940s
Church Street close to the junction of Bank Hey Street, with the familiar site of The Grand Theatre ( in the centre) and H Samuels (on the right) Photo: staff
![Blackpool Tower frontage in the 1940s - it was the 'Wonderland of the World'](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVlYzcxNWZmLWM1N2MtNGY3OS1hNDViLWJlMzg2YzFjMThhNToyNTBhMGVmNy1lNGNjLTRhY2ItOWU1MC0xMWIzZmExOWFjYTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. Blackpool in the 1940s
Blackpool Tower frontage in the 1940s - it was the 'Wonderland of the World' Photo: staff
![Army trucks moving snow from the Promenade onto the beach](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmEzZmIzNTViLWRjODEtNDVkMS1hZGM0LTgzYzU0NjQ2ZjU5NjoxMDg2NWYwOS05YmNmLTRmNjgtOGQ1Zi05NDM5NmIyOGRmN2U=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Blackpool in the 1940s
Army trucks moving snow from the Promenade onto the beach Photo: staff
![Robb Wilton, stage and radio comedian in Blackpool](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjRkNzRlMWE1LTFlZDItNGVhMy05ZmY5LTc0ZmQ0MGZhMTIzZjo4MmE3MWQyOC1jOTk4LTRmOWItOGVjMS1kZDA4ZDUyMjczNWE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
![Brickworks chimney felling in Blackpool - thought to be where Grange Park is now - undated but probably the 1940s](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQxNzY1NjY2LWEzODYtNGNhMS05MTk3LTdmNzMyNGJhZGFlZDplYTRjZDM5OC1hNTU3LTRlZTAtYjA5Yi1mNWZmNTlhNTRhNzY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
5. Blackpool in the 1940s
Brickworks chimney felling in Blackpool - thought to be where Grange Park is now - undated but probably the 1940s Photo: staff
![This German Messerschmitt, shot down by a World War Two British fighter plane, arrived in Church Street Blackpool . It was on it's way to the old St John's Market site to raise money for the Spitfire Fund](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjQzYzExMWZlLWYyNDQtNDZjYi1hMjI2LWY1ODk2YTNkZTdiMTowNWI5YTA2My0xNDdmLTQyZTktYWEwZS1iYjgwMTEwMjkzODc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
6. Blackpool in the 1940s
This German Messerschmitt, shot down by a World War Two British fighter plane, arrived in Church Street Blackpool . It was on it's way to the old St John's Market site to raise money for the Spitfire Fund Photo: library