18 pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1969

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By Claire Lark

Published 22nd Jun 2023, 12:00 GMT

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Blackpool Tower frontage undergoing refurbishment to create a new look in 1969

1. Blackpool, 1969

Blackpool Tower frontage undergoing refurbishment to create a new look in 1969 Photo: staff

Down it comes...workmen demolish the famous Welcome Arch at the south end of Blackpool Promenade in January 1969

2. Blackpool, 1969

Down it comes...workmen demolish the famous Welcome Arch at the south end of Blackpool Promenade in January 1969 Photo: National World

This was at Blackpool Pleasure Beach during wakes week in 1969

3. Blackpool, 1969

This was at Blackpool Pleasure Beach during wakes week in 1969 Photo: National World

Children with chicks at Kelshaw's Farm, Carleton, April 1969. Are you pictured?

4. Blackpool, 1969

Children with chicks at Kelshaw's Farm, Carleton, April 1969. Are you pictured? Photo: National World

The Huntsman Hotel on the promenade in 1969

5. Blackpool, 1969

The Huntsman Hotel on the promenade in 1969 Photo: Submit

Children on holiday in Blackpool during Wakes Week, 1969

6. Blackpool, 1969

Children on holiday in Blackpool during Wakes Week, 1969 Photo: National World

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