Great photo which typifies the unpredictable Blackpool weather. You'd be forgiven in thinking this was mid summer but it was actually October 26 1987Great photo which typifies the unpredictable Blackpool weather. You'd be forgiven in thinking this was mid summer but it was actually October 26 1987
Great photo which typifies the unpredictable Blackpool weather. You'd be forgiven in thinking this was mid summer but it was actually October 26 1987

19 candid pictures of Blackpool town centre in the 1980s from Coral Island to Victoria Street and Lewis's

The 1980s are close to the heart of a whole generation – memories of shopping on a Saturday afternoon, bus rides into town with mates, chips on the seafront and the sounds of the arcades which echoed along the Golden Mile.
By Claire Lark
Published 25th Jul 2022, 15:45 BST
Updated 29th Nov 2023, 14:30 BST

This eclectic mix of photos brings together elements which made Blackpool what it was during those times – candid images of the places, people and moments in time.

In case you missed them: 13 contrasting scenes which show striking changes to Blackpool's landscape including Devonshire Road School, Lewis's, South Shore Open Air Baths, Derby Baths, North Shore Station and the Big Wheel

Eerie emptiness captured in rare photos of Blackpool Derby Baths after it was closed and left abandoned

21 rarely seen photos of Blackpool's much-loved Derby Baths from the 1980s

Eerie emptiness captured in rare photos of Blackpool Derby Baths after it was closed and left abandoned

Lewis's to the left in this reflection photo from 1988

7. Candid Blackpool

Lewis's to the left in this reflection photo from 1988 Photo: National World

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Crowds greeting Blackpool trams in 1985

8. Candid Blackpool

Crowds greeting Blackpool trams in 1985 Photo: submit

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Side stalls to the right and the pedestrian bridge which crossed over to Bank Hey Street. And, of course, the recognisable building which once housed Blackpool's famous Palace Nightclub

9. Candid Blackpool

Side stalls to the right and the pedestrian bridge which crossed over to Bank Hey Street. And, of course, the recognisable building which once housed Blackpool's famous Palace Nightclub Photo: National World

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Looking up the slip on the lower promenade towards North Pier. Blackpool Tower is shrouded in mist in this 1983 shot

10. Candid Blackpool

Looking up the slip on the lower promenade towards North Pier. Blackpool Tower is shrouded in mist in this 1983 shot Photo: National World

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Remember Blackpool Transport's cream and green colour scheme? This was Talbot Road bus station in the 1980s. Peter Jones Carpet in the background

11. Candid Blackpool

Remember Blackpool Transport's cream and green colour scheme? This was Talbot Road bus station in the 1980s. Peter Jones Carpet in the background Photo: submit

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This photo from 1981 accompanied a story about how jobs had become the glittering prizes of the gifted few. It was taken on the Golden Mile

12. Candid Blackpool

This photo from 1981 accompanied a story about how jobs had become the glittering prizes of the gifted few. It was taken on the Golden Mile Photo: National World

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