Two features you would not see today are the spire on the Town Hall building and the Giant Wheel. A good number of these properties have since been demolished and redeveloped in the name of progress including St John's Church and the distrinctive tiled Coronation Street frontage of the Winter Gardens

placeholder image — Two features you would not see today are the spire on the Town Hall building and the Giant Wheel. A good number of these properties have since been demolished and redeveloped in the name of progress including St John's Church and the distrinctive tiled Coronation Street frontage of the Winter Gardens

19 incredible Blackpool scenes which define the 1920s from The Big Wheel to Foxhall

By Claire Lark

Published 13th Oct 2023, 14:42 GMT

Updated 13th Oct 2023, 14:43 GMT

They are 100 years ago and bring 1920s Blackpool into sharp focus.

They capture the essence of the traditional British seaside resort, along with some of Blackpool’s best-known and loved landmarks and scenery. There are some people pictures, one of Blackpool’s earliest schools and lost scenes from a different era.

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A 1920s view of the packed Blackpool beach filled with deckchairs, bathing hunts and stalls.

13. Blackpool, 1920s

A 1920s view of the packed Blackpool beach filled with deckchairs, bathing hunts and stalls. Photo: Submit

Gynn Square in the late 1920s

14. Blackpool, 1920s

Gynn Square in the late 1920s Photo: Submit

The Foxhall pub features in this Blackpool Promenade picture of the early 1920s

15. Blackpool, 1920s

The Foxhall pub features in this Blackpool Promenade picture of the early 1920s Photo: Submit

2nd Blackpool Company of Girl Guides at St Johns CofE School, 1920s

16. Blackpool, 1920s

2nd Blackpool Company of Girl Guides at St Johns CofE School, 1920s Photo: Submit

Illuminations Director Mr Fred Field, who re-introduced the Illuminations to Blackpool in 1925, after the First World War

17. Blackpool, 1920s

Illuminations Director Mr Fred Field, who re-introduced the Illuminations to Blackpool in 1925, after the First World War Photo: staff

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