19 retro scenes to take you back to Blackpool in 1979 including the Muppets switching on Blackpool Illuminations

A throwback to 1979 with these great pictures which defined the year in Blackpool.

The Muppets came to switch on the resort’s illuminations, it was the Winter of Discontent and Blackpool was under a blanket of snow during a freezing start to the year.

In case you missed them: 25 nostalgic pictures of Blackpool in 1981 from Margaret Thatcher and Barbara Windsor to Blackpool Pleasure Beach rides

20 stirring images of Blackpool streets, places and buildings which have been wiped from the landscape

17 nostalgic pictures of Blackpool seafront, Illuminations and Golden Mile in the 1980s

20 stirring images of Blackpool streets, places and buildings which have been wiped from the landscape

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19. Blackpool, 1979

Our Lady of the Assumption Blackpool morris dancing team took part in the Round Table Carnival in 1979 Photo: National World

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