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![This superb picture, in all its 1980s colour glory, captures a true moment in time at Blackpool North Pier. It belongs to Andrew Bartholomew and was on show at the Grundy Art Gallery as part of the Mass Photography Exhibition](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjBhZmQ5ZmU3LTljNjQtNGM5My04NWZhLTljN2U4NTc0NjlhYTpiYmJlY2Y3OC1lYTY3LTRlZjMtYjk0NS1kOGJmMWMwYjQyMDM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Blackpool, 1980s
This superb picture, in all its 1980s colour glory, captures a true moment in time at Blackpool North Pier. It belongs to Andrew Bartholomew and was on show at the Grundy Art Gallery as part of the Mass Photography Exhibition Photo: National World
![Birmingham City fans went on the rampage in Blackpool in 1989 ahead of a match in October. Police and ambulances at the scene on the Promenade at South Shore](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmI4NTJmZWViLTkyNjQtNGU5Yy04M2ZmLTZjNTgwZTUzMTBjMjplMTg1ZmZlMC1iN2I5LTRlNGUtODI0My1iNzAyZGFlMzIwMmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Blackpool 1980s
Birmingham City fans went on the rampage in Blackpool in 1989 ahead of a match in October. Police and ambulances at the scene on the Promenade at South Shore Photo: staff
![Dockers unloading a catch of fish at Fleetwood dock in 1989](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjc3OGI5ZTRjLTVkYWQtNDc5OC04ZWQ4LTQ0NzViNjE2ZGM3NDoxYzkwYTQwZS01OTM5LTQzYjgtODQzZS01MjlkNmQxNzdjNDU=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Blackpool, 1980s
Dockers unloading a catch of fish at Fleetwood dock in 1989 Photo: Historical
![Pupils from Langdale School joined the protest against the threatened closure of the Derby Baths outside Blackpool Town Hall in 1988](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjU4OGIzOGJkLWM1ODQtNDlmMi1iN2I4LWVhZjRhNDk3MWMwZTo4NjY4YjQxMy0wYTE5LTRjZDQtOGQxNy0xZjYwNDc2ZjBhNDQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Blackpool, 1980s
Pupils from Langdale School joined the protest against the threatened closure of the Derby Baths outside Blackpool Town Hall in 1988 Photo: staff
![Storm damage to Blackpool illuminations in 1988](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxZTQyMThhLTYxYzgtNGIzYS1hYTQ5LTZiNDJhY2EwY2Q3NzpmMDg4N2I2OC05NGNkLTQxZWEtYjQ3My0zYmFiMDM1NGVjMTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
![Waterloo Bowling Championship in 1988](https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjliNGFhMzIxLWRiMzctNGI0Ny1hNTBiLTNhNWY4OTFmN2ZkZjo3OGQwMmM2Mi00MDQ3LTQ4OGItYTFmMi0wZGIyMGFjMjkwYzg=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)