19 scenes which capture life in 1980s Blackpool from packed piers to shops and the Golden Mile
By Claire Lark
Published 4th Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
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These emotive pictures reflect the era of the 1980s, which seems like yesterday but is actually 40 years ago
It was when the Sandcastle was built, when we had heavy snowfall and when the Houndshill opened. And so much more…
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Keith Chegwin, watched by local schoolchildren and their families, rehearses Sue Turner's Cocotot's for their live spot on Saturday Superstore on Blackpool Promenade in 1986 Photo: Submit
Blackpool Illuminations switch on 1983. The Magic Showband performing outside Blackpool Town Hall in the lead up to the switch on by the cast of Coronation Street Photo: submit