Terry Wogan, Les Dawson and the Roly Polys pose on a miniature car to promote a visit to the North Pier, Blackpool

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20 fantastic pictures that show exactly what Blackpool was like in 1998

Digital Journalist

Published 5th May 2026, 15:31 BST

Updated 6th May 2026, 06:00 BST

The years seem to fly by as you get older, so we’ve put this gallery together to take you back to 1988.

As you can see the people of Blackpool were getting up to all sorts of activities. Do you remember any of them? Are you in any of the pictures?

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19. Blackpool in 1988

Michelle Miller, six, bites off more than she chew, assisted by Liverpool magician Challoni at Blackpool Magic Convention at the resort's Winter Gardens Photo: Archive

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20. Blackpool in 1988

All the nice girls love a sailor and Lindsay Dean is no exception. And all the sailors aboard HMS Inskip, near Blackpool, have fallen for 19-year-old Lindsay, who comes from Whalley, as they voted her Miss HMS Inskip for 1988 Photo: Archive

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20 fantastic pictures that show exactly what Blackpool was like in 1998

The years seem to fly by as you get older, so we’ve put this gallery together to take you back to 1988.

19. Blackpool in 1988

20. Blackpool in 1988

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