These pictures go back to the 1970s to remind us what the area was like, particularly the shopping areas as well as how the promenade looked. And the roundabout too…

19. Bispham Memories
The caption on the back of this photo from July 1976 says 'Les Bayliss's block of luxury holiday flats at Bispham - a far cry from the bedsits of the Fifties' Photo: National World

20. Bispham Memories
Red Bank Road in 1969 - Marlene's The Beauty Box and a printing and a gift shop in the foreground Photo: National World

21. Bispham Memories
We all recognise this view coming down the hill on Devonshire Road in 1980. The chimney is long gone - what was it for? Photo: National World
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