There’s a great shot of Victoria Street, long before Houndshill and the ABC Theatre which later became a cinema. People, places and events round up the year of 1963...
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Clearing the snowfall in Victoria Street, Blackpool, in 1963 Photo: library
. Blackpool, 1963
Ice Skating at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road in 1963 - Blackpool FC players ice skating on the frozen pitch Photo: Submit
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A member of the Blackpool Parks Department operating a mechanical snow plough in Stanley Park Photo: staff
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British United plane at Blackpool Airport. The passengers were pupils and staff from St George’s School, Marton, where fourth and fifth-formers were undertaking an educational visit to Newcastle, Washington and Durham Photo: Submit
. Blackpool, 1963
Blackpool beach looked like an Arctic wasteland with frozen snow and ice-floes along it's whole length Photo: staff
. Blackpool, 1963
Westcliffe Drive looking towards the junction with Talbot Road and Layton Road. The bus is on the wrong side of the road because of road works. The Jewish cemetery is on the right Photo: Submit
1. Blackpool, 1963
Clearing the snowfall in Victoria Street, Blackpool, in 1963 Photo: library
3. Blackpool, 1963
Ice Skating at Blackpool's Bloomfield Road in 1963 - Blackpool FC players ice skating on the frozen pitch Photo: Submit
5. Blackpool, 1963
A member of the Blackpool Parks Department operating a mechanical snow plough in Stanley Park Photo: staff
6. Blackpool, 1963
British United plane at Blackpool Airport. The passengers were pupils and staff from St George’s School, Marton, where fourth and fifth-formers were undertaking an educational visit to Newcastle, Washington and Durham Photo: Submit