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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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