A rare colour photo outside Abingdon Street Market where morning shoppers are waiting for the the tram to MartonA rare colour photo outside Abingdon Street Market where morning shoppers are waiting for the the tram to Marton
A rare colour photo outside Abingdon Street Market where morning shoppers are waiting for the the tram to Marton

22 charming photos of Blackpool in its heyday - its streets, beach and shops through a lost era

By Claire Lark
Published 9th Feb 2023, 08:56 BST
Updated 9th Feb 2023, 11:17 BST
These brilliant images unearthed from our archives show Blackpool when it was in its prime as an archetypal seaside resort.

It drew holidaymakers in their thousands, look at the beach photos to see how people flocked to the sands. They could enjoy donkey rides, ice creams, have their fortunes told and enjoy everything the Golden Mile had to offer. There are wonderful scenes of the streets we still shop in too, they have changed beyond recognition as well as buildings and places which are lost to history.

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14 scenes of Blackpool promenade at its busiest when traffic caused gridlock in decades gone by

A rare colour photo outside Abingdon Street Market where morning shoppers are waiting for the the tram to Marton

. 1950s Blackpool

A rare colour photo outside Abingdon Street Market where morning shoppers are waiting for the the tram to Marton Photo: submit

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This is a classic 1950s view of Blackpool Beach in the 1950s taken from the book Blackpool and the Fylde Coast Memories by Andrew Mitchell and Steve Ainsworth

. 1950s Blackpool

This is a classic 1950s view of Blackpool Beach in the 1950s taken from the book Blackpool and the Fylde Coast Memories by Andrew Mitchell and Steve Ainsworth Photo: submit

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The Promenade and Talbot Square in the mid 1950s. From the left, businesses include the EH Booth store and cafe above, Williams and Son Chemist, the Nutbrown Arcade selling Nutbrown Kitchen Equipment and a small shop advertising Blackpool rock. On the corner is an empty shop with the Royal Liver Assurance office and the Entertainments and Accommodation Ltd above

. 1950s Blackpool

The Promenade and Talbot Square in the mid 1950s. From the left, businesses include the EH Booth store and cafe above, Williams and Son Chemist, the Nutbrown Arcade selling Nutbrown Kitchen Equipment and a small shop advertising Blackpool rock. On the corner is an empty shop with the Royal Liver Assurance office and the Entertainments and Accommodation Ltd above Photo: staff

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This was the view from the roof of the Odeon Cinema, Cleveleys looking back towards Blackpool from the Crescent along Fleetwood Road and Kelso Avenue

. 1950s Blackpool

This was the view from the roof of the Odeon Cinema, Cleveleys looking back towards Blackpool from the Crescent along Fleetwood Road and Kelso Avenue Photo: Submit

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This was Blackpool Central Station in the 1950s

. 1950s Blackpool

This was Blackpool Central Station in the 1950s Photo: Submit

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The second track alongside these carriages identifies the Grand National rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach

. 1950s Blackpool

The second track alongside these carriages identifies the Grand National rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach Photo: Historical

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This rare photo shows the Oxford Cinema at Oxford Square

. 1950s Blackpool

This rare photo shows the Oxford Cinema at Oxford Square Photo: Submit

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'Look, we can get our ball higher the Blackpool Tower, claim these youngsters enjoying beach games'

. 1950s Blackpool

'Look, we can get our ball higher the Blackpool Tower, claim these youngsters enjoying beach games' Photo: Archive

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This rare photo shows the Oxford Cinema at Oxford Square

7. 1950s Blackpool

This rare photo shows the Oxford Cinema at Oxford Square Photo: Submit

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'Look, we can get our ball higher the Blackpool Tower, claim these youngsters enjoying beach games'

8. 1950s Blackpool

'Look, we can get our ball higher the Blackpool Tower, claim these youngsters enjoying beach games' Photo: Archive

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This is Talbot Road at the junction of Abingdon Street and Topping Street. JH Berry and Son pork butcher and pie shop, Marlow's outfitters, Norwich Building Society, Charles Clayton and Co solicitors

9. 1950s Blackpool

This is Talbot Road at the junction of Abingdon Street and Topping Street. JH Berry and Son pork butcher and pie shop, Marlow's outfitters, Norwich Building Society, Charles Clayton and Co solicitors Photo: submit

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Riding the donkeys on Blackpool beach in the 1950s

10. 1950s Blackpool

Riding the donkeys on Blackpool beach in the 1950s Photo: Submit

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Central Pier Pavilion 1950s

11. 1950s Blackpool

Central Pier Pavilion 1950s Photo: library

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The teapot mobile cafe on Blackpool beach

12. 1950s Blackpool

The teapot mobile cafe on Blackpool beach Photo: submit

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