A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963
A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963

23 rare Blackpool images in the days when Glass Plates Photography captured our town

These photos stir feelings of pure nostalgia and go right back in time to lost eras in Blackpool and elsewhere on the Fylde Coast.
By Claire Lark
Published 7th Feb 2023, 15:45 BST
Updated 14th Feb 2024, 11:28 BST

Many were captured using Glass Plates Photography and stored in The Gazette archives for years to come and are a precious reminder of our town's history.

North Shore Boating Pool enjoying brisk business in this view from the 1950s

7. Through the Years

North Shore Boating Pool enjoying brisk business in this view from the 1950s Photo: Historical

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A view along Central Promenade towards Blackpool Tower during the Illuminations of 1949

8. Through the Years

A view along Central Promenade towards Blackpool Tower during the Illuminations of 1949 Photo: Archive

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Queenstown flats under construction in 1964

9. Through the Years

Queenstown flats under construction in 1964 Photo: staff

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A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963. To the left of the Tower is the spire of the Town Hall (removed in 1966) and on the right is the Metropole Hotel complex

10. Through the Years

A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963. To the left of the Tower is the spire of the Town Hall (removed in 1966) and on the right is the Metropole Hotel complex Photo: staff

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Fieldings Mill comes down in 1959

11. Through the Years

Fieldings Mill comes down in 1959 Photo: staff

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Work progressing on the £250,000 Nautical College in Fleetwood which was due to be completed by April 1965

12. Through the Years

Work progressing on the £250,000 Nautical College in Fleetwood which was due to be completed by April 1965 Photo: staff

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