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.
19. Through the Years
This is from a glass plate negative and shows Mr Hedley Wood who was a blacksmith at Marsh Mill smithy in Thornton, 1964 Photo: staff
20. Through the Years
The demolition of Normoss Farm, Hardhorn, in 1964. The corrugated iron roof had been removed and the old thatch beneath had been stripped off for burning Photo: staff
21. Through the Years
In 1911 when Princess Parade was built around the Metropole Hotel material was carried from South Shore on a temporary steam railway, along the seafront, called the Sands Express Photo: Submit
22. Through the Years
During World War Two this house on Lindale Gardens close to the corner of Faringdon Avenue, South Shore was badly damaged by a German bomb during an air raid in 1940. Today there is no obvious evidence of the devastation caused to this quiet area of Blackpool Photo: staff
