25 emotive pictures of Blackpool during World War II including regiments, VE Day and bombings
By Claire Lark
Published 24th Oct 2023, 15:06 BST
Updated 24th Oct 2023, 16:17 BST
This collection of rarely seen photos capture our town in wartime years.
They are just a snapshot of the archived pictures held at The Gazette and give an overview of some of the key events, people, the regiments, the workers who kept the country moving and sadly, the destruction from bombing in 1940.
A young land army at Marton Moss School. They are evacuees from Manchester and Runcorn and true to the Spirit of the Moss they spend part of their time in the school garden, preparing the soil for the growing of wartime food Photo: staff