The prom was lined with bustling arcades and entertainment venues, it was a place of fun with the timeless allure of the British seaside. It was the year Sir Matt Busby switched on the lights, Tom Jones came to perform and the town centre was beginning to change. These are the pictures which defined a year in our town.
7. Blackpool, 1968
Holly Bank Cottage and the wreckage of the crashed Lightning in Pilling in September 1968 Photo: submit
8. Blackpool, 1968
Wearing her famous hairnet, actress Violet Carson in her costume as Ena Sharples in Coronation Street, gives a cheery greeting Photo: Wood
9. Blackpool, 1968
A police officer directing traffic near Blackpool North railway station Photo: Evening Standard
10. Blackpool, 1968
Tom Jones, sits with his publicist Chris Hutchins, in the back of a car whilst travelling to a concert in Blackpool Photo: Ian Tyas
11. Blackpool, 1968
Engelbert Humperdinck backstage in his dressing room in 1968 Photo: library
12. Blackpool, 1968
The Blackpool Co-Operative Bakery, viewed from the junction of Preston New Road and Cherry Tree Road North Photo: staff