26 nostalgic scenes which capture the bustle of Christmas in Blackpool town centre in decades gone by

A picture of children meeting Father Christmas at Lewis’s in Blackpool, scenes inside BHS and WH Smith in the 70s and bustling streets at the heart of Blackpool town centre in the 80s and 90s evoke a warmth of festive nostalgia.

The photos from our archives show street scenes, shops, people and magical moments in the run up Christmas through the years. They’ll have you reminiscing and remind you how it all was in years gone by.

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19. Retro Christmas

Donna and Ellie Tyler, 2009 Photo: Martin Bostock

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20. Retro Christmas

Christmas shoppers in the Hounds Hill Shopping Centre, 2009. Remember Game when it was in Hounds Hill? Photo: Martin Bostock

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21. Retro Christmas

This was December 1981 - a festive scene in Church Street Photo: National World

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22. Retro Christmas

Blackpool BT Shop manager Steve Parkinson handed over 200 BT Phonecards to Single Homeless Project volunteers Ellen Warburton (left) and Helen Runeckles ' for the Gazette United for Christmas Appeal in 1998 Photo: Bill Johnson

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23. Retro Christmas

Kathryn Brimlow with her daughter Sarah Brimlow at Marks and Spencers in Blackpool. The pair both worked at the store together over Christmas, 2005 Photo: Mark Pearson

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24. Retro Christmas

Catherine Brown at Marks and Spencer where she had worked for 25 years in 2004 Photo: Mike Foster

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