27 incredible pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1983
By Claire Lark
Published 29th Aug 2023, 16:00 BST
Updated 31st Aug 2023, 14:21 BST
The year of 1983 will be mostly remembered for a tragic incident which took place in January.
Three police officers drowned whilst trying to rescue, in vain, a member of the public who had gone into heavy seas to rescue his dog. Other notable events include the demolition of South Shore baths and the opening of Professor Peabody's Play Centre.
Marion Thornton was resident stylist at Blackpool's Imperial Hotel during the Conservative Conference. Her appointment register read like a copy of Who's Who, with titled ladies and Cabinet Ministers' wives all booked in. Marion is pictured above with her daughter Tracey Photo: National World