29 pictures of Blackpool civil servants at Norcross, Hesketh House and Warbreck Hill down the decades
From charity events and cheque presentations to wartime reloactions and strike action, these scenes show civil servants in Blackpool who you may have worked with.
By Claire Lark
Published 13th Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
A huge employer on the Fylde Coast for decades, many people will have passed through the doors of Norcross and Warbreck Hill working in the Pensions Agency, DWP and other departments. You might recognise some faces…
DWP staff at Warbreck House fundraised and answering phones for Children in Need. Pictured are Gareth Carr, Dominic Smith, Hannah Taylor and Alysia Walsh Photo: Daniel Martino
An old one here from 1940. Civil servants at work sorting bound files at a famous hotel in Blackpool (Norbreck Hydro?) which was being used as a Civil Service office Photo: Fox Photos
Attending the pensions forum held in Blackpool were (from left) Sofia Stayte, head of the Pension Review at the DWP, Ken Cridland and John Cridland Photo: submit
The Pensions Department of the Ministry of Health adapt to their luxurious new offices in the solarium of a Blackpool hotel, 5th January 1940. The entire ministry was relocated during World War II Photo: Fox Photos
Three thousand civil servants worked in a Blackpool hotel when they were relocated during the war. This picture shows some of the workers 'home' after their day's work. Mrs Anderson with whom these girls were billeted, serves them with tea Photo: Hulton Archive