Talbot Road - south side between Abingdon Street and Topping Street. J.H. Berry & Son pork butcher and pie shop, Marlow's outfitters, Norwich Building Society, Charles Clayton and Co solicitorsTalbot Road - south side between Abingdon Street and Topping Street. J.H. Berry & Son pork butcher and pie shop, Marlow's outfitters, Norwich Building Society, Charles Clayton and Co solicitors
Talbot Road - south side between Abingdon Street and Topping Street. J.H. Berry & Son pork butcher and pie shop, Marlow's outfitters, Norwich Building Society, Charles Clayton and Co solicitors

9 lost scenes of Blackpool streets, buildings, shops and people in the decade of the 50s

By Claire Lark
Published 27th Apr 2023, 04:55 BST
Full of nostalgic memories, these photos tap into the decade of the 50s

The black and white scenes epitomise what Blackpool was like showing landmarks, street scenes, events and people captured on film.

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9 lost scenes of Blackpool streets, buildings and shops in the decade of the 70s

Church Street in the 1950s with a Vambac car waiting at the traffic lights outside the Regent Cinema and the Blackpool Grammar School building behind

7. Blackpool 1950s

Church Street in the 1950s with a Vambac car waiting at the traffic lights outside the Regent Cinema and the Blackpool Grammar School building behind Photo: submit

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The construction of Blackpool's greyhound stadium, early 1950s

8. Blackpool 1950s

The construction of Blackpool's greyhound stadium, early 1950s Photo: staff

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The Dive Bomber at Blackpool Pleasure Beach had riders in a spin and turning upside down in the 1950s

9. Blackpool 1950s

The Dive Bomber at Blackpool Pleasure Beach had riders in a spin and turning upside down in the 1950s Photo: National World

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