On the back of one of the photos it suggested that work began before plans were formerly approved by Blackpool Council. It was a controversial new store too as Hills Garage and two houses on Oldfield Avenue had to be demolished. But by opening day in August 1984, shoppers queued down Red Bank Road for their first look inside the new shop.
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1. Building Bispham Sainsbury's
This was the opening of the new Sainsbury's store in Bispham in August 1984. It created 141 permanent new jobs, both full-time and part-time. It was also the eighth Sainsbury's to open in 1984 Photo: National World
2. Building Bispham Sainsbury's
The first construction phase of Sainsbury's in Bispham gets underway, October 1982 Photo: National World
3. Early days of Bispham Sainsbury's
The cleared site next to Bispham Conservative Club as work commenced in 1983 Photo: National World
4. Building Bispham Sainsbury's
Foundation work underway behind the screens in May 1983 Photo: National World
5. Building Bispham Sainsbury's
A later photo of the Red Bank Road store taken in 1993 Photo: National World
6. Building Bispham Sainsbury's
The building site for Sainsbury's taken from another perspective Photo: National World