Blackpool North Pier: 23 rarely seen photos of the resort's oldest pier through the memorable decades of the 80s and 90s
North Pier will be 160 years old next year.
By Claire Lark
Published 28th Dec 2022, 15:45 BST
It’s Blackpool's oldest pier and is steeped in history, memories and stories which echo through the decades. These photos snapshot a brief history in time through the 1980s and 90s.
Blackpool's summer season of stars Cannon and Ball, Linda Nolan, Joe Longthorne, Dana and Roy Walker were among the first to plant their hands in cement in the neatly framed and painted blocks to be mounted on display for a wall of fame. This was July 1987 Photo: National World