From the centre of Oxford Square, complete with a tram, to Fairyland, one of the resort’s earliest entertainment centres, these photos provide a peek into the life of yesteryear...
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This photo shows Market Street From Talbot Square. The Clifton Hotel is on the right and beyond the cyclist (with what appears to be a plank across his back ) there is a stall on the corner of the old St John's Market
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Lytham Road shops close to the junction with Waterloo Road. According to a plaque this terrace of shops was built in 1892. Seen here in the 1950s the shops include from the left Greenhalgh's ladieswear ( only partly seen), Frank Harbron grocers, J.W. Smith menswear, E.A. & M.A. Smith bakery and cafe and J.L.Dawson Cook dispensing chemist and opticians.
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Wilkinson's Yard, off Bonny Street in 1937. The V shaped roofs of Central Station can be seen above the property at the end of the yard.
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Fairyland at the junction of Central Promenade and Chapel Street in 1925