Busy Blackpool on the run up to August Bank Holiday weekend, 2007Busy Blackpool on the run up to August Bank Holiday weekend, 2007
Busy Blackpool on the run up to August Bank Holiday weekend, 2007

Looking back at more than 150 years of Blackpool's Central Pier - in pictures

It has been one of the jewels in Blackpool's entertainment crown for over 150 years.

Central Pier has brought joy to millions of people in that time and remains a key landmark, loved by so many.

Over the years it has hosted some of the biggest names in the industry, including the likes of Morecambe and Wise and Ken Dodd.

Following the news this morning that part of the pier had been damaged by fire, we look back at Central Pier's history in pictures.

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