Lost Archives: 19 rare images of Blackpool in the days when Glass Plates Photography captured our town

Pure nostalgia is captured in these incredible pictures of Blackpool and elsewhere on the Fylde Coast in bygone times.

Many were captured using Glass Plates Photography and stored in The Gazette archives for years to come and are a precious reminder of our town's history.

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The building of Rossall sea wall in 1955 Photo: staff

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Cleveleys Bus Station under construction Photo: staff

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Members of the Blackpool team of the Royal Observer Corps in their watching post on top of Talbot Road Bus Station in 1961 Photo: staff

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The unveiling of Blackpool War Memorial in 1923 Photo: staff

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Wenzel and Douglas Kossmayer with their performing horses at Blackpool Tower Circus in 1955 Photo: staff

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1929 Commandant Bultinck wrecked on the beach at Rossall Photo: National World

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