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

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.

In case you missed them: 20 scenes of Blackpool dance centre Locarno Mecca through Ballroom, Northern Soul and 1990s Rave

Blackpool Fish and Chip Shop nostalgia: 21 of our favourite chippies in the 2000s including Dawsons, the Yorkshireman and the Frying Squad

17 unseen pictures which go beyond the gates of Blackpool Pontins to the lost era of British holiday camps