27 pictures from inside the factories and industries which kept Blackpool's workforce moving in the 1980s and 1990s
These photos are the first in a series of galleries looking back at industrial companies and the people who were the driving force behind them through an era.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Jan 2022, 15:45 BST
Updated 19th Jan 2022, 16:19 BST
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They will bring back memories for many and give a glimpse of life behind the doors of some of the biggest industrial names on the Fylde Coast. Some are lost but certainly not forgotten - whilst others continue to thrive to this day. Are you pictured? Drop us an email or leave a comment
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Lytham based Gardner Merchant caterers fed 2,300 workers at Guardian Royl Exchange. In this photo from April 1991, they had been awarded the Gardner Merchant NW Star Award
Plastics company Glasdons was celebrating its 25th year in spectacular style in June 1985. The Glasdon Free Fall parachuting Team dropped in on the party in this photo. Who are the two people pictured?
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