Retro

The Household Cavalry, in town for the Royal Lancashire Show, parade along Blackpool Promenade, 1954

61 astounding pictures of Blackpool some going back 100 years

Dr Who (Tom Baker) with time travelling assistants Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry (Ian Marter) switching on Blackpool Illuminations in 1975

25 nostalgic pictures of Blackpool to take you back to 1975-1976

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Fun House

19 pictures of Blackpool attractions loved and lost

23rd February 1937: A riveter carrying out repairs to the Blackpool Tower in preparation for the coming holiday season

Incredible pics of ho wthey used to paint Blackpool Tower

Celebrities have recalled the first cars they owned, including a Mini Metro and a Ford Cortina

19 celebrities and their first cars before they were famous

These were some of the most popular restaurant chains around the UK in the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

9 popular restaurants of the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties we have lost

These are some of the most valuable rare Lego sets today, worth up to £13,000 each

The 14 most valuable Lego sets - including one worth £13K

The popcorn bombs! Do you remember those? Clubbers in this picture loved them

19 awesome retro pictures of lost nightclub where foam parties ruled

Marks and Spencer pictured here where McDonald's is today. This was October 1974

21 poignant reminders of streets stepped back from the Golden Mile

The Washington pub is one of Blackpool's old favourites

I've found out which are Blackpool's best historic and beloved pubs

Rocket Man!

25 retro photos taken us back to 1985 and 1987

Another scene from Tradesman's Holiday. This is Coronation Street

25 photo gems including a little known bowling alley

Victoria Road, Cleveleys, Lancashire, 1890-1910. A street view of Cleveleys looking west with shops and a bank to the left of the photograph and people on the road

12 brilliant retro pictures of Cleveleys and Fleetwood

This scene looks down Corporation Street towards the Grand Theatre. The entrance to Birley Street is on the left. This was possibly mid-90s. Note the queue to the cash machine at the Nat West

1990s pics remind us how our town centre looked during a great era

RHO Hills on Bank Hey Street Blackpool 1967 following a fire which destroyed much of the building

37 forgotten scenes which take you back to past times

Blackpool North Pier showcases its summer shows Merrie England bar, 1998

31 pub photos from Nellie Deans to the Rose and Crown, 90s and 00s

These are a random selection of photos which span the years from 1996 to the early 00s and snapshot life in Blackpool pubs.

Claire Lark

Feeding the swans at Fleetwood boating lake

25 historical Fleetwood pictures from the docks to the town's streets

Huge celebrations from Jessica Berry, winner in 2009

28 pictures of Miss Blackpool contestants from the 90s and 00s

Carleton Crematorium: A Layton taxi-driver claimed he has seen a ghost with a green face, near the gates of Carleton Crematorium. The Taxi driver Harry Hodges picked up a young lady from North Station and was instructed to be taken to the crematorium. He pulled up to the gates and turned to take the fair, and found himself staring into the face of an old man, ‘with sunken eyes, long dark hair, a Punch-like nose and prominent chin’

Blackpool's creepiest places in 25 pics

Easter eggs at Marton primary school, April 2003

13 adorable Easter bonnet pictures of kids in the 1990s and 2000s

Every teen's favourite Top Shop and Top Man, 1987

13 Blackpool shops and streets back to the 1980s

The new Star Hotel , South Shore, Blackpool, opened in 1932

37 mind-blowing historic pictures embrace the town through eras

Summer nights outside The Thatched in the 90s

39 memorable nights-out pictures of Poulton in the 90s and 00s

Manchester Hotel , Blackpool in 1990

42 memorable retro pics of 1990s Blackpool

The Edge in Hardhorn Road. Pictured from left: Natalie Law, Sadie Thorley, Ami Birkett, Kirsty Barker, Nikita Calvert, Lisa Rowland Picture by: Christian Blake

37 nightclub pictures from bars, pubs, and clubs in the 1990s & 2000s

The scene at the switch-on in 1982, picture taken of the crowds from Jenks Bar in Talbot Square

25 Blackpool photos which dive right back to 1982 from places to faces

An artist's impression of Titanic on her maiden voyage. Photo: PA.

The tragic fate of a bridegroom who died on Titanic

The tragic tale - of a newly married bridegroom who died on board the Titanic just 11 days after he wed - has been revealed.

Chris Cordner

Ciba International Award Ceremony. Bellingham, Washington April 5th.

Blackpool author wins prestigious award

Collegiate High School pupils, from left, Cassie Newton, Chris Rankin,Laura Finnimore and Faye Horrocks.

Incredibly nostalgic pictures of Palatine and Collegiate Schools

Testing the new trailer tram

31 Blackpool photos from the town's storied past including rare ones

The Great Wheel 1890-1910. A view across the rooftops towards the Great Wheel beside the Winter Gardens in Blackpool. The wheel was erected at the end of the 19th century on the corner of Adelaide Street and Coronation Street

23 historically important pictures of Blackpool in bygone days

Louise Swindells: "Hot dogs and onions, sand and sea water" Suzy Greenwood: "fatty beef burger stands"

19 sensory experiences most likely to trigger memories of our town

Gary Barlow enjoy a day out at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with his family, 2005

15 famous faces spotted at Blackpool Pleasure Beach through the years

Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the early 2000s.

Retro footage shows Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the early 2000s

These were some of the most popular toys of the 1960s

14 toys you'll almost certainly remember if you were a 60s child

This image was taken around 1964 and shows the old Lostock Hall station. It was opened in 1846 and the last trains departed in October 1969. At that time the through trains from Blackburn and Liverpool no longer stopped there and other services on the Ormskirk line were routed via the Farington Curve Junction

37 nostalgic pictures of stations and steam trains in bygone days

10 Giant Spiders ( currently starring in the BBC series) stop the traffic on Blackpool Promenade as they make their way to the Dr Who Exhibition in 1974

17 Blackpool pictures of nostalgia - some extraordinary - from 1974

Dramatic Turn: Coronation street baddie Alan Bradley confronts Rita on Blackpool Prom in 1989

Fantastic scenes which bring Blackpool into sharp focus, 70s and 80s

Derelict cars and vans attracted vandals in Erdington Road and Bethesda Square in 1982

25 Blackpool retro pictures to whisk you back to 1982

The Golden Mile, looking north in the 1970s

19 Blackpool seafront photos from the 60s, 70s and 80s

Head Teacher Phil Wood nearly got the right answer on his "show me" board! Pictured with year seven pupils at Hodgson in 2001

28 school scenes from Hodgson High school in the 1990s and 2000s

Inmates on the roof of Strangeways Prison in Manchester protesting over living conditions, April 1990. A prisoner and a prison officer died in the riot and the prison was later renamed HM Prison Manchester. (Photo by Tom Stoddart/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

11 rare pictures of HMP Manchester during the Strangeways riots, 1990

The Boardwalk above McDonalds in 1997

26 Blackpool pubs you probably went to during a 1990s night out

Revoe Primary School (Blackpool) Cash For Schools launch. From left, Oliver Atkinson, Armani Bradley and Khalid Ali (aged 11)

15 school photos of pupils, teachers and classroom life in 2010

There was a diversion in place in this photo where Central Drive meets Bank Hey Street and Albert Road. Central car park to the right

21 poignant reminders of streets stepped back from the Golden Mile

Louis Tussauds and Oasis in 1993

37 Blackpool Golden Mile and beach pictures, 1990s

A trendy looking DJ Noel Edmonds is pictured here in 1974 beside his Ford Capri Mk II. The Capri was the seventh best-selling car of the 1970s, with 378,310 registered, according to startrescue.co.uk, which described how it 'fused simple mechanics with sporty styling and an affordable price tag'. It was known as a 'pony' car - like a 'muscle' car, but smaller.

The most popular cars of the 1970s in photos

Street decorations, with images of fish, crabs and seaweed, in Blackpool

25 of the best photos which define the late 1960s

Jugs of tea for the beach, oysters and - of course Blackpool rock - was waiting for the crowds on the Golden Mile. Photo: Ross Parry

33 wonderful old pictures which take you back to the early 1950s

Do you remember these popular children's TV shows of the 90s?

15 much-loved children's TV shows of the 90s you may remember

Roger Roberts shoes, Price's ... remember those shops on Red Bank Road?

20 scenes of Bispham capture the nostalgia of bygone days

Passengers at Central Station in Blackpool in May 1955

25 evocative Blackpool pictures which capture the resort in 1955

Midland Bank began life as the Birmingham and Midland Bank in 1836 and grew rapidly, becoming Midland Bank in 1923. Between the end of the First World War and the 1940 it was reportedly the biggest bank in the world. It was bought in 1992 by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) in what was then one of the largest deals in banking history and was renamed HSBC Bank in 1999. This photo shows a Midland Bank branch on White Lane, Gleadless, Sheffield, in June 1986.

9 famous banks we've lost over the years amid latest closures

Watson Bridge traffic lights at the junction in June 1947

16 rarely seen pictures of Marton through the decades

Derby Baths

12 of the most iconic landmarks wiped from the landscape through time

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