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1. 1977 floods
This dramatic picture shows the Pleasure Bleach almost swallowed by heavy seas during one of the Fylde Coast's worst floods ever. We think the photo was taken from the open air pool | National World

2. 1977 floods
Evacuating families at the junction of South Strand and Broadway, Fleetwood | National World

3. 1977 floods
Warrenhurst Road looking towards the Memorial Park gates. Picture from Bill Curtis of Fleetwood | National World

4. 1977 floods
Tonnes of rubble were bulldozed into gaps in the seawall during the 1977 Fleetwood flood emergency | National World

5. 1977 floods
Flood stricken Chatsworth Avenue during 1977 Fleetwood floods | National World

