Emotive and nostalgic, it’s incredible that they are almost half a century old.

7. 1977 floods
Police officers survey the scene during the 1977 Fleetwood floods looking across Broadway to the corner of Westway and The Strand | National World

8. 1977 floods
Queens Theatre in Cleveleys and the pavement ripped up by floodwater | National World

9. 1977 floods
West View residents wade out via Grange Road. Picture from Bill Curtis of Fleetwood | National World

10. 1977 floods
Firemen onboard a Landrover in Grange Road. Picture from Bill Curtis of Fleetwood | National World

11. 1977 floods
The Fleetwood Fisherman's Mission in Dock Street produced hot meals for survivors of the 1977 flood disaster. In the foreground of this picture is the late Reg Mason, a long serving mission worker | National World



