In our town shops have come and gone, streets have been pedestrianised, buildings have rose from the ashes of fire and some of our lost iconic buildings have been completely replaced. Thanks to Google Street View and our extensive archives, we have pieced together how our town looked, in some cases a century ago, to how it looks now.
In case you missed them: 25 retro Blackpool pictures capturing the decade of the 1980s from lost shops to King Kong

7. Blackpool - Then and Now
Prudential Insurance used to sit opposite the Cenotaph. It was demolished and replaced by new buildings which have traditionally operated as nightclubx | National World

8. Blackpool - Then and Now
Changes on the corner of Talbot Road and Topping Street. The bus station has gone but Prudential House remains | National World



11. Blackpool - Then and Now
Not Blackpool but this Poulton photo shows St Chad's Church. It's hardly changed | National World
