13 powerful pictures from 1979 when Preston and Blackpool were gripped by the Winter of Discontent

It was the coldest winter in a decade-and-a-half.

Petrol stations were closed, goods were not being delivered, rubbish was piling up in the streets and the dead were not being buried.

These powerful pictures remember the Winter of Discontent.

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13 diverse pictures of Blackpool from years gone by that capture times past

41 nostalgic pictures of Preston 50 years ago that remember the people and places of the 1970s

19 memorable photos of Deepdale Road, the home of Preston North End showing its stadium, pitch and supporters

41 nostalgic pictures of Preston 50 years ago that remember the people and places of the 1970s

33 nostalgic pictures of Church Street in Preston from the 1930s to 1980s