There’s a great shot of Victoria Street, long before Houndshill and the ABC Theatre which later became a cinema. People, places and events round up the year of 1963...
7. Blackpool, 1963
Men working on the new high rise flats at Queenstown, Layton. Cumbrian Avenue joins Mather Street which runs left to right across the centre. The spire of Layton Hill Convent School (now St Mary's High School) can be seen in the distance to the left. The open ground of Kingscote playing fields can be seen top right | National World
8. Blackpool, 1963
Railcoach Nunber 224 makes its way along Dickson Road, bound for Fleetwood on the last day of the route, 27 October 1963 | National World
9. Blackpool, 1963
A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963. To the left of the Tower is the spire of the Town Hall (removed in 1966) and on the right is the Metropole Hotel complex | National World
10. Blackpool, 1963
A view of the interior of the ABC Theatre in Church Street | National World
11. Blackpool, 1963
British United plane at Blackpool Airport. The passengers were pupils and staff from St George’s School, Marton, where fourth and fifth-formers were undertaking an educational visit to Newcastle, Washington and Durham | National World
