A great scene of Blackpool seafront, taken from the Pleasure Beach 1946-c1955. The Casino next to the Pleasure Beach can be seen. Built in 1937-40 by Joseph Emberton, it was circular in plan with a thin tower. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)A great scene of Blackpool seafront, taken from the Pleasure Beach 1946-c1955. The Casino next to the Pleasure Beach can be seen. Built in 1937-40 by Joseph Emberton, it was circular in plan with a thin tower. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
A great scene of Blackpool seafront, taken from the Pleasure Beach 1946-c1955. The Casino next to the Pleasure Beach can be seen. Built in 1937-40 by Joseph Emberton, it was circular in plan with a thin tower. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

19 rare Blackpool Pleasure Beach photos from the Getty archives including Noah's Ark and the Big Dipper

Blackpool Pleasure Beach is iconic in its own right.

Steeped in history with some of the original rides still thrilling visitors, it's the place tourists head to. The photos, mostly plucked from the mighty Getty archive, are rarely seen and provide an insight into the attraction in years gone by.

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