Its stretch of sand and how people enjoy it is one of the main reasons why people flock to our shores. One reader thinks sitting on the beach and eating fish and chips is the one thing that has to be done in Blackpool. And that has resonated through time. These pictures were all taken during the summer months on the beach and surrounding area. Some go back years, right to the turn of the 20th Century. Who doesn’t love the beach?
7. Blackpool in the summer...
Two girls enjoy ice creams on the sands at Blackpool, July 1954. Blackpool Tower can be seen in the background | Getty Images
8. Blackpool in the summer...
Holidaymakers on Blackpool beach during a British summer, 3rd August 1982 | Getty Images
9. Blackpool in the summer...
The beach at Blackpool, 1890-1910. A view looking inland across the beach with holidaymakers paddling in the sea | Heritage Images/Getty Images
10. Blackpool in the summer...
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, c1946-c1955. A horse-drawn carriage along the promenade provides a more sedate form of entertainment | Heritage Images/Getty Images
11. Blackpool in the summer...
The Salvation Army runs a children's beach mission on the sand, Blackpool, c1946-c1955. The song on the board is 'All things bright and beautiful' | Heritage Images/Getty Images
12. Blackpool in the summer...
Reception of Blackpool's new motor lifeboat as it arrives at Central Beach, Blackpool, UK, after crossing from Ramsey on the Isle of Man, under its own power. The Mayor of Blackpool attended the civic reception on the Central Beach, and thousands of visitors cheered as the boat was drawn out of the sea | Getty Images