All captured in the year of 1924, they flashback to a time long ago when Blackpool was taking its place on the map as one of the country’s finest seaside resort. There are some great pier photos, donkey rides, Blackpool people and it’s sports teams.
13. Blackpool, 1924
Funseekers at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, As captured on the film The Open Road by Claude Friese-Greene on his tour from Lands End to John O'Groats in 1924 | submit
14. Blackpool, 1924
The engine amid the wreckage of the Warton signal box in the aftermath of the Lytham rail crash in Lancashire, 4th November 1924. The accident happened the previous day when the Liverpool express travelling to Blackpool derailed after one of the locomotive's front tyres fractured. Fourteen people were killed in the accident | Getty Images
16. Blackpool, 1924
George F. Atkinson came to Fylde Water Board as chief assistant engineer in 1909 and was appointed as chief engineer in 1924 | National World
17. Blackpool, 1924
Blackpool swimmer Lucy Morton (left) who won a gold medal in the 200 metres breaststroke in the 1924 Olympic Games. | Gazette
18. Blackpool, 1924
The Albion Hotel situated on the Promenade and the north side of Church Street (known as Lane Ends Street when the hotel was built in 1828). Burton's Buildings later occupied this site | Submit