Take a journey back in time to see what life was really like in Blackpool 40 odd years ago.
ICYMI: 37 remarkable images uncover the changing face of Blackpool from seaside joy to community life
1. Blackpool, 1981
A splashing time on the log flume at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with Amanda Thompson at back and Henry Legge at the front with Fiona in the middle Photo: Submit
3. Blackpool 1981
Police preparations ahead of the right to work march in October 1981 Photo: library
4. Blackpool, 1981
A strange sight for Blackpool as a bulldozer clears a path for cars in the town centre during heavy snowfall Photo: Submit
6. Blackpool, 1981
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher at the Conservative Conference Photo: Submit
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