They are some of the earliest photos and images we have in our archive and show how primitive parts of the town were and how much it has evolved. There’s a great one of Central Drive which has nothing but sand either side of a track and one on the beach with donkeys and women wearing heavy long dresses and hats which were typical of the Victorian era. Wouldn’t be great to travel back in time - just for a day to experience what our town was like in those early years.
7. Blackpool's earliest photos
The Big Wheel, Blackpool, Lancashire, 1890-1910. A view over the rooftops looking down on the Winter Gardens and the Big Wheel. The Winter Gardens were built in the 1870s, providing indoor entertainment for the increasing number of tourists. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) Photo: Heritage Images
8. Blackpool's earliest photos
A very early picture of the beach and promenade Photo: submit
9. Blackpool's earliest photos
Scene picture of the crowds from 1895 Photo: The Lost Archives
10. Blackpool's earliest photos
This picture of the seafront is dated 1890. Photo: Ross Parry Agency Photo: National World
11. Blackpool's earliest photos
An injured soldier and a nanny with a baby carriage are among those enjoying the Promenade close to it's junction with Station Road , South Shore in the 1880s Photo: library
12. Blackpool's earliest photos
The old Smithy was near the junction of Squires Gate Lane and Common Edge Road . Abraham Cardwell was blacksmith here after he completed his apprenticeship in Ballam Village in the mid 1880s and was succeeded by his son. The white gatepost belonged to a cottage which was built out of materials from the first Moss Weslyan Chapel Photo: staff