A big holiday crowd watched the fire brigade at work after a plane had crashed on Central Station, Blackpool
27th August 1941. The aircraft involved were a Bolton Paul Defiant from 256 Sqdn with a New Zealand crew and a Blackburn Botha from No.3 School of General Reconnaissance Coastal Commandplaceholder image
A big holiday crowd watched the fire brigade at work after a plane had crashed on Central Station, Blackpool 27th August 1941. The aircraft involved were a Bolton Paul Defiant from 256 Sqdn with a New Zealand crew and a Blackburn Botha from No.3 School of General Reconnaissance Coastal Command | National World

25 eclectic retro Blackpool photos of buildings, streets, weather and people in past times

These black and white pictures reflect Blackpool at varying points in history.

They are an eclectic mix which focus on buildings, streets and people from new bus shelters to new roundabouts, Blackpool’s famous boxer, police at a murder scene and how our streets looked, they are a throwback to other eras.

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