They capture the essence of the traditional British seaside resort, along with some of Blackpool’s best-known and loved landmarks and scenery. There are some people pictures, the seafront and lost scenes from a different era.
7. Blackpool, 1925
The Mayor of Blackpool and the Town clerk (DL Harbottle) on the right, find that shovelling the first load of soil for the new dam is not a cool task, so they have taken off their coats. The Mayor of Lytham St Annes thinks the wooden mallet more covenient, if not so efficient, as a sledge-hammer. Ald John Bickerstaffe and the Chairman of the Fleetwood Council are amused at this display of energy, 1925 | National World
8. Blackpool, 1925
This 'charabanc' photo, taken in 1925, was bound for Blackpool, carrying neighbours from Regent Street and Victoria Street in Longridge | submit
9. Blackpool, 1925
Fairyland at the junction of Central Promenade and Chapel Street in 1925. The building with the white facade once housed, at different times, a cafe area, hall, shops and the Ritz Cinema. | submit
10. Blackpool, 1925
The steamer Duke of Argyll moored at the North End quay next to Fleetwood station, 1925 | National World
