25 historical photographs of Blackpool from 1914-1919 through grim, dark years of war

These emotive pictures capture Blackpool through the grim years of 1914-1919

They focus on the years through the First World War to when peace time returned and the first annual celebration of the war's end in 1919.

They remember the people, the women and children who came to Blackpool without their men for Wakes Week, soldiers training and the final days of peace before war broke out.

They also focus on shops, streets and everyday life as the country fell under the grip of war.

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