It was the year a town centre cafe collapsed- Redmans in Bank Hey Street and it was also devastation for Blackpool Tower Ballroom which was gutted by fire. It was a year of flash floods too.
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1. Blackpool, 1956
Residents in Gorton St, Blackpool were badly hit by the flash floods of 1956 | National World
3. Blackpool, 1956
Here's a sporting picture which might stir school day memories. It shows a rugby team from Lawrence House School, St Annes, in 1956 | submit
4. Blackpool, 1956
Anthony Watson shows off his artistic skills for the Young Seasiders' Competition | National World
6. Blackpool, 1956
Brian Petherwick decks Eddie Sykes in a fight at the Tower | National World