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.
In case you missed them: 31 old school photos taken in Blackpool through the years including some from Fleetwood and Lytham
19. Blackpool, 1956
The Hippodrome Church Street Blackpool in 1956 when it was the an ABC | National World
20. Blackpool, 1956
Police join in the grim task of sifting through the Redman's cafe ruins | National World
21. Blackpool, 1956
TV Tram in 1956 with Richard Dimbleby, his wife, BBC producer Barney Colehan and Blackpool Publicity Officer Harry Porter | National World
23. Blackpool, 1956
Stone Sculptors at work on the exterior of the chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, in 1956 | National World
24. Blackpool, 1956
A craftsman fitting the new ballroom floor after a fire | National World