25 nostalgic scenes of 1970s Blackpool that delve into the past revealing a very different time

They were both memorable years in Blackpool.

From fighter jets landing on the M55 and scaling Blackpool Tower in 1975 to the memorable year of 1976 - the year of that heatwave, has there ever been one as talked about since? These photos encompass what Blackpool was like, events, people, town and streets spanning two years.

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19. Blackpool 1975-1976

The Blackpool team who set off on the 1976 season that was to end at Wembley | National World

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20. Blackpool 1975-1976

Despite a press ban imposed by film director Ken Russell, Rudolf Nureyev, was caught on camera in the Imperrial Hotel Car Park, Blackpool in 1976 | National World