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.
The tram terminus on Westcliffe Drive, Layton seen here in 1914, marked the turning point of trams from Talbot Square and housed a brass-handled clock where tram drivers marked their time sheets
21. Princess Parade, Blackpool, circa 1915. (G. A. Hall, Blackpool, circa 1915)
Princess Parade, Blackpool, circa 1915. (G. A. Hall, Blackpool) Note the absence of the war memorial which was yet to become a focal point for the fallen
Westcliffe Drive Layton, 1914.
The proprietor of this shop on the corner of Onslow Road was J Ingram, advertisements proclaim "hairdresser, stationer, tabacconist, newsagents and shaving all under one roof.
The house further along the road with the 'half-timbered look' stands on the corner of Norwood Avenue. The first Layton Institute would soon be built on the corner Lynwood Avenue between these buildings
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