It’s Blackpool's oldest pier and is steeped in history, memories and stories which echo through the decades. It is now looking forward to a new lease of life with a £10m investment to breathe new life into ‘a piece of living history’. These photos snapshot the pier through time.
19. Historical North Pier
Tiller Girls from North Pier aboard HMS Tremadoc Bay before the ship left Blackpool in August 1949 | National World
20. Historical North Pier
Such devoted sisters! The Beverley sisters and daughters on Blackpool's North Pier in 1973. From left: Teddy and her daughter Sacha (aged 11), Joy with daughter Babette (eight) and Babs with Joy's 14-year-old daughter, Vicky | National World
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An aerial view of North Pier from the 1940's. The pier was originally 1,410ft in length. The decision to build a jetty outraged most of the original pier board - they thought pleasure boats would attract rough trade to the genteel pier and even chiselled the name of the man who suggested it off the foundations in protest. | National World
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Workmen repair the metalwork of Central Pier in Blackpool despite the high winds | National World
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The Killers on North Pier Blackpool ready for their gig tonight at the Empress Ballroom | National World