From rail crashes to miners, sports people to cobbled streets, they are a throwback in time which most of us can only tap into through old photos.
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1. Lancashire's past
16th July 1961: Survivors stumble away from the wreckage of the crashed Blackpool holiday train. Six people were killed and 120 injured. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) | Getty Images
2. Lancashire's Past
16th May 1937: A class in artificial respiration for the Lancashire Constabulary, who are training in the practical skills of swimming and life-saving at the Hutton Grammar School baths. (Photo by Nick Yapp/Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images
3. Lancashire's Past
10th January 1947: A Dutch workman, brought to Lancashire to cut a particularly rich field of peat, ties a special footboard on to his feet. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) | Getty Images
4. Lancashire's Past
The milk bottles at the factory in Lancashire are ready for final inspection and dipatch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
5. Lancashire's Past
Workers at an outdoor charcoal burner in the Furness Fells of North Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
6. Lancashire's Past
8th May 1913: J S Candingley's 7 horsepower Swift in the Waddington Hills, competing in the Lancashire Automobile Club Hill Climb cycle car race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images