29 remarkable retro photos of buildings in Blackpool from long ago including pubs and public places

This amazing collection of black and white pictures roll back the years in Blackpool.

They show old pubs - some long lost - public places, churches and landmarks we still walk past every day. They are great scenes which hark back generations.

ICYMI: 61 astounding historical pictures of Blackpool shops, people and places some going back 100 years

33 breathtaking historical pictures of Blackpool town centre which radiate through time

30 evocative retro pics of Blackpool Tower and its attractions from the aquarium to it's famous circus and zoo

13. Historical Blackpool

The original Inn on this site was known as 'The Eagle's Nest' it was replaced by the Number Four and Freemason' It is thought it got it's name as it was the fourth inn from the sea up Church Street. | National World

Photo Sales

14. Historical Blackpool

Imperial Cinema, Dickson Road, Blackpool following refurbishment after a fire earlier in the year | National World

Photo Sales

15. Historical Blackpool

Blackpool Town Hall tower, its spire was demolished in 1966 | National World

Photo Sales

16. Historical Blackpool

This shows the previous church on the St John's site, taken down in 1877, and the graveyard. The coffin would have been under one of the tombstones on the left of the photo. Cedar Street is on the right | National World