And it was a time when Blackpool was changing. Buildings were being torn down, in fact whole streets were gone, new places were springing up and there was a whole lot of life going on in our town. These pictures remember the best of ‘half a century’ ago.
8. Blackpool, 1974
The rain came down for TV sitcom star Wendy Craig at the 1974 Illuminations switch on | National World
9. Blackpool, 1974
Blackpool nurse Elizabeth Darling when she first qualified in 1974 | National World
10. Blackpool, 1974
Rod Stewart with (left) Ronnie Wood and Tetsu Yamauchi when The Faces appeared at Blackpool Opera House in December 1974 | library
11. Blackpool, 1974
Mrs Sandra Carter, a civil servant, with Kristian, among her packed boxes of belongings. Photo is titled Ibbison Street 'slums' November 1974 | National World
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