They remind us what our great town looked like in a long ago era, the people, buildings, fashions and football. There's a cracking, rarely seen photo of the Winter Gardens at night and scenes which reflect how our town has changed.
1. Blackpool, 1955
Chard's on the Golden Mile, from the book The A-Z of Blackpool, by Allan W Wood and Chris Bottomley, published by Amberley Publishing | submit
2. Blackpool 1955
Coronation Street with Albert Road crossing it and the tower of the Olympia Hall at the Winter Gardens in the background on the corner of Adelaide Street | National World
3. Blackpool, 1955
Old Shovels Inn Common Edge Road with the New Shovels behind it 1955 | National World
4. Blackpool, 1955
A group of young women in a coffee bar in Blackpool, England, circa 1955. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images
5. Blackpool, 1955
Passengers at Central Station in Blackpool in May 1955 | National World
