31 evocative Bispham retro pictures of the village, red Bank Road and Devonshire Road

These great photos show Bispham in its earlier days.

From its quaint days as a quiet village through to its development as a true community, the photos cover the decade back to the turn of the century to more recent times.

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25. Historical Bispham

The changing scene at Bispham in 1964 with the new Bispham Police Station (right) under construction and the block of shops nearing completion | National World