A woman ponders the illuminated front of Gipsy Rosalee's fortune telling service i9n 1983. The sign says that Gipsy Rosalee was the queen of the Golden Mile and the photographs display famous customers including Jimmy Tarbuck and Eddie Largeplaceholder image
A woman ponders the illuminated front of Gipsy Rosalee's fortune telling service i9n 1983. The sign says that Gipsy Rosalee was the queen of the Golden Mile and the photographs display famous customers including Jimmy Tarbuck and Eddie Large | National World

31 fascinating photos to bring back fond memories of living in Blackpool through the 1980s

By The Newsroom
Published 10th Oct 2025, 13:22 BST

The lead picture in this fantastic gallery shows a rammed promenade on a hot day in the 1980s.

You can hardly put a pin between the deck chairs on the promenade as people soaked up the sun. Pictures of the fortune tellers, the people who famed in the 1980s, buildings, streets and schools wrap up a great decade.

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A head-on crash between two trams at the turning loop opposite Blackpool Pleasure Beach injured 6 people on 22 July 1980

19. Blackpool, 1980s

A head-on crash between two trams at the turning loop opposite Blackpool Pleasure Beach injured 6 people on 22 July 1980 | National World

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A group of holidaymakers enjoy donkey rides on the beach, 1983

20. Blackpool, 1980s

A group of holidaymakers enjoy donkey rides on the beach, 1983 | Getty Images

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Labour Party Conference - 1980

21. Blackpool, 1980s

Labour Party Conference - 1980 | National World

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Les and Queen of the Lights Leigh Davies at the Blackpool Illuminations preview in July 1982

22. Blackpool, 1980s

Les and Queen of the Lights Leigh Davies at the Blackpool Illuminations preview in July 1982 | National World

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Beach Boy - Les Dawson filming "A Century of Stars"

23. Blackpool, 1980s

Beach Boy - Les Dawson filming "A Century of Stars" | National World

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Miss Blackpool finals judging panel in 1982 at North Pier

24. Miss Blackpool finals judging panel in 1982 at North Pier

Miss Blackpool finals judging panel in 1982 at North Pier | National World

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