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 six people on 22 July 1980

25. Blackpool, 1980

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

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Aerial view showing the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, in November 1980

26. Blackpool, 1980

Aerial view showing the Norbreck Castle Hotel, Blackpool, in November 1980 | National World

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Hounds Hill Centre , Blackpool , shortly before the official opening in 1980 showing the stairs leading to the upper level cafe

27. Blackpool, 1980s

Hounds Hill Centre , Blackpool , shortly before the official opening in 1980 showing the stairs leading to the upper level cafe | National World

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Paul Parton Blackpool RNLI in 1982

28. Blackpool, 1980s

Paul Parton Blackpool RNLI in 1982 | National World

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Winifred Street junction with Albert Road, Blackpool

29. Blackpool, 1980

Winifred Street junction with Albert Road, Blackpool | National World

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Alan Ball and Ted MacDougal when they signed for Blackpool in 1980

30. Blackpool, 1980s

Alan Ball and Ted MacDougal when they signed for Blackpool in 1980 | National World

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