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

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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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Tyldesley High School, Condor Grove , Blackpool Up for sale in Agust 1982 | National World

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Aladdin at Blackpool Pleasure Beach | National World

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

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

31. Blackpool, 1980s

32. Blackpool, 1980s

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