The era evokes nostalgia for a generation before the Internet took hold and were still relying on film cameras for their snaps.
They are punctuated with scenes taken by our own photographers through those retro years and show Blackpool how it used to be.

25. Blackpool 1990s
TV presenters Ant and Dec at the opening night of 'Summer Holiday' at Blackpool Opera House, 6th June 1996 | Getty Images

26. Blackpool 1990s
Britpop band Shed Seven, group portrait, Blackpool, United Kingdom, February 1994. L-R: Alan Leach, Paul Banks, Rick Witter, Thomas Gladwin | Getty Images

27. Blackpool 1990s
British Labour Party politician, Paul Boateng speaking to attendees during a meeting for the Anti-Racist Alliance (ARA) held during the Labour Party Conference, Blackpool, 30th September 1992. British politicians Ken Livingstone and Diane Abbott are seen sitting next to Boateng. | Getty Images



30. Blackpool 1990s
Grandma Batty's and Lancastria cafe as they were in 1993 | National World


