It has provided a wonderful green space for everyone to enjoy since 1926. Of course, it’s protected by Grade II listed status and has won awards for being the best park in the UK. We already know that though.
These photos go right back to the early days, the band stand, Cocker Memorial Clock, the playground and leisurely scenes of people enjoying the landscape.

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Theatrical garden party at Stanley Park, Blackpool in 1955. Grand Theatre star Arthur Askey and Alma Cogan, who was appearing at the Opera House for the season | National World

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The Royal Lancashire Show visited Stanley Park in 1949 | National World

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Bank Holiday crowds queue for a boat trip around Stanley Park lake on the former lifeboat The Samuel Fletche | National World

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Aerial view of Stanley Park, Blackpool in the late 1930s | National World

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The Royal Lancashire Show visited Stanley Park in 1949. The athletics ground (seen here from the top of the Cocker Memorial ) was used for some of the exhibits and judging, here the show jumping is in progress | National World



