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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A toppled urn was part of a trail of destruction left by hooligans when mist enveloped Stanley Park in 1958 | National World
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The Saro A17 Cutty Sark seaplane at Stanley Park Airport, Blackpool in the 1930s. The aircraft was built by Saunders-Roe ( SARO ) , was named "Progress" and it's registration number was G-ABBC. This amphibious aeroplane was operated out of Blackpool to the Isle of Man by British Amphibious Airlines in 1932 | National World
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Three ambulances outside Stanley Park Gates owned by Box Bros Ltd Hawes Side Lane, Blackpool | National World
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Stanley Park Lake became an ice rink in the big freeze of 1945 | National World
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Stanley Park Blackpool was opened on October 2nd 1926 by Lord Derby | National World
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The Saro A17 Cutty Sark seaplane at Stanley Park Airport, Blackpool in the 1930s | Gazette library