37 incredible pictures which embrace Blackpool historically as a seaside town through eras

There is no particular theme for these pictures from the past, they are just fabulous snapshots of our beautiful town.

They cover the decades and show buildings, people, weather and day to day scenes of Blackpool. There are some rarely seen ones too.

7. Retro Blackpool

The Cliffs Hotel, 1939 | library

Torrential rain caused floods at St Michael's in 1983 | National World

Winston Churchill arrives at the Winter Gardens Blackpool in 1946 | National World

A fireman helps to clear up the Mayoress's room at Blackpool Town Hall after an IRA bomb attack | National World

The new Manchester Hotel built on the same site as the old hotel in the late 1930s | library

Many areas of Blackpool were flooded following the biggest storm for years in 1956 | National World