They span the 70s and 80s and highlight events, such as when the Stone Roses played in Blackpool, trouble at the Blackpool and Birmingham game and Elton John in the terraces. It was a time of change through decades which were on the brink of technology.

7. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
TJ Hughes, alongside Redmans in Bank Hey Street, 1971 Photo: submit

8. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
The Tache - formerly known as Your Father's Moustache, Blackpool, pictured in 1988 Photo: library

9. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
Lights switch-on 1971 - The cast of Dad's Army Photo: Historical

10. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
The Evening Gazette building, Victoria Street, 1972 Photo: staff


12. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
Roy Hattersley, deputy leader of the Labour Party and member of Parliament, walks through the town centre to attend the Labour Party conference in Blackpool, 1988 Photo: Bryn Colton


