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.

37. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
Blackpool coach builders Duple won a race against time to unveil two new designs for Birmingham Motor Show. Staff at the Vicarage Road plant had been working round the clock to prepare the futuristic coach bodies for the show - and completed them just in time. The bodies are the first completely new designs from the Lancashire firm for several years Photo: National World

38. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
Ventriloquist Keith Harris and Orville, were ready for their highly successful variety show Blackpool's Grand Theatre. Keith and Orville are pictured with some of their fans Photo: RETRO

39. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
This youngster is enjoying a ride on a rocking horse at a toy fair held at Norbreck Hotel in Blackpool Photo: National World

40. Blackpool 1970s and 1980s
The Stone Roses at Blackpool's Empress Ballroom in August 1989 Photo: National World



