Defined by brilliant music, epic films and the kind of fashion that you just had to be there to appreciate, it truly was a golden era. Here we take a look at what life was like back in Blackpool in the early 1990s


26. Blackpool, early 1990s
Anti poll tax campaigners at a mass rally in Blackpool town centre, in April 1990 | National World

27. In 1990 there was a refurbishment at the Clifton Hotel in Talbot Square which transformed the former Ramsbottom Restaurant and paris Bar into Bailey's Restaurant. The new name was chosen in reference to the original Bailey's Hotel which stood near the present site of the Clifton and dated back to 1785
In 1990 there was a refurbishment at the Clifton Hotel in Talbot Square which transformed the former Ramsbottom Restaurant and paris Bar into Bailey's Restaurant. The new name was chosen in reference to the original Bailey's Hotel which stood near the present site of the Clifton and dated back to 1785 | National World

28. Blackpool, early 1990s
Eager youngsters from all over Lancashire queued up outside the Opera House in Blackpool hoping to tap their way into the smash hit musical 42nd Street. Among the large contingent of Preston dancers were Melanie Cross, 16, of Victoria Parade, Ashton; Kerry Chandler, 16, of St Andrew's Avenue, Ashton; Dawn Holner, 14, of Dodney Drive, Lea; Sarah Morris, 17, of Beacon Grove, Fulwood; Ruth Abram, 13, of St Catherine's Drive, Fulwood; Vicky Buller, 13, of Margaret Road, Penwortham; and Katy Lansom, 13 of Garstang Road, Fulwood | National World

29. Blackpool, early 1990s
Scenes outside Blackpool Magistrates Court when poll-tax protestors were summoned to appear for non-payment in 1990 | National World

30. Blackpool, early 1990s
Staff at Fox's Biscuits hard at work at the Kirkham factory | National World
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