They throwback to a very different era, 50 odd years ago. People, streets, places and buildings... they’re all there.


14. Blackpool, 1970-1975
10 Giant Spiders ( currently starring in the BBC series) stop the traffic on Blackpool Promenade as they make their way to the Dr Who Exhibition in 1974 | National World


16. Blackpool, 1970-1975
Blackpool's noisy Golden Mile and show business circuit are not the beginning or end of the escape route to holidaymaking enjoyment. At the opposite end of the scale to the din of the Pleasure Beach and bustle on the promenade there was the tranquility and silence of Palatine School while the British Chess Feneration national championships congress was being held | National World


18. Blackpool 1970-1970
Blackpool Operatic Players perform with all the bouncy confidence of TV stars reviving 'The New Moon' at the Winter Gardens Pavilion. This is not surprising considering the group impressed millions of TV viewers on Opportunity Knocks before they performed on stage in Blackpool | National World


