The 1960s is well defined as the decade when the British holiday season saw the country’s seaside resorts boom and nowhere moreso than right here in Blackpool. They were special times.
1. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
The new headquarters of the Blackpool Division of the St John Ambulance Brigade, on the corner of Hornby Road and Park Road, was opened in 1963 by the Rt. Hon.Lord Cozens-Hardy DL (chairman of the St John Council for Lancashire) | National World
2. Blackpool 1963 abnd 1964
Cleveleys Promenade and beach were crowded as record numbers of visitors to The Fylde coast enjoyed the sunshine at Whitsuntide 1963 | National World
3. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Barbara Mayerling (nee Turner) 1964. She was the daughter of trader Jesse Turner | National World
4. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
When the ABC theatre , Church Street was opened on May 31, 1963, Cliff Richard and The Shadows arrived on the Wild West Train tram, It was the last time a tram ran in Church Street | National World
5. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Dickson Road loooking towards Talbot Road, showing The Talbot Hotel on the far right, Blackpool North railway station can be seen behind the tram. The canopy of the Odeon Cinema can be seen on the far left. | library
6. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Duke of Edinburgh with some of the worlds best golfers at Blackpool North Shore in 1963 | National World