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.

37. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Harold Wilson with his wife Mary and son Giles on Blackpool Promenade 1964 | National World

38. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Children view a Guy Fawkes outside the "House Of Peril" exhibition in Blackpool in 1964. The exhibition was promoting safety on bonfire night | National World

39. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Victoria Street Congregational Church in 1963 | National World

40. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
A member of the Blackpool Parks Department operating a mechanical snow plough in Stanley Park, 1963 | library

41. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Blackpool Manchester Square pumping station under construction 1963 | National World

42. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
One of the tower blocks under construction at Queenstown, Layton in 1963 | National World


