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.

43. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
A student waits for 'punishment' in the stocks at North Station as part of a Rag Day fundraising stunt for Blackpool Technical College and School of Art students in 1964 | National World

44. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
An early picture of Blackpool's oldest bath in Cocker Street where thousands of schoolchildren have learned to swim 1964 | National World

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

46. Blackpool 1963 and 1964
Fleetwood Bailey School under 14s football team in 1964 | National World

47. eveing trip: The Crewe to Blackpool train at Preston station at 8pm on Sunday August 30 1964
The Crewe to Blackpool train at Preston station at 8pm on Sunday August 30 1964 | sss


