Cars and shoppers shared the space as they looked for bargains in the 1940s on the open air market that bordered Market Street, Church Street, Corporation Street and West Street, an area now given over to a multi storey car park and Bhs store. Looking towards Church Street "Buy UCP Tripe" urged the sign on that company's wall and names now gone include Maypole, Nevilles, Stead & Simpson and H Johns and Son. Still with us today, at either end of the picture, are H Samuel jewellers and the Grand Theatreplaceholder image
Cars and shoppers shared the space as they looked for bargains in the 1940s on the open air market that bordered Market Street, Church Street, Corporation Street and West Street, an area now given over to a multi storey car park and Bhs store. Looking towards Church Street "Buy UCP Tripe" urged the sign on that company's wall and names now gone include Maypole, Nevilles, Stead & Simpson and H Johns and Son. Still with us today, at either end of the picture, are H Samuel jewellers and the Grand Theatre | National World

48 ancient archive images of 1940s and 1950s Blackpool, from landmarks to locals eight decades ago

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 12th Aug 2024, 11:40 GMT

I often wonder what it was like to live in Blackpool years ago.

Things have changed so much - the landscape, the infrastructure - have the people changed? Society certainly has.

Blackpool as a seaside resort has never faltered though, it’s still as enticing as ever and while many of us opt for the beaches abroad, Blackpool still offers that classic British seaside feel. These pictures remember how our resort was in the 40s and 50s...

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GI's in Talbot Square during the Second World War

25. Blackpool, 1940s

GI's in Talbot Square during the Second World War | National World

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Anna Neagle and frankie Vaughan in Blackpool in the 1950s

26. Blackpool, 1940s

Anna Neagle and frankie Vaughan in Blackpool in the 1950s | National World

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Sue Copp, of the Sandcastle, working the donkeys as a teenager on the beach

27. Blackpool, 1950's

Sue Copp, of the Sandcastle, working the donkeys as a teenager on the beach | National World

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Sabrina, aka Norma Sykes, with Jack Taylor at Metropole

28. Blackpool, 1950s

Sabrina, aka Norma Sykes, with Jack Taylor at Metropole | National World

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Dancing styles changed but they were still taking their partners in the Palace ballroom in this 1950s picture

29. Blackpool, 1950s

Dancing styles changed but they were still taking their partners in the Palace ballroom in this 1950s picture | National World

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The Ritz on the Golden Mile in the 1950s

30. Blackpool, 1950s

The Ritz on the Golden Mile in the 1950s | National World

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