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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The Dive Bomber had riders in a spin and turning upside down at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the 1950s

31. Blackpool, 1950s

The Dive Bomber had riders in a spin and turning upside down at Blackpool Pleasure Beach in the 1950s | National World

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Thomas M Nutbrown, managing director of the Blackpool firm of the same name, with the Queen at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London in the 1950s

32. Blackpool, 1950s

Thomas M Nutbrown, managing director of the Blackpool firm of the same name, with the Queen at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London in the 1950s | National World

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Standing on the seat to keep their feet dry while waiting for a tram in a floooded tram shelter. Flooding on the promenade at North Shore in the 1950s

33. Blackpool, 1950s

Standing on the seat to keep their feet dry while waiting for a tram in a floooded tram shelter. Flooding on the promenade at North Shore in the 1950s | National World

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Robert Morley and son Sheridan in Blackpool, 1950s

34. Blackpool, 1950s

Robert Morley and son Sheridan in Blackpool, 1950s | National World

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Talbot Road, Blackpool - south side between Abingdon Street and Topping Street

35. Blackpool, 1950s

Talbot Road, Blackpool - south side between Abingdon Street and Topping Street | library

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Thomas M Nutbrown, managing director of the Blackpool firm of the same name, with the Queen at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London in the 1950s

36. Blackpool, 1950s

Thomas M Nutbrown, managing director of the Blackpool firm of the same name, with the Queen at the Ideal Home Exhibition in London in the 1950s | National World

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