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...

37. Blackpool, 1950s
Forest Gate junction with Mere Road and Whitegate Drive in the 1950s | National World


39. Blackpool 1940s and 50s
Squires Gate Factory, 1948 - Hawker-Sidley aircraft factory which during world war two was owned by Vickers who made bomber aircraft there | National World

40. Blackpool, 1950s
Blackpool Transport Centre loader number 15 bus to Staining | National World

41. Blackpool, 1950s
The spectacular Winter Gardens Ballroom, Blackpool, is filled with crowds during the filming of Monarch Production's Hindle Wakes in the 1950s | National World
