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They capture Blackpool’s shops, people and places - some still etched in the memory while others are lost to the archives. From town centre streets to the people who made Blackpool what it was, they are a photographic delight.
26. Retro shops, people and places
A view of Blackpool Tower looking south from the roof of the Regent Court flats in 1963. To the left of the Tower is the spire of the Town Hall (removed in 1966) and on the right is the Metropole Hotel complex. | National World
29. Retro shops, people and places
Marks and Spencer - top of the building | National World
30. Retro shops, people and places
Three Blackpool youths were rescued, near the mouth of the River Ribble, by Lytham Lifeboat, after spending the night in a rubber dingy. The three, who were taken to hospital, were named as Richard Walsh (16), James Varey (18) and Bobby Waddington (17). Picture shows the boys huddled together as they were brought ashore at Lytham | National World