Its stretch of sand and how people enjoy it is one of the main reasons why people flock to our shores. One reader thinks sitting on the beach and eating fish and chips is the one thing that has to be done in Blackpool. And that has resonated through time. These pictures were all taken during the summer months on the beach and surrounding area. Some go back years, right to the turn of the 20th Century. Who doesn’t love the beach?
1. Blackpool in the summer...
Armed forces men and young women enjoying the sun on the beach at Blackpool, UK, World War II. Although there was no official Bank Holiday Monday, those few who did happen to have the day off made the most of it in the sunshine. | Getty Images
3. Blackpool in the summer...
Holidaymakers crowd around a stall on the beach selling ready to eat seafood, Blackpool, 1946-1955 | Heritage Images/Getty Images
4. Blackpool in the summer...
Crowds of holidaymakers and kiosks offering tea, coffee, ices, whelks and cockles and shrimps as snacks on the beach in the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire, August 1983 | Getty Images
5. Blackpool in the summer...
1932 Blackpool - can't put a pin between them | Getty Images
6. Blackpool in the summer...
9th December 1933: Two young children with a dog on the beach at Blackpool | Getty Images