Blackpool Retro: 25 of the best photos taking you back to the late 1980s, including lost landmarks

By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 20th Sep 2025, 15:00 GMT

These great photos take us back to 1980s Blackpool.

The scenes were all captured between 1985 and 1987 and light up our wonderful town as it was nearly 40 years ago. How times change...

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7. Blackpool 1985-1987

Blackpool Airport 1987 | National World

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8. Blackpool 1985-1987

Group of Senior Citizens, Blackpool Promenade | National World

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9. Blackpool, 1987

Binns, 1987 | National World

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10. Blackpool 1985-1987

The Hop Inn, Blackpool, pictured in May 1987 | National World

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11. Blackpool 1985-1987

North Pier Birdman Competition in 1987. The first hang-glider entry drops like a stone and is quickly rescued by Blackpool Sub-Aqua Club | National World

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12. Blackpool 1985-1987

The Duchess of Westminster brought a smile to the faces of dozens of Fylde Coast pensioners when she opened a new £2.5 million hospital wing | National World

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