Here, we have rounded up some of the most iconic ones from their very earliest days, most are still standing but some are lost and forgotten...

19. Blackpool's historic buildings - the early days
Central Methodist Church and the Queen's Theatre in Bank Hey Street when the theatre had become a bingo hall. Both buildings have been demolished Photo: staff

20. Blackpool's historic buildings - the early days
A side view of Lytham Hall - ancestral home of the Clifton family, Squires of Lytham in 1957. The present day Georgian building was designed by eminent architect John Carr of York and was completed in 1764. The garden pictured is today a car park Photo: Archives

21. Blackpool's historic buildings - the early days
This was fairyland at the junction of Central Promenade and Chapel Street in 1925. The building with the white facade once housed at different times a cafe area, hall, shops and the Ritz Cinema Photo: Submit

22. Blackpool's historic buildings - the early days
The Union Baptist Church in Abingdon Street was, for many years, a notable centre in the religious life of the town. A sign propped by the wall mentions Rev. Wagnell. These buildings were demolished and the General Post Office was opened on the site on 8th November 1910. Photo: staff

23. Blackpool's historic buildings - the early days
Cherry Tree Gardens , Cherry Tree Road , when owned by Dutton's brewery. The building was demolished and the gardens cleared away in the 1970s to make way for Cherry Tree House and council houses. Photo: submit


