Students of St Mary's RC High School who received certificates from the one-year course on Business French. Seated centre are Mr Malcolm Reid who presented the certificates and on his left Mrs Carol Jervis, French | National World

placeholder image — Students of St Mary's RC High School who received certificates from the one-year course on Business French. Seated centre are Mr Malcolm Reid who presented the certificates and on his left Mrs Carol Jervis, French | National World

Blackpool Retro: Classroom photos and typical 1980s scenes from schools including from long lost ones

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Published 12th Aug 2025, 15:00 GMT

These fabulous old pictures are from schools across Blackpool and neighbouring towns in the 1980s.

From school sports teams to baking, school trips and life in the classrooms they go back to a generation many of us remember.

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Youngsters at Baines Primary School in Thornton made the best use of overnight snowfall before going into the classroom, December 1981 | National World

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Blackpool Retro: Classroom photos and typical 1980s scenes from schools including from long lost ones

These fabulous old pictures are from schools across Blackpool and neighbouring towns in the 1980s.

25. Schools 80s

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