Arnold School fields were being used for army training, evacuees were welcomed to the safety of the seaside and Blackpool experienced one of its heaviest snowfalls on record. These pictures provide a glimpse into our resort’s past including street scenes, shops and public transport. Join me as I revisit wartime Blackpool through pictures to see what life was like in 1940.
13. Blackpool, 1940
This German Messerschmitt, shot down by a World War Two British fighter plane, arrived in Church Street Blackpool -on its way to the old St John's Market site to raise money for the Spitfire Fund in 1940 | National World
14. Sunderland Echo Archives Drawer 1 Public air raid shelter September 1940 old ref number 1 - 11 If the public showed greater appreciation of amenities less work would be required in keeping public shelters clean. Some are left in a deplorable conition, and a Newcastle clean up the other day included a perambulator, old carpets, bedding, deck chairs, camp beds, floor boards, and teapots. Sunderland Echo and Shipping Gazette Tuesday September 17 1940
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15. Blackpool, 1940
The popular Moon Rocket ride was taken in 1940 at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. | National World
16. Blackpool, 1940
Still from film of 1940 hose reel practice Lytham St Annes Through The Ages is the third to be put together by Fylde filmmaker John Bentham | National World
