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.
19. Blackpool, 1940
World War Two refugees from Belgium arrived on a trawler in Fleetwood in May 1940. Five month old Nicol Decmyn enjoys his bottle with his brother Rola... (name incomplete in cutting) by his sideThey were taken to the Marine Hall and the British Legion Club. | National World
21. Blackpool, 1940
Birthday party, in 1940, taken at 83 Marsden Road, Blackpool. | Contributed
22. Blackpool, 1940
Civil servants from London arriving at North Station , Blackpool, in January 1940 | library
23. Blackpool, 1940
Acting Wing Commander Piotr Laguna and his Polish colleagues staying inn Blackpool in 1940 at an unknown B&B. He had escaped both Poland and France where he had fought the Germans, before jopoining the Polish suqadrons in the RAF | National World
24. Blackpool, 1940
Blackpool Home Guard, second world war, 1940 Lieut Gen Sir James O'Dowds, the zone commander, takes the salute at the march past of the home guard, led by their commander Major Eric Read | National World