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.
26. Blackpool, 1940s
One of Blackpool's most famous meeting places in the 1940s | National World
27. Blackpool, 1940s
Scottish music hall artist Will Fyffe outside the Clifton Hotel, Blackpool in the 1940s. He was famous for composing " I Belong to Glasgow" which he recorded in 1920. | National World
28. Blackpool, 1940s
Standard tram No 144, seen here outside the Blundell Street depot in Blackpool. The Standard class trams were built between 1922 and 1929 and scrapped between 1940 and 1967. However the Marton double decker tram No 144 (built in 1925) was sent to Boston as a gift from Blackpool Corporation to the New England Electrical Tramway Historical Society museum in March 1955 | National World