These fabulous pictures go right back to the early days with some, almost unrecognisable pier scenes. Did you know that South Pier was originally called Victoria Pier? Our piers have jutted out into the often wild sea for decades and they are still standing, still icons of Blackpool.
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7. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Roller Skating on Central Pier in 1914 | National World


9. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Blackpool's Central Beach with deckchairs and wind breakers pictured in the late 1970s when you could watch a hi-tech cinema show inside a domed tent on Central Pier | National World

10. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Historical postcard showing Victoria Pier as it was known at South Shore | National World

11. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Blackpool Victoria South Pier 1906 | National World

12. Blackpool's Piers - the early years
The windmill between South Pier and Central Pier ( close to the Manchester Hotel) is battered by the stormy sea in 1951 | National World