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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13. 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
14. Blackpool's Piers - the early years
Roller skating was one of the earliest crazes on Central Pier in 1910 as this picture postcard tells | National World
15. Blackpool's Piers - the early years
A Sunday afternoon service close to South Pier | National World
16. Prince George, Duke of Kent, at the opening of the new Blackpool lifeboat station near Central Pier
Prince George, Duke of Kent, at the opening of the new Blackpool lifeboat station near Central Pier | National World
17. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Ken Robinson and his wife Marjorie take a stroll on Central Pier in the 1950s | National World
