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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19. Blackpool's Piers - the early years
Building sandcastles on Blackpool beach with Central Pier in the background, 1947 | National World
20. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Central Pier in 1906. The pier originally had a steamer jetty which was swept away in 1964 | National World
21. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Central Pier, beach and lifeboat house. The Tommy Trinder show advertised on the pier | library
22. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
One of the earliest pictures of North Pier, taken in June 1897. The clocks showed the times of the sailings to Barrow and Southport | National World
23. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
Some of the crew of HMS Blackpool, anchored one mile off Central Pier, were stranded ashore in the town because of high winds and rough seas, 1965 | National World
24. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
The entrance to North Pier in July 1909 showing the 1903 pavilion, which was modernised in 1965 | National World