They’re incredible and throwback to a very different era in our seaside resort.
They show the people, places, streets and buildings which shaped the town through half a decade.

31. Blackpool 1960-1965
Severe gales caused damage along the Fylde Coast in November 1960, the illuminations at North Shore were badly affected | National World

32. Blackpool 1960-1965
St Joseph's Road , Queenstown ,Layton, Blackpool in 1962. The area was known as Queenstown from the 1870s but is now named Queens Park | National World

33. Blackpool 1960-1965
Blackpool tram on Lytham Road near the junction of Waterloo Road in 1952. The Lytham Road Route from the Manchester Hotel to Squires Gate opened in 1895 and closed in 1961 | Blackpool Tramways Book

34. Blackpool 1960-1965
The Odeon Cinema, Dickson Road, Blackpool in 1960 | National World

35. Blackpool 1960-1965
The Blackpool publicity coach ready to leave Blackpool exactly 40 years ago this week - January 21, 1965 | National World

36. Blackpool 1960-1965
An exterior view of The Beachcomber, the amusement centre at the South Pier in 1963. Pier entertainment included The Sooty Show and Marty Wilde and the Wildcats ."Dirty" Dominic Pye headlined the wrestling bill | National World


