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Marine Road West, West End, Morecambe, Lancashire, sometime between 1925 and 1930

27 nostalgic photos show how different life looked 100 years ago

Denise George serves refreshments to passengers on board a 'Gay Hostess' luxury coach service between London, Blackpool and the Lake District in May 1960

31 fascinating photos taking you back to the 50s and 60s

Children play a game of 'cowboys and Indians', in Salford, Lancashire, in 1957

38 nostalgic photos capturing 50s and 60s childhood memories

These were some of the most popular nightclubs in the North West during the 90s and noughties

16 much-missed 90s and noughties nightclubs, including 'world's best'

These photos show some of the big-name shops that have disappeared from the British high street over the years

40 photos chart rise and fall of UK high street giants

These photos capture the best of 90s nightlife in the North West, including much-loved pubs and nightclubs

32 photos capture best of 90s nightlife

There are some things that were found in almost every home during the 70s and 80s but you rarely see today

8 things every household had in the 70s and 80s

People have shared their memories of drinking at some of the most-missed lost pubs across the North West

23 of the most-missed lost pubs, and your memories of drinking there

These nostalgic photos show Manchester Airport and Liverpool John Lennon Airport as they used to look

31 nostalgic photos taking you back in time at busiest airports

Fans have called for these discontinued noughties sweets and chocolate bars

7 of your favourite discontinued sweets from the noughties

There are some things you saw all the time in the 70s but rarely see today

15 things you saw or did all the time in the 70s, but rarely do today

There were some things you had to wait for in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, when the pace of life was a little slower

6 things you had to wait for in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

Workers standing in the bottom section of the Queensway Tunnel, Liverpool, in September 1929, beneath an experimental length of reinforced concrete, which would form the roadway.

Britain's biggest construction projects in photos

Sometimes the toy you're most excited about getting proves the most disappointing

Exclusive 6 of the most disappointing toys you remember

Many popular sweets and chocolates have been discontinued over the years

6 much-missed sweet treats that were discontinued
Fans would give anything to taste these once again
Robert Cumber

Did you own any of these much-loved dolls and cuddly toys of the 70s and 80s?

dolls and cuddly toys from the 70s and 80s

How many of these sounds of the 70s and 80s do you remember?

7 sounds you'll remember hearing if you grew up in the 70s or 80s

These are some of the most famous fashion chains to have disappeared from the British high street

9 lost fashion stores you'll remember from the 70s, 80s and 90s

Blue Peter has featured many legendary 'makes' over its many years, and we've picked out some of the best

6 of the best ever Blue Peter makes to take you back to your childhood

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the North West during the 70s or 80s

11 things you'll remember doing if you grew up in the 70s and 80s

Christmas decorations used to look very different

7 forgotten Christmas decorations show how festivities used to look

These photos capture fun times at swimming pools around the North West between the 1930s and the early noughties

39 nostalgic photos capture fun at swimming pools

Britain's most-missed discontinued cars have been revealed, and there's a clear winner

Britain's most-missed discontinued cars from the 70s, 80s and 90s

There are some things you'll almost certainly remember doing if you grew up in the 60s

You didn't grow up in the 60s if you don't remember doing these things

There are some car maintenance skills that most drivers possessed in the 60s and 70s but younger motorists lack

6 lost car maintenance skills every driver had in the 60s and 70s

Looking back at shopping centres in the North West during the 70s, 80s and 90s

39 nostalgic photos show shopping centres in the 70s, 80s and 90s
They are the ultimate shrines to consumerism, helping customers to shop till they drop, whatever the weather.
Robert Cumber

Some people are still using products made more than a century ago, when things were built to last

9 of the longest surviving household goods, built to last

Ready meals really took off in the UK during the 70s and 80s

9 ready meals you'll remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

The prizes on the Generation Game's famous conveyor belt during the 70s, 80s and 90s were a mixed bag

13 of the most popular Generation Game prizes in the 70s, 80s and 90s

The Index catalogue was published from 1985 to 2005

7 lost catalogues you'll remember from the 70s, 80s, 90s and noughties

There are several items that were commonplace in the 60s and 70s, but young people today would struggle to work

7 common 60s and 70s items most people wouldn't know how to work today

Gillespies on Topping Street

23 cherished lost Blackpool pubs we loved the most

A miner tries his luck at the coconut shy at the Good Friday Fair in Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, in 1955

21 nostalgic photos to give you that Friday feeling

There are some wedding presents almost every couple had on their list in the 70s and 80s

7 of the most popular wedding gifts of the 70s and 80s

These were some of the coolest and most desirable products of the 80s and 90s

7 of the coolest things we all wished we owned in the 80s and 90s

British boxer Henry Cooper plays the game frustration, at home with his family, in 1971

9 of the best games of the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s were once at the cutting edge of technology and all the rage, but their popularity didn't last

7 forgotten gadgets from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s

These were some of the most popular department stores of the 60s and 70s, which are much missed by those who remember shopping there

9 department stores we loved in the 60s and 70s

Fifteen young women in mini skirts wait to board a BMC Mini in July 1966 to break the world record for passengers in a Mini

17 photos capture people living the 60s dream

There are some desserts you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

7 desserts we loved in the 70s, 80s and 90s

There were many crazes during the 70s, some of which lasted longer than others

7 crazes you'll only remember if you were around in the 70s

There are some sights and sounds which will transport you straight back to the 70s

9 sights and sounds you'll only remember if you grew up in the 70s

A coach service run on Sunday nights to take young men from the Forest of Dean to their sweethearts, most of whom are in domestic service in Cheltenham, in 1932

31 atmospheric photos show the UK after dark

Football stadiums across the North West as they used to look

51 photos capture a century of change at North West football stadiums

There are some things you could do in the 80s and 90s that are no longer possible

7 things that were popular in the 80s and 90s but you can't do anymore

These photos capture life at some of the UK's most famous lost breweries

34 nostalgic photos capture life at UK's lost breweries

There are some bathroom products you'll almost certainly remember if you grew up in the 70s, 80s or 90s

9 bathroom products that cleaned up in the 70s, 80s and 90s

Children using dustbin lids and broomsticks as shields and lances during a game of knights in Liverpool in May 1956

When the streets were our playground

These photos capture the happiest side of the 60s and 70s

28 of the most joyous photos from the 60s and 70s

Many things that seem like they've been around forever didn't exist before the 1950s

9 things it's hard to believe didn't exist in our lives before the 50s

A youngster tucks into a bag of crisps in the 80s

9 of the best lost crisp flavours we once loved

These were some of the best-loved puppets on children's TV in the 80s and 90s

6 of the best-loved children's TV puppets of the 80s and 90s

If you were around in the 60s and 70s, you will remember some of these adverts

30 adverts for popular products you'll remember from the 60s and 70s

These photos capture life around the North West in the 70s

31 of the best photos capturing 70s life, including local heroes

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