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Claremont Hotel
Talbot Square
High tide
The New Promenade c.1905
South Pier – 1968
South Shore Bath and Victoria Pier
Big Wheel – Winter Gardens
1931 – Waterloo Road
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Winter Gardens
Old Gynn Inn
Gynn Square
View of the North Pier in 1863
The Gynn Inn, site of the roundabout
Floral Hall – Winter Gardens
Blackpool in 1836 – Looking South
This early engraving of Blackpool in about 1840 shows the Lane Ends Hotel, now part of old Lewis’s site. Beyond, with its tall chimneys, is Sir Benjamin Heywood’s new marine residence, West Hey (Tower site). Further on is the Royal Hotel and Lower Blackpool in the distance.
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Blackpool Memories – Blackpool as seen in souvenir programmes, picture postcards and memorabilia.
Bispham Village, Blackpool – Past, Present & FutureA local history page simply for Bispham, Blackpool
Fylde & Wyre, A Nostalgic History – The Fylde coast is almost entirely urban, containing the towns of Fleetwood, Cleveleys, Blackpool and Lytham St Annes, with Thornton, Carleton and Poulton-le-Fylde not far inland. This area forms the Blackpool Urban Area.
The central southern part of the Fylde includes the smaller towns of Kirkham and Wesham. The rest of the Fylde is rural, containing villages that include Freckleton, Warton, Wrea Green, Great Eccleston, Hambleton, Knott End and Pilling.
Tyldesley Terrace
Foxhall Village – Blackpool – Past, Present & Future – or Lower Blackpool also known as Foxhall Village, said to be the birth place of Blackpool.
Burlington Road
South Shore – Blackpool Past & Present – Blackpool Pleasure Beach is in the heart of South Shore. Also includes Station Rd, Waterloo Rd, Lytham Rd, St. Annes Rd, Highfield Rd and Blackpool Football Club.
Promenade – 1890
Town Centre 1956
Helter Skelter – South Shore
Manchester Terrace – Promenade
Gynn Inn
Queens Theatre – 1957
Early view from Central Beach
From the Tower
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In 1990 Blackpool was officially pronounced “Europe’s Busiest Resort”.
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Items which are displayed include vintage postcards, antique cabinet cards, carte de visites, theatre programmes, photographs, tickets, medals, badges, booklets plus more items associated with Blackpool.
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Gipsy Camp
A great novelty postcard dated 1907 – Panorama of Blackpool
Starting with the town of Blackpool, more vintage old images will be added, including Cleveleys, Thornton, Fleetwood, Poulton-le-Fylde, St. Annes, Lytham, Knott End, and other rural parts !
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Please enjoy looking through the images taken from postcards etc. These are just a small selection that we have in our collection. No more images will be added and have not been for at least a year, as time is limited when cleaning up the image.
Blackpool in 1836
This view from a print of the period is taken looking South from about the site of the present North Pier.
Blackpool during September of the year 2012…..but over the past two hundred or so years, it was quite a different place !!
The aim of these pages is to provide a historical visual history of the Fylde coast.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin,
Built in the middle of the 1800’s, has now disappeared. As the cliffs eroded, the area to the left began to fall into the sea. For safety reasons the buildings were demolished on the 4th October 1907.
You can browse around the site or use the Search to find a particular street or building. Where possible we have added the date of the picture, if known. The ‘street scenes’ are listed under Streets A-Z . To make the promenade easier to view, it has been divided into North, Central and South at the recognised area. As the promenade began to grow, the areas changed name, i.e. South Parade became Central Beach, Central Parade became Central Promenade, then the individual terraces became one continuous promenade as the numbering system changed. So, on this site they have been placed where they would be today.
All items which show the images are owned by myself, unless credited to a third party.
Every picture is clear and easy to see, and described in detail where possible
More detailed descriptions will be added in time !
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Blackpool, a favourite destination for many millions of visitors over the past 250 years or so !
Building the Great Wheel
The picture postcard craze started just as Blackpool began to be the No. 1 Seaside resort for Lancashire folk to visit !
An amazing advert placed in the BLACKPOOL HERALD in June 1887
Colour covers from the 1899 edition of the Blackpool holiday guide
The Wheel, the Gigantic Wheel, the Big Wheel , the Great Wheel and the Jolly Wheel are some of the names given to this huge attraction. Open on the 22nd August 1896.
The Gigantic Wheel was opened at the corner of Adelaide Street and Coronation Street by James Pearson. Built by Arrol Brothers, it was 220 feet high with 30 carriages, each holding 30 passengers, and featured a car equipped with a ping-pong table.
This view from Coronation Street shows how big this attraction was. The advertisement for FELDMANS can be seen on the carriages. The buildings still survive and look much the same today.
89 Albert Road – 1915
“ALBANY HOUSE”
Inside, above the door reads, ‘Mrs Pilling’
The Palace Theatre – Where the Stars always Shine
In 1876 Blackpool received a charter of incorporation and became a Borough.
William H. Cocker was the first Mayor of Blackpool
County Borough of Blackpool – Jubilee of Incorporation Certificate – 1876 – 1926
The first Municipal Election was held on the 11th of April 1876. Doctor William H Cocker became first Mayor.
The Mayor’s Chain of Office was made in September 1876, but was not worn to a meeting of the Council until the 4th of December 1897. The first Mayor, W.H. Cocker, donated it to the Council.
Jubilee of Incorporation Badge – 1926
The Civic Flag was hoisted over the Town Hall for the first time on the 9th of March
Boxing at Weeton camp
Candy Town Carnival
Blackpool Tower Children’s Spectacular 1949 Ballet
Church Parade, North Pier – How many people are there ??
A selection of postcards with the Blackpool crest
Three Raphael Tuck cards from the ‘Heraldic‘ series with colour embossed crests. The first shows ‘The Tower’ and dated 1902. The second is called ‘Low Tide’ and has a Victorian stamp dated 1901. The third is called ‘High Tide’ and dated on the reverse 1903.
The Tower – 1902
Low Tide – 1901
High Tide – 1903
Designed in England, Chromographed in Bavaria
Part of a brilliant series of postcards
Carnival Time !
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