Here we take a nostalgic look back through these amazing images from Blackpool's past, including a time before the town's famous tower had been built.
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The beach at Blackpool before the tower was built in 1880.
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Regent Terrace at Blackpool, Lancashire in 1893.
3.
South shore at Blackpool, from the South Pier in 1893.
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Talbot Square in Blackpool, with the Theatre Royal and Talbot Dining Rooms in the background, circa 1893.
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Bathing machines lined up on the beach in front of the North Pier in 1900
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The entrance to Winter Gardens pavilion in 1903.