A terrific thunderstorm and downpour of rain caused flooding in several areas of Blackpool in 1958. The depth of the water under the railway bridge at Devonshire Road is indicated by the stranded carA terrific thunderstorm and downpour of rain caused flooding in several areas of Blackpool in 1958. The depth of the water under the railway bridge at Devonshire Road is indicated by the stranded car
A terrific thunderstorm and downpour of rain caused flooding in several areas of Blackpool in 1958. The depth of the water under the railway bridge at Devonshire Road is indicated by the stranded car

31 exclusive retro pics to take you back through Blackpool's history, including rare images of the town centre

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark
Published 19th Jan 2024, 13:58 BST
Updated 7th May 2024, 11:44 BST

These photos stir feelings of pure nostalgia and go right back in time to lost eras in Blackpool and elsewhere on the Fylde Coast.

Many were captured using Glass Plates Photography and stored in The Gazette archives for years to come and are a precious reminder of our town's history.

31 nostalgic Blackpool scenes of Waterloo Road from the 1920s to 1990s

13 historical Blackpool buildings once treasured but now lost to the landscape

31 striking Blackpool scenes of long lost shops down the decades

13 historical Blackpool buildings once treasured but now lost to the landscape

Blackpool Metropole Hotel

7. Lost Archives

Blackpool Metropole Hotel

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Building underway of the new houses in Grange Park, Blackpool

8. Lost Archives

Building underway of the new houses in Grange Park, Blackpool

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Tower circus clown Charlie Cairoli demonstrates his skill with the camera to Circusettes Sandra Edwards (left) and Valerie Sutton before the ITV broadcast of excerpts from the season show

9. Lost Archives

Tower circus clown Charlie Cairoli demonstrates his skill with the camera to Circusettes Sandra Edwards (left) and Valerie Sutton before the ITV broadcast of excerpts from the season show

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Demolition of properties in Winifred Street in Blackpool town centre in 1963

10. Lost Archives

Demolition of properties in Winifred Street in Blackpool town centre in 1963

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Sonia Robinson Mural Painter, in Blackpool

11. Lost Archives

Sonia Robinson Mural Painter, in Blackpool

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This Marton double decker tram No 144 starts it's long journey to Boston as a gift from Blackpool Corporation to the New England Electrical Tramway Historical Society museum in March 1955

12. Lost Archives

This Marton double decker tram No 144 starts it's long journey to Boston as a gift from Blackpool Corporation to the New England Electrical Tramway Historical Society museum in March 1955

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