25 nostalgic Blackpool photos to take you back to 1956

These brilliant black and white photos take us all the way back to 1956.

Published 4th Mar 2024, 13:14 GMT

It was the year a town centre cafe collapsed- Redmans in Bank Hey Street and it was also devastation for Blackpool Tower Ballroom which was gutted by fire. It was a year of flash floods too.

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Kids play in the street during flash floods

1. Blackpool, 1956

Kids play in the street during flash floods

Here's a sporting picture which might stir school day memories. It shows a rugby team from Lawrence House School, St Annes, in 1956

2. Blackpool, 1956

Here's a sporting picture which might stir school day memories. It shows a rugby team from Lawrence House School, St Annes, in 1956

Anthony Watson shows off his artistic skills for the Young Seasiders' Competition

3. Blackpool, 1956

Anthony Watson shows off his artistic skills for the Young Seasiders' Competition

Devonshire Road Junior School Class 1B

4. Blackpool, 1956

Devonshire Road Junior School Class 1B

Brian Petherwick decks Eddie Sykes in a fight at the Tower

5. Blackpool, 1956

Brian Petherwick decks Eddie Sykes in a fight at the Tower

Bank holiday crowds, 1956

6. Blackpool, 1956

Bank holiday crowds, 1956

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