These incredible pictures hark back to the first two years of the Sixties
They remember Coronation Street stars in town, the height of the summer on the beach and the Hippodrome being demolished - as well as street scenes and places you will recognise.
The Mayor of Blackpool Ald Clifford Cross JP and Richard Hearne are seen waving goodbye to children from Blackpool who were taken on a day's outing to Chester by 14 Red Cab Taxis, 1961
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