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Thornton-Cleveleys Railway Station pictured in 1955. Passenger trains stopped in 1970. The station and land were subsequ...
11/10/2026

Thornton-Cleveleys Railway Station pictured in 1955. Passenger trains stopped in 1970. The station and land were subsequently redeveloped into a shopping centre.
Original b&w image copyright The Gazette.
Modern image copyright Google.

The Adelphi Hotel, Church St, Blackpool. First opened in 1835, it was rebuilt in 1923 by the Catterall & Swarbrick brewe...
09/10/2026

The Adelphi Hotel, Church St, Blackpool. First opened in 1835, it was rebuilt in 1923 by the Catterall & Swarbrick brewery. Pictured in the 1920s.
Modern image copyright Google, 2019.

As the Victoria Hotel, Cleveleys, has just reopened, here's a couple of pictures of how it may have looked when it first...
07/10/2026

As the Victoria Hotel, Cleveleys, has just reopened, here's a couple of pictures of how it may have looked when it first opened in the 1930s. 😁
The original b&w image is copyright The Gazette.

The Pennine Tower being built at Forton/Lancaster services on the M6 in 1964. It closed to the public in 1989 but is now...
06/10/2026

The Pennine Tower being built at Forton/Lancaster services on the M6 in 1964. It closed to the public in 1989 but is now Grade 2 listed.

The Odeon Cinema, Dickson Road, Blackpool, being built in 1939.
04/10/2026

The Odeon Cinema, Dickson Road, Blackpool, being built in 1939.

Daisy Bank, Cleveleys, viewed from Daisy Bank looking away from Victoria Road, the house on the right is approximately ...
03/10/2026

Daisy Bank, Cleveleys, viewed from Daisy Bank looking away from Victoria Road, the house on the right is approximately where 'The Jolly Tars' Wetherspoons pub is. (Caption edited after checking on an OS map of 1915).

One of Bispham's promenade shelters needs a little TLC, just opposite The Norbreck Hotel. Apparently 16 of the shelters...
02/10/2026

One of Bispham's promenade shelters needs a little TLC, just opposite The Norbreck Hotel. Apparently 16 of the shelters (along the whole promenade) are Grade 2 listed. Hopefully this isn't one of them! 🤔

The original Victoria Hospital, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, opened in 1894. Pictured sometime after the tram tracks were...
01/10/2026

The original Victoria Hospital, Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, opened in 1894. Pictured sometime after the tram tracks were laid in 1901.
The Health Centre now occupies this site.

Friargate, Preston, looking towards the Flag Market and Town Hall, in 1945.Modern image copyright Google 2018.
29/09/2026

Friargate, Preston, looking towards the Flag Market and Town Hall, in 1945.
Modern image copyright Google 2018.

Blackpool's Bailey's/Metropole Hotel, pictured before the tram lines were built in 1885, and the hotel was remodelled in...
27/09/2026

Blackpool's Bailey's/Metropole Hotel, pictured before the tram lines were built in 1885, and the hotel was remodelled in 1900.
Modern image copyright Google.

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