Families sheltering from the heat in the summer, how Blackpool Airport looked and a peek at giant rock rolling rounds up moments within a year.
In case you missed them: 14 of Blackpool's derelict and abandoned places including creepy hotels, B&Bs and old shops
7. Blackpool - 1987
Imperial Hotel was described as the "most televised hotel in England" in 1987 Photo: Library
8. Blackpool - 1987
This giant stick of candy was a rock solid record. The 500lb monster entered the Guiness Book of Records as the largest rock around. Nine feet, two inches long and 14 1/2 inches thick, the rock rolled off the production line at Blackpool's Fylde Confectionery Company after a marathon cooling session Photo: National World
9. Blackpool - 1987
Waterloo Primary School's Operation Green Lung - patch of waste land next to the school was transformed into a new nature study and play area Photo: Submit
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