11 pictures show how Blackpool looked last time there was a Coronation in 1953
By Claire Lark
Published 5th May 2023, 15:48 BST
Updated 5th May 2023, 15:48 BST
It’s 70 years ago since the late Queen was crowned and Blackpool was a very different place.
These pictures are flickers from the past and rewind to the long ago year of 1953. They focus on Market Street and, of course, Blackpool’s own Coronation Street. There’s even a superb aerial shot of our town, taken across the wings of an aircraft.
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A view above Blackpool in 1953 during the pleasure flight by George Butterworth. The Palace, next to the Tower, is long demolished and Central Station has also disappeared. But the rows of holiday accommodation are still there Photo: submit
North Promenade and the Derby Baths. The Olympic-class complex opened in 1939 but closed in 1988 after much controversy and protest from Blackpool residents. Although owned by the Blackpool Hilton the actual site of the Derby Baths, demolished in 1990, hasn't been built on since Photo: Historical