Manchester bound Black Five No 44947 at Central Station, Blackpool around 1960.  
Pic By Don Rutter - steam trainManchester bound Black Five No 44947 at Central Station, Blackpool around 1960.  
Pic By Don Rutter - steam train
Manchester bound Black Five No 44947 at Central Station, Blackpool around 1960. Pic By Don Rutter - steam train

25 incredible Blackpool photos take you back to 1959 and 1960

This wonderful gallery of photos revist our town in 1959 and 1960.

This was Blackpool's Golden Era, it was at its height in terms of entertainment and tourism and these photos cast a glimpse into a forgotten time when our town shone.

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