These incredible pictures are mostly unseen and cast a fascinating insight into our two through two decades
They are from the 1920s and 1930s and show a changing Blackpool - from its circus animals to wrapping up the beaches for the summer season, the people, fashions and street scenes from the past - they are a brilliant clutch of nostalgia.
17th August 1934: A cow is featured on this new set piece for the Blackpool illuminations. Men are transferring it from a workshop in Blackpool in preparation for the ?13,000 display which will contain 300,000 lights along a five mile stretch. (Photo by Martin/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
7th August 1936: A workman fitting light bulbs onto an elaborate model which forms part of the Blackpool illuminations. (Photo by Nick Yapp/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
18th March 1936: A 'Safety First' lesson in progress at Layton Junior School, Blackpool, Lancashire. A group of youngsters watch a teacher move toy cars on a model street. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
A child with a pram on the streets of Blackpool with the Town Hall in the background. (Photo by London Stereoscopic Company/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
31st March 1936: Men painting the pleasure boats at Blackpool Boating Lake, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Lancashire, in preparation for the Easter holiday visitors. (Photo by Arthur Tanner/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
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