These fabulous pictures go right back to the early days with some, almost unrecognisable pier scenes. Did you know that South Pier was originally called Victoria Pier? Our piers have jutted out into the often wild sea for decades and they are still standing, still icons of Blackpool.
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1. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
The entrance to North Pier in July 1909 showing the 1903 pavilion, which was modernised in 1965
4. Blackpool's Piers - the early years
Blackpool Victoria Pier - South Pier - July 1920 from the book England's Maritime Heritage from the Air
5. Blackpool's Piers - the early days
An early picture of Central Pier opened in 1868, designed by J I Mawson
6. Blackpool's Piers - the early years
An exterior view of The Beachcomber, the amusement centre at the South Pier in 1963. Pier entertainment included The Sooty Show and Marty Wilde and the Wildcats .'Dirty' Dominic Pye headlined the wrestling bill