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Blackpool Beach in the 1950s: Stunning Vintage Photos Show People Enjoying at the Beautiful Seaside Resort

Blackpool is a seaside resort on the Lancashire coast in England. It is famous for its cemented place as “the archetypal British seaside resort.” It is a perfect holiday resort for everyone. It became a prominent tourist spot when a railway was built in the 1840s connecting it to the industrialized regions of Northern England.

Blackpool’s heyday came to an end shortly, spurred by industrial decline, the rise of cheap holidays to Spain and other warm Mediterranean countries, and improved road infrastructure, making short day trips more popular than more extended stays.

These beautiful vintage photos show Blackpool in the 1950s when it was a famous tourist spot. Ice creams, donkey rides, saucy postcards, hats, and people are enjoying their time.

#1 A young couple laugh as they view a carousel of saucy postcards at a postcard shop in the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire in July 1954.

#2 Two women on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, July 1954.

#4 The beach at Blackpool, with the tower in the background, 1954.

#5 People watching the dodgem cars at night, at Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, 1955.

#7 A group of young women play with a beach ball on Blackpool beach, 1955.

#8 A young woman with a beach ball in front of Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire, UK, 23rd June 1955.

#9 Young woman lying on white wrought iron bench w. head resting in lap of boyfriend in Blackpool beach, 1955.

#10 English singer Alma Cogan with English footballer and captain of Blackpool FC, Harry Johnston on Blackpool, England in August 1955.

#11 Alma Cogan and Harry Johnston on Blackpool beach, 1955.

#13 An elderly woman sits daydreaming on a flight of beachside steps, 1954.

#14 The country’s most famous football player, Stanley Matthews of Blackpool, 1954.

#15 A father and son enjoying a fairground ride on the pleasure beach at Blackpool, 1953.

#16 Marianne Lincoln, who will compere the ‘Stars At Blackpool’ television show, enjoying a horse ride on the beach where she meets two young fans, 1953.

#17 Blackpool comedian Nat Jackley taking his son for a ride on the Pleasure Beach, 1953.

#18 A woman eating oysters whilst on holiday in Blackpool, 3rd August 1953.

#19 The Blackpool Bank Holiday crowds on the beach, Blackpool beach, 1953.

#20 Bank Holidaymakers on the Big Dipper at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1953.

#21 British comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, in rolled up tousers, eating seafood on the beach at Blackpool, 1953.

#22 Blackpool Tower behind holidaymakers relaxing on the beach of the famous Lancashire resort, 1953.

#23 A member of the audience, held by the seat of his pants by a performer, jumps up and down on a trampoline in front of the crowd at the famous seaside resort of Blackpool, 1953.

#24 Tourists enjoy icecreams at the fairground in the seaside resort of Blackpool, 1953.

#25 Tourists enjoy ice creams at the fairground in the seaside resort of Blackpool, 1953.

#26 Tourists on the beach at Blackpool with the Blackpool Tower behind them, 1953.

#27 Holidaymakers and visitors, many seated in deck chairs, enjoy a day on the beach at the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire in August 1952.

#28 Holiday scenes in and around Blackpool. July 1952

#29 Two gentleman sitting on a busy Blackpool promenade in Lancashire, wearing newspapers on their heads as improvised sun hats, 26th July 1952.

#30 Visitors and holidaymakers enjoy a trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in the seaside resort of Blackpool, Lancashire in July 1952.

#31 Holiday scenes in and around Blackpool Beach, Lancashire. July 1952.

#33 A new ice cream barrow on the beach at Blackpool, 1952.

#34 A Girl wearing dungarees with a bucket holds on to protesting donkey on Blackpool beach, 1952.

#35 wo women chatting on the railings in Blackpool, 1951.

#36 A sailor looking at a selection of postcards at the seaside in Blackpool, 1951.

#37 A man waiting for customers by a donkey ride on the beach at Blackpool, 1951.

#38 A man standing with a barrow displaying “Oyster Bill” on the sand at Blackpool, 1951.

#39 View of the casino and pleasure beach buildings lit up during the Blackpool Illuminations annual lights festival in the seaside resort of Blackpool, 1950.

#40 Two young women from Blackpool tentatively paddling at the water’s edge, 1954.

#41 An elderly couple doze on the Blackpool beach, 1955.

#42 General view showing Blackpool Illuminations, Lancashire September 1954.

#43 An elderly women performs a high kick on the promenade at Blackpool, 1955

#44 Crowds of day-trippers on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, 1955.

#45 Two girls enjoy ice creams on the sands at Blackpool, July 1954.

#46 Children in swimming costumes jump into the sea, Blackpool, 1955.

#47 Blackpool Pleasure Beach is one of the most popular attractions in England, 1955.

#49 Holidaymakers on the beach at Blackpool during Wakes Week, the annual holiday for workers in the industrial north, July 1955.

#50 Dancing teacher, Hazel Cleaver, leaps over her friends as they enjoy the summer sunshine on the beach, 1955.

#52 A group of teenagers in cowboy hats on the beach at Blackpool, 1956.

#53 Two men with their toy boat on the beach at Blackpool, July 1956.

#55 Scenes on the Golden Miles in Blackpool, Lancashire, 1st August 1956.

#57 A sign welcomes visitors to a dance festival in Blackpool seaside resort, 1956.

#58 A crowd of people on the beach at Blackpool, some carrying deckchairs, July 1956.

#59 Taking advantage of the spell of good weather, holiday makers enjoy themselves on the beach at Blackpool, 1956.

#60 Holidaymakers on the Golden Mile at Blackpool, 1957.

#61 A young holiday makers having a Donkey ride on the beach at Blackpool, Lancashire, 18th July 1957.

#62 Jean Clark and Mary Cuppler enjoy eating candy floss on the pier at Blackpool, 1957.

#63 Margaret Wright and Ethel Foster of Wigan paddling in the sea at Blackpool, 1957.

#64 Rock n Roll session on the pier a Blackpool, Lancashire, 18th July 1957.

#65 British comedian Bob Monkhouse, centre with Wilfred and Mabel Pickles and beauty contestants at a beauty show at Blackpool, 1957.

#66 A 22-year-old Veronica Cliff sitting on the rails at Blackpool, 1958

#67 Three girls holding hands on the beach at blackpool August 1958

#68 Children riding donkeys along the beach at Blackpool 5th August 1958.

#69 Sunday pictorial beach contest at Blackpool. Competitors take part in a game of tug o war, 1958

#70 The comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, enjoying some of the local delicacies on the beach at the foot of the Blackpool Tower, 1953.

The comedians Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, enjoying some of the local delicacies on the beach at the foot of the Blackpool Tower, 1953.

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