In a school holiday week where the town should be teeming with locals and holidaymakers, our photographer found a very different feel to the place.
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The view through a window of a closed and dormant amusement arcade on Blackpool's Golden Mile (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Photo: (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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The view through a window of a closed and dormant cafe on Blackpool's Golden Mile (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | jpimediaresell Photo: (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Blackpool's Golden Mile is near deserted of holiday makers and locals (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Photo: (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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A lone police officer patrols the promenade (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | Getty Photo: (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)