These pictures look back at the stores in Lancashire which have stood firmly on the high street for decades.
Boots founder John Boot opened a herbalist store in Nottingham’s Goose Gate in 1849. Today, Boots is the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer with 2,100 stores.
Working at Boots in Bank Hey Street was my Saturday job when I was still at school. I used to work in the photographic department, selling 135mm films and helping to process them in one hour. Remember those days? From old black and white images of the buildings to staff to a huge blaze and pictures in more recent times, these pictures show Boots through the years in our neck of the woods.
5. Boots the Chemist at 175
Blackpool Boots on fire in 1936. The block of buildings was destroyed | National World
7. Boots the Chemist at 175
Dr David Elliott officially opens the new Boots The Chemist in Caton, with staff Laura Spriggins, Lindsay Benson, Kath Unsworth, Mary Harrison, Shireen Robinson, Danni Grumbt, Vanessa Rigby, Michelle Pye, Chris Hartley, Lynn McCarten and Rob Curl | National World
8. Boots the Chemist at 175
Boots the Chemists can just about be seen next door to The New Day Furniture Shop, Guildhall Street & Fishergate in 1960 | National World