South Shore 's Promenade gardens. The new South Promenade and Stanley Park opened in 1926 - three years after the world's largest open air baths opened in South Shore placeholder image
South Shore 's Promenade gardens. The new South Promenade and Stanley Park opened in 1926 - three years after the world's largest open air baths opened in South Shore | National World

18 fascinating pictures of Blackpool that are a century old

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 9th Jan 2026, 18:00 GMT

These fascinating pictures are 100 years old.

They mark a century of change, right back to 1926.

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Standing by the table is Robert T Jones ( Bobby Jones ) during his speech after winning The Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham St Annes Golf Club in 1926

9. Blackpool, 1926

Standing by the table is Robert T Jones ( Bobby Jones ) during his speech after winning The Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham St Annes Golf Club in 1926 | National World

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Competitors in the Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham St annes Golf Club in 1926

10. Blackpool, 1926

Competitors in the Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham St annes Golf Club in 1926 | National World

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On the Joy Wheel in 1926

11. Blackpool, 1926

On the Joy Wheel in 1926 | National World

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Stanley Park gates, 1926

12. Blackpool, 1926

Stanley Park gates, 1926 | National World

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