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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Bathing Belles at South Shore in 1926

13. Blackpool, 1926

Bathing Belles at South Shore in 1926 | National World

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Stanley Park lake, 1926

14. Blackpool, 1926

Stanley Park lake, 1926 | National World

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This Model of the Titanic went on display in Blackpool Winter Gardens in July 1926

15. Blackpool 1926

This Model of the Titanic went on display in Blackpool Winter Gardens in July 1926 | National World

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Whinney heys hall,close to newton drive blackpool / historical / 1926

16. Blackpool, 1926

Whinney heys hall,close to newton drive blackpool / historical / 1926 | National World

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