Several once-prominent landmarks in Lancashire have disappeared over the decades.
Grand cinemas, bustling market halls, and ornate theatres that once stood at the heart of the community have been lost to redevelopment or decline.
Swimming pools, once popular summer destinations, have been filled in or replaced. Historic pubs and dance halls that echoed with music and conversation have given way to retail units or housing.
While some buildings have been repurposed, others were simply cleared without ceremony.
The buildings we have featured here are gone forever, lost to the pages of the history books. You may, however, remember them.
5. Lost buildings
The Locarno ballroom opened in April 1965. During late 70s it was renamed Tiffany. In 1998 it opened as Some Place Else, but closed in 1999, later becoming a bowling alley and the Rhythm Dome nightclub. The building was demolished in 2009 | National World
6. Lost landmarks
St Peter's Street. A row of houses opposite UCLan library on Saint Peter's Street were demolished in 2019 as part of the university's masterplan for a new square. | National World
7. Lost Buildings
Known as Pontins Blackpool, the holiday camp was technically located over the border, in St Annes. The site closed in October 2009 for a housing development | National World
