The Empire Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire, 1895-1910. The Empire was built in 1895. Here, it advertises an appearance by the actor and music hall artiste, Cissy (Cecilia) Loftus. It was later converted into an ABC cinema. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)placeholder image
The Empire Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire, 1895-1910. The Empire was built in 1895. Here, it advertises an appearance by the actor and music hall artiste, Cissy (Cecilia) Loftus. It was later converted into an ABC cinema. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) | Heritage Images/Getty Images

I walk through Lancashire towns in pictures during a time span which goes back decades

Claire Lark
By Claire Lark

Digital Journalist

Published 7th Mar 2025, 10:27 GMT

These incredible pictures from the Getty archive depict times gone by.

From rail crashes to miners, sports people to cobbled streets, they are a throwback in time which most of us can only tap into through old photos.

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10th January 1947: A Dutch workman, brought to Lancashire to cut a particularly rich field of peat, ties a special footboard on to his feet. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

5. Lancashire's Past

10th January 1947: A Dutch workman, brought to Lancashire to cut a particularly rich field of peat, ties a special footboard on to his feet. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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The milk bottles at the factory in Lancashire are ready for final inspection and dipatch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

6. Lancashire's Past

The milk bottles at the factory in Lancashire are ready for final inspection and dipatch. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Workers at an outdoor charcoal burner in the Furness Fells of North Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

7. Lancashire's Past

Workers at an outdoor charcoal burner in the Furness Fells of North Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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8th May 1913: J S Candingley's 7 horsepower Swift in the Waddington Hills, competing in the Lancashire Automobile Club Hill Climb cycle car race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

8. Lancashire's Past

8th May 1913: J S Candingley's 7 horsepower Swift in the Waddington Hills, competing in the Lancashire Automobile Club Hill Climb cycle car race. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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