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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2nd February 1940: Miners handing in their lamps at the Brackley pit in Lancashire. (Photo by Harry Shepherd/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

9. Lancashire's Past

2nd February 1940: Miners handing in their lamps at the Brackley pit in Lancashire. (Photo by Harry Shepherd/Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Fishing vessels tied up at the port of Fleetwood, Lancashire, November 1970. Fleetwood was one of Britain's largest fishing ports but the industry is now in decline. (Photo By RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

10. Lancashire's Past

Fishing vessels tied up at the port of Fleetwood, Lancashire, November 1970. Fleetwood was one of Britain's largest fishing ports but the industry is now in decline. (Photo By RDImages/Epics/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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The empty seafront of the coastal resort town of Morecambe, Lancashire, December 1982.

11. Lancashire's Past

The empty seafront of the coastal resort town of Morecambe, Lancashire, December 1982. | Getty Images

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Market Square, Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire, 1890-1910. Market Square in Lytham looking towards the Town Hall and Church Road. Tramlines can clearly be seen running down the centre of the road. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

12. Lancashire's Past

Market Square, Lytham St Anne's, Lancashire, 1890-1910. Market Square in Lytham looking towards the Town Hall and Church Road. Tramlines can clearly be seen running down the centre of the road. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) | Heritage Images/Getty Images

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