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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The training of men for munition is now taking place at South West Lancashire 's first training centre. These men are given a course of engineering to train them for jobs of national importance, South West Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

17. Lancashire's Past

The training of men for munition is now taking place at South West Lancashire 's first training centre. These men are given a course of engineering to train them for jobs of national importance, South West Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspects the guard of Honour fom the 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment in Blackburn on April 15, 1955.

18. Lancashire's Past

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II inspects the guard of Honour fom the 4th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment in Blackburn on April 15, 1955. | INP/INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS (via Getty Images)

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Clogs displayed in the window of H Greenwood Boot & Shoe Repairs shop, 1966-1974. The business was established in 1925. Its location is unidentified, but it is probably in East Lancashire or West Yorkshire, possibly in or around Todmorden. Artist Eileen Deste.

19. Lancashire's Past

Clogs displayed in the window of H Greenwood Boot & Shoe Repairs shop, 1966-1974. The business was established in 1925. Its location is unidentified, but it is probably in East Lancashire or West Yorkshire, possibly in or around Todmorden. Artist Eileen Deste. | Getty Images

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Picture released on September 4, 1956 of actress Sabrina being painted by artist Fred Wood in an art Gallery of Blackpool

20. Lancashire's Past

Picture released on September 4, 1956 of actress Sabrina being painted by artist Fred Wood in an art Gallery of Blackpool | AFP via Getty Images

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