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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A young woman spectator leaves the crowd round the first green for a rest during the first day of the Ryder Cup match at Lytham in Lancashire. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

25. Lancashire's Past

A young woman spectator leaves the crowd round the first green for a rest during the first day of the Ryder Cup match at Lytham in Lancashire. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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13th April 1939: A disabled and unemployed man sculpts animals in the sand to earn some money at Southport in Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

26. Lancashire's Past

13th April 1939: A disabled and unemployed man sculpts animals in the sand to earn some money at Southport in Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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13th May 1936: Members of the Blackburn police learning how to send and receive messages in morse code. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

27. Lancashire's Past

13th May 1936: Members of the Blackburn police learning how to send and receive messages in morse code. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images) | Getty Images

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