A collage of nine black-and-white photographs depicting various historical views of the Eiffel Tower and the surrounding areas. Each photo shows different perspectives and moments in time, capturing crowds, landscape changes, and architectural details of the iconic landmark.
Blackpool

Blackpool Beach Vintage Photographs

A mesmerising collection of black and white vintage photographs of Blackpool Beach as it would have been around 1890, with comprehensive views of The Promenade and Tower reproduced from images captured at the time. The photographs have been carefully enhanced by myself to be at their best but please remember the images themselves were taken over 100 years ago and technology back then wasn’t as it is now. There may be the odd bit of blur where someone or something has moved too quickly for the motion to be frozen by the photographer. The equipment available at the time didn’t allow for the crystal clear clarity and stop motion sharpness of today’s photography. I think myself this only adds to their charm and makes an intriguing snapshot of a bygone era!

The images you receive will not be watermarked and are created to be printed directly onto 10″ x 8″ photo paper. I have included a 2″ fine art style border around the scene which makes it easy to just pop them right into a frame by yourself without worrying about matting etc.

BLACKPOOL HISTORY

Starting out as a little hamlet on the Lancashire coast of England, Blackpool rapidly grew into a large town and seaside resort becoming immensely popular in the mid-18th century as it became fashionable to travel to the seaside in the summer to improve health and well-being. In the early 1900s visitors would flock to the town to go ‘Promenading’, walking along the sea front or on the piers dressed in their finest clothes to take in the sea air. On the beach itself you could watch a Punch & Judy Show, go for a donkey ride, buy some food or for the very brave you could utilise one of the Bathing Machines and go for a dip in the sea. As photography became more accessible these scenes would be keenly snapped and turned into postcards for sale; being sent by the holidaymaker to family and friends recounting moments from their time at the seaside.

If you’d love to see more of Blackpool in the early 1900s I recommend this nostalgic British Film Institute clip which was taken on the Victoria Pier, which later became known as the South Pier. Well worth a watch!

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