The best Blackpool photos from the last few years of the 1970s — people

These pho­tos rewind to show­case the life of Black­pool dur­ing the late 1970s

It was the win­ter of dis­con­tent, the times of pow­er cuts, strikes and indus­tri­al action on the pick­et lines.

It was also the year when Black­pool hyper­mar­ket, where Asda is now, was first opened in Cher­ry Tree Road.

Now that was a pio­neer­ing ven­ture, chang­ing how we food shop for good.

Talk­ing of food, this pho­to gallery also shows some great pic­tures of kids tuck­ing into their school din­ners.

Havea look through these snip­pets of life in Black­pool in 1979, you might recog­nise your­self