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25 nostalgic pictures to take you back to Blackpool in 1994 from Coronation Street stars to a Royal visit

Coronation Street stars Kevin and Sally with local photographer Robert McDougall during filming on North Pier Blackpool in 1994 (Photo: Kevin McDougall)
Coronation Street stars Kevin and Sally with local photographer Robert McDougall during filming on North Pier Blackpool in 1994 (Photo: Kevin McDougall)

It was Blackpool Tower and the Grand Theatre’s centenary – an occasion fit for a visit from Queen Elizabeth II. The Big One opened, Blackpool nightclubs were in full swing and the airport had a new terminal.

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Main Street nightclub on North Promenade (Photo: Submit)
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The Grosvenor Hotel was on the corner of Church Street and Cookson Street (Photo: Submit)
The Grosvenor Hotel was on the corner of Church Street and Cookson Street (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, The Big One 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Pleasure Beach, The Big One 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Rock band Bluefish entered the Gazette Bandstand Rock Competition in 1994 (Photo: staff)
Rock band Bluefish entered the Gazette Bandstand Rock Competition in 1994 (Photo: staff)
Suede concet in Blackpool 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Suede concet in Blackpool 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Oasis Amusement Arcade, 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Oasis Amusement Arcade, 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Lawrence House School, St Annes 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Lawrence House School, St Annes 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Gazette office in Cherry Tree Road North (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Gazette office in Cherry Tree Road North (Photo: Submit)
World Cup Final USA Commentary Team, Mike Ingham, Jimmy Armfield and Alan Green (Photo: Submit)
World Cup Final USA Commentary Team, Mike Ingham, Jimmy Armfield and Alan Green (Photo: Submit)
Scene of Big One crash in 1994, it happened less than a month after it first opened (Photo: Submit)
Scene of Big One crash in 1994, it happened less than a month after it first opened (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Sandcastle as it was in '94 (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Sandcastle as it was in '94 (Photo: Submit)
Lights switch-on 1994: Shirley Bassey pictured with Stan Boardman (Photo: Historical)
Lights switch-on 1994: Shirley Bassey pictured with Stan Boardman (Photo: Historical)
Blackpool Lights switch on - 1994 - crowds turn out for Shirley Bassey switch on (Photo: National World)
Blackpool Lights switch on - 1994 - crowds turn out for Shirley Bassey switch on (Photo: National World)
Royal Pavilion Theatre in Rigby Road, Blackpool (Photo: Library)
Royal Pavilion Theatre in Rigby Road, Blackpool (Photo: Library)
Blackpool Airport new terminal 1994 (Photo: archive)
Blackpool Airport new terminal 1994 (Photo: archive)
Our late queen meets members of the public when she visited Blackpool for its centenary (Photo: Submit)
Our late queen meets members of the public when she visited Blackpool for its centenary (Photo: Submit)
Donkeys on the beach in 1994 (Photo: National World)
Donkeys on the beach in 1994 (Photo: National World)
Stix nightclub, Blackpool, pictured in 1994 (Photo: library)
Stix nightclub, Blackpool, pictured in 1994 (Photo: library)
Rigger Mark Smith painting the top of the Tower Gold (Photo: staff)
Rigger Mark Smith painting the top of the Tower Gold (Photo: staff)
Blackpool Council Chamber, 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Council Chamber, 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Coronation Street's Liz Dawn rides through the Tunnel of Love at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with Lester Fontayne in 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Coronation Street's Liz Dawn rides through the Tunnel of Love at Blackpool Pleasure Beach with Lester Fontayne in 1994 (Photo: Submit)
Blackpool Tower riggers meet Queen Elizabeth II (Photo: Historical)
Blackpool Tower riggers meet Queen Elizabeth II (Photo: Historical)
The new Woolworth building on Blackpool Promenade just before it opened in September 1994 (Photo: staff)
The new Woolworth building on Blackpool Promenade just before it opened in September 1994 (Photo: staff)
Stephanie Syson abseiling down Blackpool Tower (Photo: Iain Lynn)
Stephanie Syson abseiling down Blackpool Tower (Photo: Iain Lynn)