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26 great photos remembering Blackpool pub landlords and landladies through the years

Landlord and landlady of the Saddle Pub,Whitegate Drive were being forced by the brewery to open Christmas Day, 1998 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord and landlady of the Saddle Pub,Whitegate Drive were being forced by the brewery to open Christmas Day, 1998 (Photo: Martin Bostock)

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Former boxer Louis Veitch was landlord of The Last Orders Inn, on Bond Street Blackpool. Louis is pictured outside the pub with wife Sandra. (Photo: Rob Lock)
Former boxer Louis Veitch was landlord of The Last Orders Inn, on Bond Street Blackpool. Louis is pictured outside the pub with wife Sandra. (Photo: Rob Lock)
Flashmans Landlord and Landlady John Farrell and Elizabeth Farrell (Photo: DAVE NELSON)
Flashmans Landlord and Landlady John Farrell and Elizabeth Farrell (Photo: DAVE NELSON)
Wheatsheaf landlord Barrie Eastwood, 1999 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Wheatsheaf landlord Barrie Eastwood, 1999 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Official opening of Lucy's 2 at Tobago, Talbot Rd, Blackpool. L-R Landlady Marlene Elmore, Joyce Adams, Trudy Smith Hannah York and Paul Skelton. (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Official opening of Lucy's 2 at Tobago, Talbot Rd, Blackpool. L-R Landlady Marlene Elmore, Joyce Adams, Trudy Smith Hannah York and Paul Skelton. (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlady of the Cedar Tavern in Cedar Square Blackpool, Caroline Colbourne, 1999 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Landlady of the Cedar Tavern in Cedar Square Blackpool, Caroline Colbourne, 1999 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Landlady of The Station on Talbot Road, Blackpool, rings time (Photo: Rob Lock)
Landlady of The Station on Talbot Road, Blackpool, rings time (Photo: Rob Lock)
The Bloomfield landlord Peter McCulloch (Photo: Rob Lock)
The Bloomfield landlord Peter McCulloch (Photo: Rob Lock)
Wendy Daly, landlady at The Hop Inn, 1999 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Wendy Daly, landlady at The Hop Inn, 1999 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Getting in to the spirit, Landlady Sue Grindrod dresses up as Vera Duckworth at the Rovers Return in Blackpool, 1997 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Getting in to the spirit, Landlady Sue Grindrod dresses up as Vera Duckworth at the Rovers Return in Blackpool, 1997 (Photo: Dawn Castle)
Landlady at the No4 pub, Liz Golsbrough, with husband Ian in 1998 (Photo: Dave Nelson)
Landlady at the No4 pub, Liz Golsbrough, with husband Ian in 1998 (Photo: Dave Nelson)
Steve Norris landlord at the Shovels pub on Common Edge Road, 2000 (Photo: DAWN CASTLE)
Steve Norris landlord at the Shovels pub on Common Edge Road, 2000 (Photo: DAWN CASTLE)
Taylor Shaw, landlord of the Dunes Hotel on Lytham Road in 1997 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Taylor Shaw, landlord of the Dunes Hotel on Lytham Road in 1997 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Landlord and lady of the Manchester Hotel John and Beryl Mitchell, 1994 (Photo: Iain Lynn)
Landlord and lady of the Manchester Hotel John and Beryl Mitchell, 1994 (Photo: Iain Lynn)
Saddle landlord Paul Bonar pulling himself a pint of Shepherd Neame Spitfire (Photo: Rob Lock)
Saddle landlord Paul Bonar pulling himself a pint of Shepherd Neame Spitfire (Photo: Rob Lock)
Hello Dollies barmaid Janine Brooke and landlord Myke (correct) Horsley prepare for Halloween, 1999
Hello Dollies barmaid Janine Brooke and landlord Myke (correct) Horsley prepare for Halloween, 1999
Landlord of the Highcross pub Nigel Wilde, 1999 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord of the Highcross pub Nigel Wilde, 1999 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord of the Golden Ball Keith Jones with the Gazette Gold Card, 2000 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Landlord of the Golden Ball Keith Jones with the Gazette Gold Card, 2000 (Photo: Rob Lock)
Terry Waite, former Landlord of the Mere Park pub, pictured with wife Denise Waite in 1999 (Photo: submit)
Terry Waite, former Landlord of the Mere Park pub, pictured with wife Denise Waite in 1999 (Photo: submit)
Michael Costello landlord of the Bispham Hotel pub with Peter Barrett, head barman (Photo: Dave Nelson)
Michael Costello landlord of the Bispham Hotel pub with Peter Barrett, head barman (Photo: Dave Nelson)
Barry Eastwood, landlord of the Wheatsheaf Pub with artist Jimmy Schwartz showing his picture of Mick Miller (Photo: DAVE NELSON)
Barry Eastwood, landlord of the Wheatsheaf Pub with artist Jimmy Schwartz showing his picture of Mick Miller (Photo: DAVE NELSON)
Air Balloon Landlord Jim Craig (Photo: Dave Nelson)
Air Balloon Landlord Jim Craig (Photo: Dave Nelson)
Annah and Steve Gregson, landlord and landlady of The Queens, Layton in 2008 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Annah and Steve Gregson, landlord and landlady of The Queens, Layton in 2008 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord of the Burn Naze, Thornton Kevin Johnson and Landlady Cathy Martin, 2000 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord of the Burn Naze, Thornton Kevin Johnson and Landlady Cathy Martin, 2000 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord and landlady of the Hanson Cab, Ian and Shirley Clitheroe, 1999 (Photo: Martin Bostock)
Landlord and landlady of the Hanson Cab, Ian and Shirley Clitheroe, 1999 (Photo: Martin Bostock)