These pictures look back at the stores in Lancashire which have stood firmly on the high street for decades.
Boots founder John Boot opened a herbalist store in Nottingham’s Goose Gate in 1849. Today, Boots is the UK’s leading health and beauty retailer with 2,100 stores.
Working at Boots in Bank Hey Street was my Saturday job when I was still at school. I used to work in the photographic department, selling 135mm films and helping to process them in one hour. Remember those days? From old black and white images of the buildings to staff to a huge blaze and pictures in more recent times, these pictures show Boots through the years in our neck of the woods.
I remember the Fun House being just magical when you were younger - 19 pictures of attractions loved and lost
3. Boots the Chemist at 175
Ltics stars receive samples of the new PR Pain Spray from Boots the Chemist in Wigan, 1989
4. Boots the Chemist at 175
Frilly dresses were really the fashion in the 1902 Guild, Boots the Chemists, Fishergate is now a the forefront right
5. Boots the Chemist at 175
Blackpool Boots on fire in 1936. The block of buildings was destroyed
