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Banks, Merseyside
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Historic maps of Banks and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Banks maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Merseyside
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Banks books
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Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
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Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories
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The Fylde Photographic Memories
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Memories of Banks
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I remember Banks with bittersweet memories.
I lived on Gravel Lane,just outside the village,on Gravel Lane ,there was another girl we went to school with called Carole McCabe,and we played with Janet and Edna who lived on the corner of Gravel Lane,the latter had a brother who played in Banks Brass Band.Tom Finney`s uncle also lived on the lane.
There was... [more]
Shared on 16 September 2007
Merseyside memories
Days out in Lytham in the Forties and Fifties
We lived in Preston, Lancashire from 1944 to 1956 and often came here for the day on the bus. My mother preferred Lytham to Blackpool and we spent happy hours on the sands. This picture, taken before the 1st World War, is a view which my father would have seen when he came here as a child - I have a... [more]
Shared on 04 August 2008
My name is Eileen Turner. I had a sister named Kathleen Turner. If anyone who went here knows me please contact me, I would love to talk to someone who went there.
My name is Sophia Ufton. I am writing this on behalf of my mom, thanks.
Shared on 06 June 2008
I believe I went to the Ormerod Home, at the age of about eight or nine, as a result of the Local Authority (Blackpool) having a number of reserved places at this establishment. Homes such as this were built along the sand dunes near Blackpool in order to provide a healthy environment, in which youngsters from the north west could spend... [more]
Shared on 04 June 2008
WELL I REMEMBER THIS VERY CLEARLY I SPENT SOME OF MY CHILDHOOD DAYS HERE CONVALESANT HOME FOR CHILDREN WE WAS SENT THERE TO CONVELESCE IN THE BRACING SEA AIR FROM POLLUTED INDUSTRIAL TOWNS . NUNS LOOK AFTER US THEY HAD LOVELY CHAPEL I BELIVED IT OPENED 1884 . I WAS THERE BETWEEN 1962 1969 AND I LOVED IT.
Shared on 17 September 2007
I first visited Rufford on a "School Trip" from Aintree in about 1955 (about the time of the Frith photograph). We were brought to Rufford Old Hall and a nearby Pig Farm, both memories that remain with me. I also remember the "Gingerbread Stall" on nearby Ormskirk market on the way home. I now live, in retirement, in Rufford.
Shared on 21 December 2006
My memories relate to the war years and just after. My paternal grandparents lived in Scarisbrick. I can remember the house, kitchen and front and back gardens. It seemed a much bigger house than ours and probably was. I don't remember any houses on the opposite side of the road. When we travelled on the bus from Ormskirk, the light flickered... [more]
Shared on 22 June 2007
I moved to this village in 1967 aged 14. The main building in the centre of the picture is a bank, I think it was the National which later became the National and Westminster Bank. Beyond the bank and to the right on the corner was a Post Office. Hidden by the bank in the same row as the Post Office... [more]
Shared on 24 April 2007
Extracts From Banks & Merseyside books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Banks, inspired by Frith photos.
Along the street on the left stand St Stephen's Institute and the village school; beyond, on Ralph's Wife's Lane, is the church of St Stephen in the Banks. Ralph was a fisherman who failed to return after a violent storm at sea. In despair, his wife spent the night in a fruitless search amongst the marshes for him.
This is an extract from Lancashire Living Memories.
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The booming 1960s economy gave people not only more money but time in which to spend it, and caravan holidays became increasingly popular. The Riverside, which opened in May 1960, was one of many holiday parks established during that era, providing both a place to stay and facilities and amusements to create a complete holiday atmosphere.
This is an extract from Lancashire Living Memories.
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Amongst the attractions on offer was nightly entertainment in the camp's licensed clubhouse. Tables and chairs line the dance floor and spotlights highlight the stage, from which a resident band would provide music. The evening's show often included a comedian and singer, and no doubt half an hour would be set aside for the ever-popular bingo.
This is an extract from Lancashire Living Memories.
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