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Bilsborrow, Lancashire
Bilsborrow maps
Historic maps of Bilsborrow and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bilsborrow maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Lancashire
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Bilsborrow books
Displaying 3 of 14 books about Bilsborrow and the local area. View all Bilsborrow books
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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8 Bilsborrow photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Bilsborrow
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My dad grew up in Bilsborrow in the house next door to the White Bull pub. I spent many a happy day at my nanna and granddad's house. My nanna used to be a cook at Bilsborrow Primary School and my granddad was a bus driver. They were very involved with the community. Our first born son is buried with... [more]
Shared on 26 August 2008
My great-grandfather, Joseph Eccles, built Bilsborrow Hall. He owned a number of cotton mills in Preston and played cricket for Lancashire. I have just started to look into our family history and will hopefully be able to post more comments later. Thank you for your memory Best wishes Peter Eccles
Shared on 23 November 2009
My great grandfather Thomas Bryce (Born 1869) was employed as a gardener at Bilsborrow Hall. He and his family lived in the Lodge at the end of the lane. If anyone has any information please contact me via this board.. Many thanks
Shared on 22 July 2009
Lancashire memories
We moved from Preston to Garstang in 1960. My sister and I aged 12 and 13, used to cycle all the lanes around Garstang, the Fylde, the Trough of Bowland etc. Once, when we cycled through this ford, my sister who was ahead whizzed through with feet up near the handlebars, creating a bow wave like a curtain of water. I... [more]
Shared on 22 January 2009
The original name of the place was Quinneys, not the Pig and Whistle as previous correspondents have noted. It was built between the wars by my grandfather Jack Swarbrick for my Grandmother (Elizabeth) to run. One of the features of the place (so I'm told) was a sprung dancefloor.
Shared on 05 October 2009
My Mother: Veronica Kenny (Vera) Preston Lancashire
My mom had a best friend, her name was Marie, who married Bill and my mother was their maid of honour. My family in Scotland still have the picture of the wedding day with Bill in his army uniform.
I was born in Preston in 1944. Mom married and moved to Scotland, friendships in Preston continued and around 1950... [more]
Shared on 13 June 2009
My great-grandfather Hugh Bell (born 1854) was the 13th child to be baptised at the then new church. He was later married there in 1874 to an Alice Gradwell from Preston. One of many children of William Gradwell (born 1818) and a descendant from the famous GRADWELL family. I, Brian Freeman, was a painter and decorator and served my apprenticeship with... [more]
Shared on 01 December 2008
We are sure that the policeman standing in his box doing point duty was our dad, PC Mcginty or number 100. He was a policeman for forty years with Preston borough and we and a lot of Preston people have fond memories of him standing in that spot.
Shared on 10 September 2008
Extracts From Bilsborrow & Lancashire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bilsborrow, inspired by Frith photos.
Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories
Bilsborrow lies between Lancaster and Preston on the traffic-laden A6 road. The White Bull inn dates from the 18th century, and still believes in a roaring coal or log fire in winter. What used to be the turnpike road running from London to Scotland had a busy toll house, which is now the Green Man inn.
This is an extract from Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories.
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Roebucks are the males of the roe deer, whose herds once roamed this attractive landscape along the western fringe of the Lancashire hills. Sited beside the main north road, the pub has always been a busy place, with the canal and, later, the railway also bringing their trade. The former nearby station took the name of Roebuck.
This is an extract from Lancashire Living Memories.
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Roebucks are the males of the roe deer, whose herds once roamed this attractive landscape along the western fringe of the Lancashire hills. Sited beside the main north road, the pub has always been a busy place, with the canal and, later, the railway also bringing their trade. The former nearby station took the name of Roebuck.
This is an extract from Lancashire Living Memories.
Read more and see photos from this book.
Read more and see photos from this book.
