Freckleton, Preston Old Road c.1965
Photo ref: F197030
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Photo ref: F197030
Photo of Freckleton, Preston Old Road c.1965

More about this scene

Wagonettes and other horse-drawn traffic traversing Freckleton Marsh in the 18th and 19th centuries entered by this road. Straight ahead is the Primitive Methodist Jubilee Chapel built in 1861. The Ship Inn in Bunker Street was amongst the oldest in all Fylde, and was said to be the hideout for smugglers and their contraband arriving at Freckleton Pool.

A Selection of Memories from Freckleton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Freckleton

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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 was a fish and chip shop, the owner used to give us free bags of "bits" from the fryers, usually bits of batter. Out ...see more