Ingleton, 1929
Photo ref: 82709
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Photo ref: 82709
Photo of Ingleton, 1929

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Ingleton is the gateway to the Three Peaks, and has been a popular destination for hill walkers and climbers for over a hundred years. Before the influx of tourists, the town was a centre for mining, tanning and cotton spinning. The famous waterfalls were made accessible in 1885, and provide a circular walk of over four miles between two rivers, the Twiss and the Doe. In nearby Chapel-Le-Dale is a plaque to the 200 railway workers killed during the building of the Ribbleshead Viaduct between 1869 and 1876.

A Selection of Memories from Ingleton

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 Ingleton

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I am the baby in this picture. It was taken in March 1953. My parents met while Youth hosteling and took me with them after I was born. This picture was a postcard sold in Ingleton. I was given one by a man in a cafe there, who my parents used to visit.
For a few years in the late 1940's (I was about 7/8 years old), my parents were avid campers in the primitive way. We had an Austin 7 and ventured out from east Lancs camping at weekends. One venue became a regular weekend site - Skirwith Farm, Ingelton. It was tenanted by a family matriarch, Mrs Lambert, and was worked by her two sons, Thomas and Norman. There was also a daughter, Joan, who married the bus ...see more
My mum and I were evacuated to Ingleton during WWII from Wallasey in the Wirral, after we had been bombed out. We lived at 129 New Village and when we went back to Wallasey after the end of the war, my Grandparents, Mr and Mrs Tyler moved in to 129 and lived there until the late '60's. That was great for me as it meant that I could keep up with my Ingleton friends, as I spent much of my summer hols staying with my ...see more
The property on the left of the photograph marked 'Printing Office' is where I grew up and lived until my student days. My parents operated a bakers and confectionery business from the premises. In 1890, when a printing works, it was owned by the Brookes family as can be seen from the sign over the door. Their ownership continued until about 1918, at which time two sisters opened a cafe (Fells Cafe) and ...see more