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Overton, Lancashire
Overton maps
Historic maps of Overton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Overton maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of Lancashire
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Overton books
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Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Heart of Lancashire Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
The Fylde Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
1 Overton photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Overton
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Morecambe Bay Holiday Camp, aka Heysham Towers, in the early sixties as a teenager. The Towers were owned by the Holdens, I especially remember Derek and Jean. We were roused by the 'phantom buglar' and didn't have a minute to spare until 'Goodnight Campers'. We danced to Norman Robinson's band, and Jack Winston playing the organ. The activities were organised by... [more]
Shared on 01 March 2008
I have fond memories of Heysham as a child, during the 1960s, drinking nettle beer with my brother and sisters. My auntie Hilda and uncle Billy lived in Ulverston, and my uncle worked at the ICI works, I think it was Half Moon Bay, we used to go and sit on the rocks while my uncle used to bring us our... [more]
Shared on 27 March 2007
I used to work at Henrys store, in the stock room. It was my first real job. It was a great old place. In the cellar was a secret passage way to the castle, bricked up from when there was a farmhouse there, I was told.
Christmas time was fantastic with Father Christmas and the grotto, and Father Christmas was my... [more]
Shared on 07 December 2008
Each week, as a 15 - 16 year-old, I used to cycle from Morecambe on a Sunday morning for an organ lesson at the chapel of the Moor Hospital. It was uphill there and downhill home. My teacher was the organist there, also Director of Music at LRGS, and my lesson started after the Sunday morning service. As I progressed I... [more]
Shared on 24 April 2008
Extracts From Overton & Lancashire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Overton, inspired by Frith photos.
Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories
This church may have the oldest foundations of any in Lancashire, dating from Saxon times. Norman traces remain in the rounded doorway (right) with its massive oak door. Overton is situated near the Lune Estuary; it is said that a terrace on the main village street uses stone that came from Cockersand Abbey. Of the abbey, only the chapterhouse remains. The... [more]
This is an extract from Lancashire Villages Photographic Memories.
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Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham Pocket Album
The parish of Overton lies five miles south-west of Lancaster on the road to Sunderland Point. Tucked away in a very secluded corner below Heysham, this little village was mentioned in the Domesday Book as Ovretun; the name turns up very frequently in old documents, usually mentioning the church or a curate. The lovely old church here still retains its original Norman doorway. Overton means 'dwellings... [more]
This is an extract from Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham Pocket Album.
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Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham Pocket Album
The southern part of Morecambe was always referred to as the West End. Here we see the exclusive part of Morecambe. Our view takes in Werwick's Revolving Tower and shows what working-class people did for their week's holiday: they sat and relaxed and took in the sea air.
This is an extract from Lancaster, Morecambe and Heysham Pocket Album.
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