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Lancaster Town Walk Guide
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Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories
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Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album
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Halsall memories
Read and share memories of Halsall and Lancashire inspired by Frith photos
GT.Grandfather
My memory of this church is that my Gt.Grandfather was singing in the quire at the time of the publication of the picture of the interior of Halsall.
Additionally he was (I have been told by my grandmother)employed as head gardener to the rector the Revd.Canon TBH Blundell and I am very pleased to say that there is a brass tablet to the memory of my Gt.Grandfather on the Sth.wall of the chancel.
Contributed by Anthony J. Morris
Lancashire memories
GT.Grandfather
My memory of this church is that my Gt.Grandfather was singing in the quire at the time of the publication of the picture of the interior of Halsall.
Additionally he was (I have been told by my grandmother)employed as head gardener to the rector the Revd.Canon TBH Blundell and I am very pleased to say that there is a brass tablet to the memory of my Gt.Grandfather on the Sth.wall of the chancel.
A memory of Halsall contributed by Anthony J. Morris
Granny and Grandpa
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 through the leaves overhanging the road, creating a kaleidoscope of colour as we travelled along. When we waited for the return bus, the wooded land alongside had a notice saying - Trespassers will be prosecuted. I wondered what the word prosecuted meant, and experienced a little shiver as my mother explained. I remember Scarisbrick - or the part I knew ...read more here
A memory of Scarisbrick contributed by Gillian Lee
Ormskirk Orphanage 1950-1955
I was put into Ormskirk Orphanage at the age of 2 around 1952 and wonder if anyone has a photo of this place (inside or out) or any information, as I am doing a family history.
Margaret
A memory of Ormskirk contributed by Margarita Cook
Extracts From Halsall & Lancashire books
This is the corner of St Anne’s Road West and Garden
Street (right) before it was fully surfaced. The rather
solitary buildings are now part of the urban sprawl
that characterises every shopping centre.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
Kiosks on the beach; donkey rides; parasols; shady hats. All the
ingredients for a perfect seaside holiday.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
It is after World War II, and Britain is getting back into economic
gear. The Pier Orchestra under Lionel Johns continues to entertain.
An increasing use of motor vehicles means that a car park is
needed. A few years after this photograph was taken, the pier was
completely enclosed and given over to slot machines and paid
advertising hoardings. For the time being its popularity is assured.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
Opened in 1885, the pier cost something in the order of £30,000 to build. The
North Channel provided a navigable stretch of water close to the head, and thus
several large steamers and private yachts were able to moor here. The notice
advertising ‘Fred Carlton’s White Coons’ could well raise an eyebrow today.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
By 1906 the pier had been considerably widened and extended in length. The
amenities now included a concert pavilion (at the pier head on the left), a bank
kiosk and a Moorish pavilion (in the centre of the picture).
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".