Ormskirk
Ormskirk photos (145 available)
Ormskirk maps (2 available)
Map of Lancashire
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Ormskirk books (13 available)
Lancaster Town Walk Guide
Paperback
Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories
Paperback
Heart of Lancashire Pocket Album
Paperback
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Ormskirk memories
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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
Contributed by Margarita Cook
Family ties
I lived in Ormskirk, 33 Thompson Ave, for 10 years till my family moved to Canterbury. I started school at Greeby Hill then just before I was going to Wigan Road we moved. My friends were the Hankins, Tony Dayley. It was a great place to live with so many families in the same boat as us, not a lot of money but a lot of great memories.
Contributed by michael dobson
Ormskirk parish church
I remember going to this church to watch my baby brothers being christened in the late 60's early 70's and I always remember someone telling me that the church was really old and would still be standing when I a very old lady - at such a very tender age then I didn't believe them! I grew up listening to the church bells chime every quarter hour and would hold my breath to count the hourly chimes in bed at night. How I miss hearing them!
Contributed by estelle hall
GREAT MEMORIES
Going back to days when the smimming pool opened at the junior school, Mr Henderson was the head and Mr Hesketh deputy. My teacher was Mr English. We also had a great soccer team that I played in. I live in New Zealand in a place called Henderson.
Contributed by Mark Ratcliffe
Starting at school
I clearly remember starting at Greetby Hill C of E School in 1960. The headmistress' name was Miss Cobb. I then moved up into the Junior School in 1962, taught in succession by Miss Greenwood, Mr Tyndsley and Mr Hesketh. The headmaster was a benevolent man by the name of Mr Henderson. I can recall the steam trains running up and down the line parallel to the school grounds, and watching the prototype TSR2 test flying overhead in 1964. Very happy memories!
Contributed by Phil Angus
The old school
I remember the old school on Wigan Road, it was called Ormskirk Cross Hall High School. It has now been demolished and replaced with a newer building.
Contributed by jean ellison
Extracts From Ormskirk & 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".