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- 6 photos on Garstang appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Garstang
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Shovels Inn - 1952 to 1971
My grandparents, John & Betty Whiteside, were Landlord & Landlady of The Shovels Inn 1952-1971. I was born in 1955 and clearly remeber the pub as it was then, before they tore down walls! The old men of the village taught me how to play dominoes in one of the little rooms that used to be off the main bar. As you walked through the door there used to be an open fire on the right with the dartboard above it. On the photograph, on the extreme right, just outlined against the white building, you can see the petrol pump which was used to fill the charabancs that used to call at the pub on day trips to the Over Wyre ...read more here
A memory of Hambleton contributed by Lynda James
Roundhouse
I went to what we used to call the school on the hill. I lived in Knott End and sometimes when we were rich we'd go to school on the bus, but if not it was your two feet that got you there, anyway my memory relates to the roundhouse, it was a toffee shop when we were kids, things you could get for a penny and when you had tuppence, well I guess you were rich, anyway when I had bus money for coming home after school and depending on the weather, if it was nice I would give in to temptation and nip into the roundhouse. Trying to make a selection from all the toffees and treats was a ...read more here
A memory of Preesall contributed by Eric Butler
Crabbing
Iam not sure how close Iam on the date, however when we where kids, me and my friends would spend most of the day in the summer holidays with string and safety pin, stick some muscle meat on it from the muscle bed from the other side of the jetty, and then we'd tie a stone to the string and then lower this down the side of the jetty to catch an unexpecting crab, you had to be very careful pulling it up from the water as sometimes the crab would fall back in the water, then you'd have to start again, but we would have great fun watching the crabs running all over the place, especially when the tourists where ...read more here
A memory of Knott End-On-Sea contributed by Eric Butler
Walking to Skippool
When I was young we lived a short distance from here. A Sunday afternoon walk usually involved "going top see the boats"
A memory of Poulton-Le-Fylde contributed by Alan Fryer
Extracts From Garstang & Lancashire books
The centre of Garstang has been spared the worst ravages of modern development and, although generally now more busy than depicted here, remains largely unchanged. On the right, surmounted by a balustrade and square clock tower is the town hall and market. Built in 1755, it replaced two previous halls on the same site, both of which had succumbed to fire.
An extract from from"Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".
Lancaster’s beautiful canal, with its magnificent sea views of Morecambe Bay, was originally the vision of the factory owners of the locality, who were eager to connect their mills with the national canal network via the Bridgewater. Stone, slate and lime would be carried from the north, and Wigan coal from the south. By 1819 the designer John Rennie had constructed a canal from Kendal in the north down to Wigan, a canal remarkable for the ingenuity of its design.
An extract from from"Canals and Waterways".
Lancaster’s beautiful canal, with its magnificent sea views of Morecambe Bay, was originally the vision of the factory owners of the locality, who were eager to connect their mills with the national canal network via the Bridgewater. Stone, slate and lime would be carried from the north, and Wigan coal from the south. By 1819 the designer John Rennie had constructed a canal from Kendal in the north down to Wigan, a canal remarkable for the ingenuity of its design.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Canals".
Old rough-stone cottages line the street which leads up to the market place. Just visible is Garstang’s market cross, a Tuscan column topped by a stone orb that was erected in 1754. Overlooking it is the Royal Oak Hotel, one of several inns that did well on market days and served coach passengers travelling between Preston and Lancaster.
An extract from from"Lancashire - A Second Selection Photographic Memories".
The Council Offices are on the right, bearing a datestone of 1913. Before that date, meetings of the Garstang Rural District Council were held at the King’s Arms Hotel. The first clerk was John Noble, who was also clerk to the Gas Company, agent for the Royal Insurance Company for School Attendance, and partner in the coal merchants Noble & Alston. To the far left is the old grammar school in Croston Road erected in 1756, which became an arts centre.
An extract from from"The Fylde Photographic Memories".