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- 4 photos on Preesall appear in 2 Frith books - View photos of Preesall
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Preesall memories
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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
Contributed by Eric Butler
Lancashire memories
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
Days gone by
I lived in Fleetwood from around 1948 - 1952. My dad was in the army and we lived in the Drill Hall in (Ithink) Preston Street. I can remember going to the library nearby and playing on the beach near some piers. There was a young man who was unfortunate who used to dig very deep holes in the sand and chase us kids with his shovel when we taunted him (how cruel are kids). I went to Fleetwood Grammar School for a year before we moved south. I lived in Queens Terrace for awhile and loved looking out of the bedroom window at the cottages on Knott End. My name then was Ann Varley, and ...read more here
A memory of Fleetwood contributed by Ann Levers
Extracts From Preesall & Lancashire books
Here lived some of the workers in the salt mines, including Joe Danson, Jack Fairhurst, and Bill Davis. John Hall was Pilling and Preesall postman for forty-five years and one of the original members of Pilling Brass Band. His father was sexton at St John’s. There were few post boxes so John used to blow a whistle as a signal for villagers to bring their mail.
An extract from from"The Fylde Photographic Memories".
Occupying a hill-top, Preesall grew as a small market around a corn mill and two
pubs, both of which are shown here, the Black Bull and the Saracen’s Head. The
village developed further after salt was discovered in 1872, and several wells were
sunk to pump brine. However, the industry declined in the 1920s, after significant
subsidence began to occur.
An extract from from"Lancashire Living Memories".
This view shows the village spread out on the Fylde plain, an area prone to flooding. On the hill stood Preesall village school. Like Baines Charity School in Poulton, the children held a barring-out day once a year when by tradition the master was locked out. Two pence a week was paid by each child, but in lieu of pence, turf cut from Pilling Moss for the school fire was acceptable.
An extract from from"The Fylde Photographic Memories".
The Round House, re-named Rose Cottage, stands at the centre of the village - it was a toll house. The expense of maintaining roads was met by payment of tolls. Across is the Saracen’s Head Inn with its unusual massive stone sign. Weighing 3 cwt it was so heavy that it had to be brought down to ground level, as it was causing the wall to bulge. Near Fernbeck Cottages were found querns and bronze implements.
An extract from from"The Fylde Photographic Memories".
As with many seaside resorts, one of the popular attractions was a
trip in a boat. At Blackpool, sailing boats were often loaded and
unloaded by means of portable gangways, one of which is in the
picture. In the background is the North Pier, with an excursion
steamer alongside its landing stage. This picture was taken from the
South Jetty.
An extract from from"Blackpool Pocket Album".