Places
36 places found.
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- Lancaster, Lancashire
- Preston, Lancashire
- Ormskirk, Lancashire
- Blackpool, Lancashire
- Heysham, Lancashire
- Fleetwood, Lancashire
- Blackburn, Lancashire
- Clitheroe, Lancashire
- Burnley, Lancashire
- Morecambe, Lancashire
- Accrington, Lancashire
- Nelson, Lancashire
- Earby, Lancashire
- Chorley, Lancashire
- Carnforth, Lancashire
- Darwen, Lancashire
- Longridge, Lancashire
- Barnoldswick, Lancashire
- Thornton, Lancashire
- Colne, Lancashire
- Bacup, Lancashire
- Freckleton, Lancashire
- Cleveleys, Lancashire
- Poulton-Le-Fylde, Lancashire
- Adlington, Lancashire
- Fulwood, Lancashire
- Whitworth, Lancashire
- Haslingden, Lancashire
- Clayton-Le-Moors, Lancashire
- Barrowford, Lancashire
- Skelmersdale, Lancashire
- Bamber Bridge, Lancashire
- Great Harwood, Lancashire
- Padiham, Lancashire
- Church, Lancashire
- Kirkham, Lancashire
Photos
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Maps
3,155 maps found.
Books
22 books found. Showing results 97 to 22.
Memories
131 memories found. Showing results 41 to 50.
Part 20
Granddad, Mathew Wilson (known to everyone as Matty,) was one of the older brothers, but just too young for the Great War. He sold wet fish from a cart, everyone there gave their takings to Margaret, and until they left home she gave ...Read more
A memory of Middle Rainton in 1945 by
Pantiles, Bexleyheath
,I must have been about six years old when we moved from Gypsey Road in Welling, to a new house in Hurlingham Road, Number 40, by the Pantiles. A year later WW11 started, and we spent our nights in the damp Anderson shelter in ...Read more
A memory of Bexleyheath by
Our Wedding
I am originally from St. Helens, Lancashire, and met my husband, Roy, at Burtonwood AFB where I worked. He was stationed at Wethersfield but came on occasion to Burtonwood. When I moved south to be married, I had to live in the ...Read more
A memory of Shalford in 1958 by
Old Friends
Does anyone remember an old friend of mine who had the trading post in Betws-y-coed - his name was Frank Phillipson, we grew up together in Wray, Lancashire in the 40s and50s. I believe he is now deceased.
A memory of Betws in 1890 by
My Young Life At Holy Trinity Church
I am amazed to read the memories of Holy Trinity church and school I attended the school; from about 5 years old which I think would have been 1951 the days were lovely to remember after lunch we all had small ...Read more
A memory of Darwen by
My Time Living In Old Langho.
I moved to Old Langho in I think in 1954, I was an orphan I went to live with Mr and Mrs Pye. We lived at number 42 Larkhill, Mr and Mrs Pye where nurses at Brockhall hospital. There is a bit of a field between the two ...Read more
A memory of Old Langho by
My Days At The Ormerod Home
I believe I went to the Ormerod Home, at the age of about eight or nine, as a result of the Local Authority (Blackpool) having a number of reserved places at this establishment. Homes such as this were built along the sand ...Read more
A memory of Lytham in 1952 by
My Childhood In Burton In The 50's And 60's
I was born in the village in 1949, in an end terrace No.1 Woodview. It was down a small road in the centre of the village and at the top, I believe at one time there was a timber yard/sawmill. The ...Read more
A memory of Burton in Lonsdale by
My Stockport Memories
Hello, my name is Jeane Moorhouse, nee Huxley, I started life on Band St, Hollywood area, in 1952, then moved to Hilton St. My only memories from here are the wash house and Hollywood Park where the fair would arrive and the ...Read more
A memory of Stockport in 1956 by
My Mother Veronica Kenny Vera Preston Lancashire
My mom had a best friend, her name was Marie, who married Bill and my mother was their maid of honour. My family in Scotland still have the picture of the wedding day with Bill in his army uniform. I ...Read more
A memory of Preston in 1940 by
Captions
171 captions found. Showing results 97 to 120.
This Lancashire-style Indian Pavilion burnt out in a fire in 1933; it was rebuilt in 1935, but it was not as grand as the original.
The building nearest to us is in fact the West Lancashire Bank, which opened in 1879; it was later acquired for an extension to the library.
High up above Todmorden, half of which used to be in Lancashire, we find this small Pennine village with a surprising number of mills for its size.
This church may have the oldest foundations of any in Lancashire, dating from Saxon times.
In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.The
On Sunday 28 June, as Lancashire enjoyed the hottest day of the year, an event was taking place that would set Europe aflame.
In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.
Morecambe is much frequented by trippers from the busy towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire, for whose recreation are provided abundant entertainments of distinctly popular order.
Freshfield is situated between Formby and Ainsdale on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway route between Liverpool and Southport.
At the time these photographs were taken, Warrington was still part of Lancashire but, after the boundaries were changed in the 1970s, it became part of Cheshire.
Not only did New Brighton attract vast numbers of visitors from Liverpool and Lancashire, but also hawkers too.
This Lancashire-style Indian Pavilion burnt out in a fire in 1933; it was rebuilt in 1935, but it was not as grand as the original.
In 1893, a study by a German sociologist found that six out of every seven working-class families in the mill towns of Lancashire and Yorkshire managed to save enough money to spend on a holiday.
The great residences which the Peels built in Hyndburn have been swept away, but this Tudor cottage, now lovingly restored, remains as a monument to one of Lancashire's great families.
Ellesmere Port was developed primarily to serve the canal that linked the towns in the region with the Mersey and Severn rivers and ultimately with the industrial heartlands of Lancashire and the Midlands
The village was once nicknamed 'the goose village', because it was said that geese from Pendleton tasted better than any others in Lancashire.
Some said that Burnley did not need parks, as the Pennines of South Lancashire are only ten minutes away, and some lovely countryside surrounds the town.
Victoria Buildings c1965 Freshfield is situated between Formby and Ainsdale on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway route between Liverpool and Southport.
Like Shepton Mallet and other southern cloth towns, it prospered until the woollen industry moved to Lancashire and Yorkshire's new mills after 1800 - thus in effect preserving the town for us architecturally
week-enders and in-comers now make up a large part of the old village.The village was once nicknamed 'the goose village', because it was said that geese from Pendleton tasted better than any others in Lancashire
The factory was kept very busy, especially at Christmas, when besides Lancashire cheese, sage and cheddar cheeses were produced; but it was demolished in 1991, and houses were built on the site.
It is also the last resting place of Sir Thomas Tyldesley, who had accompanied the Earl of Derby's 1651 invasion of Lancashire from the Isle of Man in support of Charles II.
On the left, a striped post bearing the red torch of Lancashire County Council denotes a school ahead.
A toll bridge was erected 1864-65 to connect the village with Lancashire.
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