Flookburgh, The Village 1897
Photo ref:
40522
Photo ref:
40522
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Flookburgh is a charming and ancient market town between the Kent Estuary and Cartmel Sands. It was renowned for its cockle gatherers and fishing for flukes, or flat fish, in the estuary. This was still the main business activity in Flookburgh when this photograph was taken. In this view it is obvious that a photographer was a rare sight.
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A Selection of Memories from Flookburgh
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Flookburgh
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My aunt and uncle went to live in Flookburgh in the early 1950s. My mum, brother and myself went to stay with them on holiday. I can't remember where we got the coach to but my uncle laughed when we got off the coach with paper carrier bags with our clothes in (no suitcases for us in those days). The road was a country lane (going down the road at the side of the cross) towards the sea. I remember there was ...see more
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