Freckleton, Lower Lane c.1960
Photo ref:
F197003
Photo ref:
F197003
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It was 1725 when the Quakers opened their burial ground in Lower Lane, planting a tree for those who had died—no headstones were erected. It is thought that the Romans used Freckleton Naze as a landing place. Sail cloth weaving, boat building and corn milling flourished here until the 1920s. Favourite inns were the Plough and the Coach and Horses.
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A Selection of Memories from Freckleton
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 Freckleton
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I moved to this village in 1967 aged 14. The main building in the centre of the picture is a bank, I think it was the National which later became the National and Westminster Bank. Beyond the bank and to the right on the corner was a Post Office. Hidden by the bank in the same row as the Post Office was a fish and chip shop, the owner used to give us free bags of "bits" from the fryers, usually bits of batter. Out ...see more
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