Lea, Blackpool Road c.1955
Photo ref:
L472006
Photo ref:
L472006
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Before the M55 motorway opened, Blackpool Road, which passes through Lea on the outskirts of Preston, was busy with traffic to and from the holiday resort. The Pig and Whistle, now called Quinneys, was a popular stopping place along the route and needed its large car park to accommodate the many vehicles that pulled in.
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Memories of Lea, Blackpool Road c1955
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My aunt, Elizabeth Stanford (nee Burns), died in 1942 in her late 30's, reputedly knocked down and killed by a motorcycle outside this pub. She lived for a while with her parents, Peter and Letitia Burns, in Wesham and later moved with them to Fleetwood. She was married in 1923 but the family have no photographs of her.
The original name of the place was Quinneys, not the Pig and Whistle as previous correspondents have noted. It was built between the wars by my grandfather Jack Swarbrick for my Grandmother (Elizabeth) to run. One of the features of the place (so I'm told) was a sprung dancefloor.
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