Bolton Le Sands, The Canal c.1960

Photo ref: B137030

My name is Ian and have grown up in and still live in Bolton-le-Sands, living half way down Orchard Avenue for some 15 years now. I am looking for photographs on the old cobblers shop, adjoining barn and old haberdashery shop as I am currently trying to restore them back to looking how they should have been for all these years. As I cannot find any on here I would be grateful if anybody has some if they could share them with me or with this website?

My dad was the village policeman from 1952 to 1958. He was Edward (Ted) Parkinson and we moved from Liverpool to Bolton-le-Sands in 1952. We lived in 40 Church Brow, which was the police house at that time. My dad retired in 1958 aged 46 after 25 years with Lancashire Constabulary and died suddenly on the night of his retirement presentation. There was a collection in the village and my Mum ...see more

My father was the village policeman during the Second World War, his name was Archie Evans. My mother died there in 1949. We lived in a house called Somersby. I was only 4 when we left, and my sister Carol was 11. My name is Kay Irene and I think I have godmothers in  the village, but perhaps they are no longer alive. I have a picture of my mother taken on D-Day, I think with other mums and children ...see more