Hornby, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: H454013
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Two motor cars are visible, but few street markings and signs, apart from the one on the right by the bow-windowed shop in the stone-built terrace. The road leads to the bridge over the River Wenning, which flooded two years ago. Beyond the bridge are the castle and the estate, and two churches, one the Roman Catholic church where John Lingard preached. There are many new houses here now, which are occupied by commuters to Lancaster and Heysham.

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A Selection of Memories from Hornby

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 Hornby

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I have a photo of my great-grandfather John Richard (Dick) Erskine outside the Castle Hotel, Hornby in 1909 with two young Scouts named Lawrence and Hector Todd (born 1900 and 1901 approx). They all formed part of the 1st Lancaster Troop. If anyone has any information about Dick Erskine (especially post 1945), I would love to hear from them as am researching the family history.
My memories are of dancing in the Castle Hotel, in the upstairs ballroom before the new vilage hall was built.