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Village Centre
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 of shot and to the left of the bank was Snape's Butchers. My father built his freezer room for him at the rear of the shop.
To the right of the people shown and out of ...read more here
Contributed by David Moore
Lancashire memories
Village Centre
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 of shot and to the left of the bank was Snape's Butchers. My father built his freezer room for him at the rear of the shop.
To the right of the people shown and out of ...read more here
A memory of Freckleton contributed by David Moore
Days out in Lytham in the Forties and Fifties
We lived in Preston, Lancashire from 1944 to 1956 and often came here for the day on the bus. My mother preferred Lytham to Blackpool and we spent happy hours on the sands. This picture, taken before the 1st World War, is a view which my father would have seen when he came here as a child - I have a couple of photos of him on the sands with his mother and sister. I can't remember a pier - I think it had gone by the time I started coming to Lytham, and the windmill has since been rebuilt. However, the sands have now gone for ever - all there is between the promenade and the sea is ...read more here
A memory of Lytham contributed by Diana Dioszeghy
Happy days
My name is Eileen Turner. I had a sister named Kathleen Turner. If anyone who went here knows me please contact me, I would love to talk to someone who went there.
My name is Sophia Ufton. I am writing this on behalf of my mom, thanks.
A memory of Lytham contributed by sophia turner
Extracts From Freckleton & Lancashire books
This is the corner of St Anne’s Road West and Garden
Street (right) before it was fully surfaced. The rather
solitary buildings are now part of the urban sprawl
that characterises every shopping centre.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
Kiosks on the beach; donkey rides; parasols; shady hats. All the
ingredients for a perfect seaside holiday.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
It is after World War II, and Britain is getting back into economic
gear. The Pier Orchestra under Lionel Johns continues to entertain.
An increasing use of motor vehicles means that a car park is
needed. A few years after this photograph was taken, the pier was
completely enclosed and given over to slot machines and paid
advertising hoardings. For the time being its popularity is assured.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
Opened in 1885, the pier cost something in the order of £30,000 to build. The
North Channel provided a navigable stretch of water close to the head, and thus
several large steamers and private yachts were able to moor here. The notice
advertising ‘Fred Carlton’s White Coons’ could well raise an eyebrow today.
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".
By 1906 the pier had been considerably widened and extended in length. The
amenities now included a concert pavilion (at the pier head on the left), a bank
kiosk and a Moorish pavilion (in the centre of the picture).
An extract from from"Lytham St Anne's Town and City Memories".