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Ansdell, Grannys Bay c1955
Ansdell, Grannys Bay c1955 Ref: A89016
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 Lytham, Sands 1907 (ref: 59121) |
Days Out In Lytham In The Forties And Fifties A memory of Lytham, Lancashire 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 a mass of weeds and not a trace of sand. I asked a couple of elderly ladies in the lifeboat house why this was so - I hadn't been to Lytham for fifty years - and they said that since the docks at Preston are no longer dredged, all the silt and stuff comes down the River Ribble and is deposited on what was formerly the beach at Lytham. We also went to Lowther Gardens, which are still as lovely as I remember them. Posted: 04/08/2008 22:48 by Diana Dioszeghy |
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Year: 1952
Happy Days A memory of Lytham, Lancashire 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. Last edited: 09/06/2008 10:56 by Sophia Turner |
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 Lytham, Abraham Ormerod Convalescent Home 1929 (ref: 82647) |
Year: 1952
My Days At The Ormerod Home A memory of Lytham, Lancashire I believe I went to the Ormerod Home, at the age of about eight or nine, as a result of the Local Authority (Blackpool) having a number of reserved places at this establishment. Homes such as this were built along the sand dunes near Blackpool in order to provide a healthy environment, in which youngsters from the north west could spend their holidays well away from the smoke and grime of the nearby Lancashire cottons towns. In my case, I was the youngest of four children whose father had died just some 5 years earlier. This meant my mother was out working both day and night to make ends meet. I suppose in these days you could say that I was sent for a period of respite. The period seem to last for about 3 to 4 months and stretched over the Christmas period. I remember this well as I had two parts in the Christmas plays the home put on. The first was as John the Baptist in the nativity play and then later, as one of Cindrella's horses in the panto. The days were spent either going for long walks on the beach or playing in the huge indoor playroom. Another vivid memory of Christmas was that we had Christmas pud straight after Christmas lunch and it was far too rich for some of us, so much so that some of us had the runs, better known as the trotts and had to have a second bath that night if you follow my drift. The staff mainly consisted of Anglican Nuns, fron an Order known as The Sisters of The Church and the regular Sunday services in the home's own chapel were responsible for my early grounding in the Christian faith which helped later on. I also remember the Nuns were quite firm as far as discipline went. However, I'm glad to report that I have no lasting nightmares to worry about these days at least. All in all a good safe opportunity to stand on my own feet at least. Last edited: 05/06/2008 12:36 by Roy Haskett |
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Lytham, Abraham Ormerod Convalescent Home 1929 (ref: 82647) |
Year: 1962
Happy Days A memory of Lytham, Lancashire WELL I REMEMBER THIS VERY CLEARLY I SPENT SOME OF MY CHILDHOOD DAYS HERE CONVALESANT HOME FOR CHILDREN WE WAS SENT THERE TO CONVELESCE IN THE BRACING SEA AIR FROM POLLUTED INDUSTRIAL TOWNS . NUNS LOOK AFTER US THEY HAD LOVELY CHAPEL I BELIVED IT OPENED 1884 . I WAS THERE BETWEEN 1962 1969 AND I LOVED IT. Last edited: 20/09/2007 22:07 by Pauline Webb |
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 Freckleton, the Village c1965 (ref: F197026) |
Year: 1967
Village Centre A memory of Freckleton, Lancashire 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 shot was the C. of E. Primary School which my brothers and sisters went to, this had air-raid shelters in the grounds. This school backed onto the park area, which was paid for by the Americans to commemorate the deaths of 38 infant children, 23 civilians and 3 aircrew after a B24 Liberator bomber hit the school during WW11. The Americans were based at the RAF Warton (later to become BAe). The picture could be taken today with very little change in scenery. Last edited: 02/05/2007 02:01 by David Moore |
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