Author: Geoffrey Whittaker BSc MA

Workers starve in Blackburn, the 1826 trade slump

Lead image from a drawing by Dorothy Tennant (1855-1926). Two hundred years ago handloom weavers were […]

A guide to the best Lancashire websites and magazines.

General Lancashire websites Visit Lancashire Visit Lancashire is run by Marketing Lancashire and is the official […]

The Lost Mills Of Great Harwood

For such a small town Great Harwood was once well endowed with mills, most of which […]

Preston’s Pioneering Horse Trams

Preston’s horse trams. Horse trams ruled in Preston for almost 25 years. In fact, the system […]

Explore the Lytham – St Anne’s coastline-photos

Below is a Photo exploration of the coastline between St Anne’s and Lytham. Many buildings and […]

Lytham’s – St Anne’s lost trams

Lytham’s grandly named Lytham St Anne’s Corporation Tramways ran for just under forty years. Only one […]

Life in Medieval Lytham, Prior attacked with club.

Life in Medieval Lytham did not always go peacefully. Much of the land was owned by […]