Lancashire History

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Fairhaven Lake gallery

The Lost Mills Of Great Harwood

For such a small town Great Harwood was once well endowed with mills most of which have now gone. However St Lawrence mill still survives as does the chimney. Bank Street Mill Bank Street Mill was the first power mill in Great Harwood. It was built in 1844 by Lawrence Catterall a hand loom Weaver…
Preston’s Pioneering Horse Trams

Preston’s horse trams. Horse trams ruled in Preston for almost 25 years. In fact, the system was not electrified until 1903. Horse trams were used before steam tram engines became available in the late 1880s. Preston was also known as a centre of manufacturing for tram vehicles, with the Dick Kerr Company being in the…
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 scenes of historic interest can be observed on a simple walk. Photos by Geoff Whittaker. It was originally intended to continue the promenade from Fairhaven to St Anne’s but this was never built. As a result the dunes survived.…

Lytham, Fairhaven Lake gallery

Geoffrey Whittaker Lancashire History.