Places to see in ( Fleetwood - UK )
Places to see in ( Fleetwood - UK )
Fleetwood is a town and civil parish within the Wyre district of Lancashire, England, lying at the northwest corner of the Fylde. The site of the town has been continuously inhabited since the Middle Ages. Fleetwood acquired its modern character in the 1830s, when the principal landowner Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood, High Sheriff and MP, conceived an ambitious plan to re-develop the town to make it a busy seaport and railway spur. He commissioned the distinguished Victorian architect Decimus Burton to design a number of substantial civic buildings, including two lighthouses. Hesketh-Fleetwood's transport terminus schemes failed to materialise.
Decline of the fishing industry began in the 1960s, hastened by the Cod Wars with Iceland, though fish processing is still a major economic activity in Fleetwood. The town's most notable employer today is Lofthouse of Fleetwood, manufacturer of the lozenge Fisherman's Friend which is exported around the world.
Fleetwood is located on the Fylde Peninsula, 8 miles (13 km) north of Blackpool, on the western side of the mouth of the River Wyre. The town itself is on a peninsula, almost 2 miles (3 km) wide, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea, to the north by Morecambe Bay and to the east by the River Wyre. Access to Fleetwood is thus restricted, and for many years there were only two roads into and out of the town. A large sandbank, the North Wharf, extends some 2 1⁄4 miles (3.6 km) north into Morecambe Bay, and is exposed at low tide.
Fleetwood's economy still revolves around the traditional areas of fishing, tourism, port activity and light industry, but since the early 1970s the town has continued to struggle economically. A government report in 2006 stated that three of the town's five wards fall into the 5% to 10% most deprived wards in England. The town's largest and most prominent single employer is Lofthouse's of Fleetwood Ltd., manufacturers of Fisherman's Friend—a menthol lozenge popular worldwide and especially in Japan.
The Mount and the entire length of Fleetwood Promenade has an uninterrupted view across Morecambe Bay, a view described by author Bill Bryson in Chapter 23 of his book Notes From a Small Island as easily one of the most beautiful in the world, with unforgettable views across to the green and blue Lakeland hills: Scafell, Coniston Old Man, the Langdale Pikes. Directly across the Esplanade from the Mount lies the Marine Hall and Marine Gardens, Wyre Borough's largest entertainment venue, opened in 1935.
The 13 hectares of Fleetwood Memorial Park was developed out of the earlier Warrenhurst Park, itself an early-C20 park designed by Thomas Lumb of Blackpool. In 1917 the park was renamed Memorial Park in memory of those who died in the First World War. The memorial statue was added a few years later and memorial trees planted by the children who lost relatives. Fleetwood Pier, also known as 'Victoria Pier', was a feature of the town from its construction in 1910 until it was destroyed by fire in September 2008.
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Drive along Cleveleys Seafront south to north
It's a glorious day in April, for a drive along Cleveleys seafront. Start from the new sea defence works at the boundary with Blackpool in the south, around the roundabout with the clock shelter at the end of Victoria Road West, past Children's Corner, the ice rink and cinema, along Rossall Promenade to end against the beach.
Kiddies Corner (1959)
This film from Enfield Local Studies Library and Archive records the Kiddies Corner, an area dedicated to children in a civic park. There are the 'Santa Fe Explorer' (a motor vehicle disguised as an American train), a children 's talent competition , a ventriloquist, a magician, a pony and a band.
(The full catalogue record for this film, LSA/1210, is available at londonsscreenarchives.org.uk.)
Fleetwood Market, Church ,and Museum Buildings
The Fleetwood Market in Adelaide Street,Fleetwood, just across the road from the towns Parish Church,one of the largest markets in the North West , open all the year round Tuesday,Thursday,Friday and Saturday from 9am till 4.30pm.
With 200 indoor stalls in three heated halls with a central cafe and 50 outdoor stalls
The Fleetwood Museum in Queen,s Terrace FY5 6BT.is just round the corner from the towns market and is well worth a visit ,Admission £3 adults,Concessions £2,children free with adult.
Housed in the old Customs House built in 1838, is now a Grade 11 listed building.
Here you can learn about the towns once thriving fishing ,ferry services and gargo industry ,and its development as a holiday destination,further info tel 01253.876621
and at fleetwoodmuseum.co.uk,Open April-October, Tues-Sat 11am-4pm
St Petere,s Parish Church,Fleetwood was completed on 1841 to a design by Decimus Burton who was employed by wealthy landowner and Preston MP, Peter-Hesketh Fleetwood in 1836 to lay out the plan for the new planned town of Fleetwood,The Church facing Lord Street is now a Grade 11 listed building.
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Tv Aerial At Crystal Palace (1946)
Crystal Palace, London.
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LLANDUDNO NORTH SHORE BEACH SUMMER 2015
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Riding the lady bug cars
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Rough seas at Blackpool
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