Places to see in ( Formby - UK )
Places to see in ( Formby - UK )
Formby is a civil parish and town within the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. Historically in Lancashire, three manors are recorded in the Domesday Book under Fornebei as Halsall, Walton and Poynton. The town's early recorded industry points to cockle raking and shrimp fishing (in addition to arable ventures) last through into the 19th century. By 1872, the township and sub-district was made up of two chapelries (St. Peter and St. Luke), and contained Birkdale township, the hamlets of Ainsdale and Raven-Meols and Altcar parish. Formby was built on the plain adjoining the Irish Sea coast a few miles north of the Crosby channel where the sands afford shelter to the towns.
Formby is affluent with high owner-occupation and car ownership. Strong economic ties are retained with nearby Liverpool to which it acts as a dormitory town for some of its residents. The greater area is a popular tourist destination during the summer months, with day trippers attracted to its beaches, sand dunes and wildlife - most particularly the endangered red squirrels and natterjack toads. The area is conserved by the National Trust, and designated a site of Specific Scientific Interest.
Erosion of sand on the beach at Formby is revealing layers of mud and sediment, laid down in the late Mesolithic to the late Neolithic, approximately 8,000 – 5,000 years ago, and covered in the early Bronze Age. Formby Hall is a Grade II listed building dating back to 1223. It has traditionally been the home of the lords of the manor. Much of the land around it is now a golf course.
Formby Beach is the location of the first lifeboat station in the UK. It is believed to have been established as early as 1776 by William Hutchinson, the Dock Master for the Liverpool Common Council. Although no exact record has been found, the boat used is believed to have been a 'Mersey Gig'.
Formby is a coastal town roughly 7 sq miles (17 km²) in the borough of Sefton. The town is built upon the west of a large flat area of land called the West Lancashire Coastal Plain. The town is 1.5 feet (0.5 metres) below sea level at its lowest point. Formby's highest point is within the sand dunes that separate the Irish Sea from Formby, sand dunes are ever changing in shape and formation so there is no fixed point. The River Alt runs into the Irish Sea just south of Formby at Hightown.
Formby is in a temperate climate zone, with mild winters and warm summers. Formby's coastline faces an ongoing threat from water based erosion, with high tides washing away yards of sand dunes. In an attempt to stem this, in some years discarded Christmas trees are collected and planted by rangers to help slow this effect.
Formby has a significant tourist industry most notably between the warmer months of May and September. In particular it's popular with day trippers from Liverpool and other industrial towns in Merseyside and West Lancashire. There are two main spots along the Formby Coast which are particularly popular with the public.
Formby Bypass (A565) was built over fifty years ago to take the major Liverpool to Southport route out of Formby and cut alongside the fringe of the town. The bypass is a dual carriageway with two roundabouts and two sets of traffic lights. It has been the scene of many accidents, some fatal and there are calls from some for the scrapping of a proposed motorway link as a result. The B5195 links Formby with Ormskirk and Maghull. Motorways are easily accessible, the M58 and M57 are both 6 miles from Formby.
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Ireland, Scotland, and England Bus Tour
Formby Sands, & Pine Forest (United Kingdom)
Formby Sands,Northwest coast between Liverpool and Southport, long sandy beaches , Pine wood Forests, had a lovely day at Formby, nice walk along the beach then through the Forest, didn't see the Red Squirrels but saw two Jays !
Formby Beach in UK, April 9th
Wightwick Manor , Wolverhampton
Photos of Wightwick Manor in Wolverhampton. The home of the Mander (paint) family. A Victorian 'arts & crafts' house with William Morris and De Morgan interiors and pre-Raphaelite art works.
Andy Burnham: Little Known Stones around the World - The Megalithic Portal FULL LECTURE
SUBSCRIBE HERE: ANDY'S WEBSITE: CLICK HERE to listen to Andy's 2006 lecture at Megalithomania: Filmed at the Megalithomania Conference in Glastonbury, May 2011. Andy Burnham agreed to celebrate 10 years of 'The Megalithic Portal' by doing a talk on obscure megaliths from around the world in places you would least expect to find them. From the plains of Korea to the deserts of Africa, Andys massive website is the ultimate database for enthusiastic megalithomaniacs, or what Andy calls them 'Megaraks' to meet and discuss these incredible monuments of antiquity.
Andy founded 'The Megalithic Portal' 10 years ago and has been at the forefront of the internet stone hunting community since its inception. He coined the term 'megarak' to describe those with a similar 'unhealthy' interest and celebrates 10 years of his awesome website at Megalithomania 2011. He appeared at the first ever Megalithomania in 2006 and is a Chartered Electronics Engineer by trade.
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Harvey Recovery in the Nottingham Village subdivision
Located in the memorial area of Houston, watch the realities of devastation as residents create mountains of debris from the after math of being flooded for weeks.
Programme detailing the appearance and use of architecture and products 1960's -- Film 7862
Early 1960's aspects of design with the following: Stonehenge, Ancient Greece, Ship, Jet aircraft, Pottery, China set, Furniture and everyday items. Short shots or stills of the following - porcelain dinner service, Regency chairs, sideboard, open and full fridge, vase and glass jug, electric toaster, ceiling lights, bar fire, television set, standard lamp, twin tub washing machine, vacuum cleaner, radio, oven and hob, camera, portable radiator, lights, old and new typewriter. The voice over over the preceding list is It was once thought very doubtful that the mundane and everyday things used in and around the home could be beautiful also, but this was reckoning without the product of the designer who quickly proved he could design articles that were practical, safe, easy to clean and maintain, and good to look at.
Architecture in Old part of Oxford compared with new buildings. St. Pancras Station, still of both outside and inside of the Crystal Palace. Power station and Pylons. Show how items of human invention follow the same aspects of design through the passing of time. All items detailed are shown in the film.
Bellringing at St Mary, Orston, Nottinghamshire
Treble 3-1-12 1923 Gillett & Johnston
2 4-1-6 1923 Gillett & Johnston
3 4-1-24 1621† Henry III Oldfield
4 5-0-13 1599† Henry II Oldfield
5 7-0-22 1730† William Noone
Tenor 9-1-18 1923 Gillett & Johnston
10315 Reedy | Harvey Ramirez
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