35 evocative scenes to take you back to Poulton-le-Fylde, Thornton, Fleetwood and Cleveleys through the years
By Claire Lark
Published 2nd Oct 2023, 11:47 BST
Updated 2nd Oct 2023, 11:48 BST
This brilliant collection of photos take you right back to Poulton, Fleetwood and Thornton Cleveleys reminding us of what the towns were like in earlier times.
They show how Thornton was still a rural town and the early days of Cleveleys before it became the busting seaside town it is today. And Fleetwood, it’s lighthouse, open air pool and lost shops.
Poulton-le-Fylde market place in 1955, at the junction with Blackpool Old Road. On the corner was Richard's the ironmonger's, which stocked everything that a farmer might need, plus domestic items. Next door on Blackpool Old Road was the Stocks Press and then the Old England Confectioner's Photo: submit