In 1900, the only vehicles the horses and carts had to contend with at the seafront were the trams and occasional bicycle. But for the past century and more, the seafront at Blackpool in Lancashire has consistently drawn families looking for sand, sea and funfairs. The Pier Through Time Blackpool North Pier: A Journey Through Time…
Category: Lancashire
Preston, Lancashire: Old Photos & Films
Preston in Lancashire got its first royal charter from King Henry II in 1179. In 2002 Queen Elizabeth II made this historic market town into the City of Preston.
Burnley In The 1960s: Factory Workers
In the 1960s the factories of Burnley were still busy producing a wide range of goods and providing a major source of employment to local people. A short film made at the time and now held in the Kinolibrary Archive Film Collection shows Burnley’s factory workers busy in their labours.
Royal Visit 1954: Wigan, St Helens & Liverpool
On 21st October 1954, crowds lined the streets of Wigan, St Helens and Liverpool to cheer the royal visit of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Lancashire: Local History Resources
Lancashire is famous for its historic role in the Plantagenet War of the Roses, its cotton mills which dominated the world’s cotton manufacturing industry of the Industrial Revolution, and famous foods such as the ‘hotpot’ and ‘Lancashire cheese’ which are still enjoyed today.
