Photographs of Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Knott End - Thornton Cleveleys
The sculpture "Welcome Home" designed and sculpted by Anita Lafford, was erected where families have gathered for generations to 'welcome home' the fishermen from the sea.
The sculpture "Welcome Home" designed and sculpted by Anita Lafford, was erected where families have gathered for generations to 'welcome home' the fishermen from the sea.
"Past this place, the fishermen of Fleetwood have sailed for generations while their families have watched from the shore. Their courage and comradeship under hardship is a living legend. This memorial depicting equipment from a trawler, was placed here in recognition of the great contribution which the men and women of the fishing community have made to the life of Fleetwood"
The Wyre Rose Ferry and Fleetwood lifeboat in dock on the Wyre at Fleetwood.
Radar Training Station, beside the beach at Fleetwood. Standing next to Lower Lighthouse, this radar and weather station was built in the early 1960s, and like the neighborouring lighthouse, is a Grade 11 listed building.
The statue of Sir Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood (1801–1866) who founded the town of Fleetwood stands in front of the North Euston Hotel. The statue was created in 2018 by sculptor, Alan Ward of Lancaster.
This semi-circular hotel was commissioned and paid for by Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood and designed by architect Decimus Burton.. It was built in the 1840s to serve overnight guests making the rail journey from London Euston to Scotland as it then served as a railhead for a steamer service to Ardrossan.
Upper Lighthouse, Fleetwood in Lancashire.
Also known as Pharos Lighthouse, Upper lighthouse was built from sandstone in 1840 to a design by Decimus Burton.
Also known as Beach Lighthouse, Lower lighthouse was built in 1840. It was designed by Decimus Burton and engineered by Henry Mangles Denham. The pebble compass mosaic flanked by two anchors is a recreation by Maggie Howarth of the original victorian mosaic.
The Mount was designed by Decimus Burton in the 1800s and built on a huge rabbit warren. This was the central point of Fleetwood with the streets of the town radiating out from it.
The Mount was designed by Decimus Burton in the 1800s and built on a huge rabbit warren. This was the central point of Fleetwood with the streets of the town radiating out from it.
The Mount, Fleetwood in Lancashire. The Mount was designed by Decimus Burton in the 1800s and built on a huge rabbit warren. This was the central point of Fleetwood with the streets of the town radiating out from it.
0n 27th December 2006, Fleetwood RNLI were called out when a helicopter collecting seven men from a rig in Morecambe Bay crashed into the Irish Sea.
This amazing four floor coastal observation tower was built in 2013 to a design by Studio Three Architects.
Rossall Point Observation Tower and Fleetwood Golf Course at Rossall near Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast of Lancashire..
Rossall School is a public school founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College.
