Blackpool History, Mystery, Heritage and Hauntings

Slightly irrelevant when I watch Hot Fuzz , I think of Wrea Green , the song you see , *Here in the village green* - makes me smile as this is indeed one of the hidden gems that we have on the Fylde coast. No person shall drive or wheel any cart, truck or other vehicle onto the village Green. No person shall beat or shake carpets or rugs. No person shall dig, cut or remove any sods. No person shall light a Fire. No person shall hold a public meeting, religious, political or otherwise on the green ! Wrea Green, as described by its name, surrounds a large common land space at one side of which is a duck pond known locally as 'The Dub'. ( small dog wanted to go in at this point .... )  What an excellent name !  Wrea Green has won " Lancashire's Best Kept Village " award 15 times In 1982 the windmill ( now converted as you can see ) was little more than a shell .. Sorry ! for the above image , I tend to take random toys on the jo...

Over the years I have always had an interest in history and the heritage of the area and building in my town of Blackpool.  Nod to Dad ( David Gregson - get a camera he said ...) Mum ( Kath Gregson - look up and down and sideways that way you will not miss anything ! ) Vision magazine , alas now no longer being published let me write 4 articles as you can see below, 2 were local , one on St Mary's and the other about Carlton Crem. I like to promote heritage open days , Fleetwood Civic Society were kind enough to use one I had taken on the Mount - However did you know this is the 2nd version ! Credit from ITV no less here , I was asked to provide postcards from my small collection to be used that involved the gent Rory Bremner. A few years ago in St John's square we had a BIG wheel for a few weeks , I took a most surreal angle with the sculpture *Splash* along side. Jane Littlewood runs various media sites and pages, and runs many competitions. I wa...

Wery Wall - meaning - Anglo-Saxon "werian" which means "to guard, keep, defend". The Wery Wall is an interesting surviving fragment of Roman walling on the east slope of Castle Hill and represents a section of a bastion of the last Roman fort on the site. Adjacent to the wall are the excavated remains of a small Roman bathhouse uncovered in 1973. My better half informs me - as used to work at Lancaster Job Centre - that where the building now stands are more ruins - so if the job centre ever goes, falls over etc et all - more history can be investigated ! A small section of Roman wall survives on the slope below Lancaster Castle . The wall is near the rear of Mitre House and is thought to have been part of the last Roman fort on the site, erected some time in the 4th century, probably around 330 AD. What we see today is the core of the wall, as all the facing stones have disappeared.   The first fort on this site may date to as earl...

Postcard circa 1900's Another from 1910 onwards. I love cobbled walls , round the back of the house just near the church is this fantastic cobbled wall ! Kate and I were trying to figure out thou why some of it had been bricked up ? Taken in 2014  On a rare open day the Church laid out some photo's and paintings they have ! Painting below and after that an actual image - one of the people on the tour ( quite mature ) said that he remembered the stone cottage and wished it was still there. Next I must thank Brian Hughes & Michelle Harris for the following information as they know much more than I do with regards to the church history The Arch and the Zodiac After almost one thousand years, as you might expect, little remains of Bispham’s Norman heritage. However, if you look closely enough, you might just be surprised. Take the entrance to All Hallows church, for instance, which has to be one of the finest examples of ...