Blackpool History, Mystery, Heritage and Hauntings

Layton Station - smashing house that was up for sale in in previous years - http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-35838510.html  vacant former three bedroom 1860's station masters house, station buildings and outbuildings ! Vacant former station masters house. Part is in residential use and part comprises the former ticket office, waiting room, parcels/left luggage office & detached Ladies waiting room with toilet (also included within this building is a dismantled sauna/steam room and contents). The property offers a unique opportunity to either a rail enthusiast or for someone looking for a property with refurbishment potential.   https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/the-house-on-platform-one-could-be-yours-1-7411101   How many times have you sat at Carleton waiting, wanting the train to be quuick so you can be on your way! Guessing which way the train wouuld be going... Carleton Crossing signal box is a London and No

Bet no - one missed me !  Here we are in 2018 , I must say sorry first off as I have not been typing weekly as I should have , so lets make amends for that... 2017 saw a year of houses, heritage buildings, Pop up art gallery's , loons on quite a large scale , people being jealous of my friend's and copying as they have no original idea's ! Friends made and lost, ventures mooted at, ponderings and the rest... I will have missed things out here... Below is artwork by my dear Mother - Kath ... this was drawn over 50 years ago ...passing likeness to me ! Shall let you decide - hopefully this year will sort and frame  these delights. Above saw myself  being asked to be the one of the  official photographers for Jane Littlewood and the Visit ** sites and groups on facebook and the internet Watch this space !!

Every Year the Winter Gardens have a free open day for the public - of course I do attend and see what new area's I can capture to share of course ! 

  I like Fleetwood - There ! I have said it ( will wait for a comment from Brian about this !! )  After the lovely birthday present back in January 2017 ( Nikon B500 ) bridge camera I could finally get long distance shots of the Wyre Light ( come on folks - someone must know who owns it ! )  Fleetwood is so full of history and I urge you to visit the local museum http://www.fleetwoodmuseum.co.uk/ and also facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Fleetwood-Museum-Trust-Friends-1013816528668977/  

Social media has a lot to answer for since the inception of Yahoo groups, MSN chat , My Space and of course Facebook. This in turn has created a positive effect with the local 'Past' groups for the local area's that we all live - I am very much guilty of this and admin on quite a few !   Six years ago , I created one for Blackpool with the idea that I was sick of reading rather negative remarks   about my home town and wanted to share my love of vintage photographs and local heritage and history. Even now with my Past group I still think it's me and about 30 friends in a room going ohhh do you remember this !  *Look up, down and around you Juliette ! * - words from my wise mother Kath Gregson , I do this today and have been known to wander off and see what lies behind a door or tunnel... My father David Gregson has a great interest in aviation and camera's - this boded very well for me in later years , as he took many slides of the area on his fligh

From the fab *Phil Barker* Collection a selection of Fleetwood related postcards and photographs  How super does this look ! I would think by the design round about the 1920's/30's.  Ohh ! Pay heed !  The 'Fleetwood to Knott End' Ferry - the following link is for more information about the history if you wish to read !  http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/FleetwoodFerries.html From April 2017 onwards the following was posted on facebook - Dear customers we regret to inform you that from the 1st April 2017 all adults will be £2 each way this includes over 65 with passes, £2 children, £1 babies, 50p bikes, 50p dogs . IMPORTANT NOTICE Summer time running times every 30 minutes on the quarter too and quarter past the hour The tender will not be sorted till after the election in May both Conservative and Labour are saving the Ferry . What made me very happy to read was the following -

Talbot Gateway had the following *blurb* advertised before it was built .... 159,972 sq m of mixed-use development 10 hectares of brownfield land developed £218m of private sector funding levered 2471 jobs created or safeguarded new urban district with a strong civic core; vibrant gateway for residents, workers and visitors arriving by car, bus, tram, and train; improved integration with the existing urban fabric; busy and secure external environment with active street frontages; mix of complementary uses that will grow employment in the town centre and increase daytime and evening footfall; pedestrian friendly environment incorporating sharedsurfaces;