Fleetwood's lighthouse and fishing industry are depicted through rarely seen images along side the rural years of Thornton and Cleveleys as its seaside heritage beckoned. They are a real treat.
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Fish Dock and Wyre Dock, Fleetwood, from the south-west, 1949. Artist Aerofilms. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images) | Getty Images
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'Fleetwood - The Promenade: Departure of the Isle of Man Steamer', 1895. From Round the Coast | Getty Images
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A female porter helps load a crate of fish marked 'Fleetwood Fish' at Billingsgate Fish Market in the City of London, England, circa 1945. | Getty Images
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The most isolated railwayman on Christmas Day was 63year-old Jack Cross, lighthouse keeper at Fleetwood, who was spending his tenth successive Christmas at Wyre Light. These pictures show Jack Cross taking his Christmas supplies out to the lighthouse. Besides his mate his only companions were the waves, sea-birds, and a second hand battery radio. - The relief crew toast Jack Cross (left) on his arrival at the lighthouse, Fleetwood, Lancashire. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images