These fabulous pictures reflect life in Fleetwood, Thornton and Cleveleys
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.
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)
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