Step back in time and discover Fleetwood as it once was through a collection of fascinating archive photographs capturing the people, places and buildings that helped shape the town.
These images offer a glimpse into long-gone days when Fleetwood was a thriving fishing community and an important centre of industry. From the bustle of the fishing industry to the railway station and familiar local businesses such as Smiths Crisps, the photographs provide a window into a very different Fleetwood.
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Steam trawlers tied up on the fish dock. Catches were unloaded there. The fish was sold and some was processed under the sheds around the dockside where winter conditions were like the Arctic | National World
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Processing the catch on the Fleetwood trawler Goth off the coast of Iceland 53 years ago | National World
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Christmas time at Roscoes shoe shop in Church Street Fleetwood | National World
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West View- The historic house which gave its name to the Fleetwood Housing Estate | National World
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A train of fish wagons at Wyre Dock junction close to the present day Fisherman's Friend factory | National World