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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The sales kiosk at Ball's Garage when petrol was 25p per gallon. On the left is part-time sales assistant Ronnie Anyon whose brother Tommy looked after motor cycles at Ball's. Next to him is part-timer George Reeder and then mechanic Joe Crossley. The man on the right is unknown | National World
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Civil engineers freezing the ground for a drainage project before West View and Larkholme estates were complete | National World
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Boat builder Alf Rimmer (second right) at work on a Fleetwood trawler in the Fifties | National World
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Youngsters living in and around Homestead Drive, Fleetwood, held their Coronation party at the Congregational Church hall in London Street, 1953 | National World
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Children enjoying a Coronation party at Fleetwood Fire Station in 1953 | National World