And whilst a few of these shops remain, most are long gone fragments of our high street. They go back years but most will be familiar memories of how Fleetwood shops used to be.
7. looking back - Piper's Penny Bazaar was located on Lord Street in Fleetwood and the shop staff are pictured outside in about 1911. They were said to be always busy especially during the summer season. In the window are photographs of King George V and Queen Mary at their accession to the throne. Picture courtesy of Bill Curtis: Images of Fleetwood / HISTORICAL /
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8. Old Fleetwood shops
The derelict Fruit Basket shop, Poulton Rd Fleetwood. | National World
9. Old Fleetwood shops
Lord Street, Fleetwood, in October 1966. A Blackpool tram is bound for Starr Gate. A Leyland Leopold bus in the traditional Ribble red is behind. Note the old shop frontages - The Baby Shop, Yeo's, Ashton's, Scotch Bakery and (just visible behind tram) the National Westminster Bank - and the cars, including Hillman Minxes 1600 type and a Ford Anglia | National World
10. Old Fleetwood shops
Margery (left) and Joan Barrow outside their shop the Cheerie Corner newsagents at West View, Fleetwood, with a youthful customer. | National World
11. Old Fleetwood shops
The Art Cinema on Lord Street, Fleetwood, was originally a variety hall known as the Empire Hippodrome. Built in1909, it closed down in 1959 and was demolished in 1960 to make way for a supermarket and shops. | National World
