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Yellow ladys slipper orchid (Cypripidium calceolus) reintroduced at Gait Barrows National Nature Reserve, Lancashire, England, UK, May

King Street, Oldham, Lancashire. Date: circa 1908

Well Lit Blackpool, 1938
3rd September 1938: Visitors admiring the windmill, one of the illuminations at Blackpool, Lancashire. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Peeling Potatoes - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire
A young girl peeling a large tub Potatoes in the rear yard of a Fish & Chip Shop at Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

Washing Potatoes - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe, Lancashire
The proprietor/owner washes Potatoes in a rotary hand-cranked washer prior to peeling at the rear yard of a Fish & Chip Shop at Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

The Beach, Morecambe, Lancashire - Note the Ice Cream stall in the foreground. Date: circa 1901

Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire. Date: circa 1901

Young girl preparing chips - Fish & Chip Shop, Morecambe
A young girl (likely the daughter of the shop owner) prepares chips at a Fish & Chip Shop in Morecambe Lancashire. Note the wonderful chipper machine on the counter

Queens Park Institution - Blackburn, Lancashire
Queens Park Institution - Psychiatric Hospital - Blackburn, Lancashire. Queens Park Hospital was formerly the Blackburn Union Workhouse. Date: 1931

Europe, United Kingdom, England, Lancashire, Manchester, Salford Quays, Millenium Lift Bridge

Pitses Looking Towards Alt - Showing the Birthplace of James Butterworth, 1876 (watercolour on paper)
8615151 Pitses Looking Towards Alt - Showing the Birthplace of James Butterworth, 1876 (watercolour on paper) by Wimpenny, George (1857-1939); 20.5x33 cm; Gallery Oldham

Daisy Nook, 1886 (watercolour on paper)
8615140 Daisy Nook, 1886 (watercolour on paper) by Jackson, Frederick William (1859-1918); 26.5x20.5 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: By Fred Jackson (1859-1918)); Oldham Collection

Old Oldham Church, 1924 (oil on canvas)
8615148 Old Oldham Church, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Jackson, Frederick William (1859-1918); 38.5x46 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: By Frederick J. Stubbs (1878-1932)); Oldham Collection

Chew Valley, Greenfield, 1897 (oil on canvas)
8615154 Chew Valley, Greenfield, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Wimpenny, George (1857-1939); 29x19 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: By George Wimpenny (1857-1939)); Oldham Collection

Chadderton Fold, 1881-1887 (oil on canvas)
8615141 Chadderton Fold, 1881-1887 (oil on canvas) by Hague, John Houghton (1842-p.1886); 26x38 cm; Gallery Oldham, UK; (add.info.: By John Houghton Hague (1842-1934)); Oldham Collection

Battle of Bosworth Field
3789856 Battle of Bosworth Field; (add.info.: Battle of Bosworth Field, fought on the 22nd August 1485. The last significant battle of the War of the Roses)

Blackpool Pleasure Beach Travel Poster
Retrodrome

Seaside at Blackpool (UK) at turn of the century (postcard)
3794178 Seaside at Blackpool (UK) at turn of the century (postcard); (add.info.: Families in Edwardian costume, paddling in tide pools of water)

A flock of Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) flying in front of the Blackpool Tower, England, UK, September 2010

View of Manchester Cathedral from Cathedral Yard, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Typical Lancashire miners going on strike: A group of men leaving work until further notice. Date: October 1920

Blackpool Pleasure Beach in 1933
An aerial view of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, pictured in 1933

Mr Leslie Johnson (right) rode his horse "Lady"
Mr Leslie Johnson (right) rode his horse " Lady" into the bar of the Fox and Goose, in Southport, Lancs. Mr Johnson, a local nightclub owner

Paperboy Alan Preston delivering the Daily Telegraph in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire. 12th May 1965

Slum housing in Salford. Brothers of the Logan family, Thomas, 9, John, 3, and Peter 7. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Salford. This is an English bedroom. Left to right, Rita Logan, 11, her sister Margaret, 13, and brothers Thomas, 9, John, 3, and Peter 7. 3rd April 1960

Slum housing in Salford. Mrs Moore and her 1 year old son Peter. Their home has two rooms up and two rooms down. There is no bath or hot water. There is one tap

Slum housing in Salford. Four year old Lyn Greenhalgh. The rubble is hers to play with. The worn steps are hers to sit

Slum housing in Salford. Seven year old Carol Moore. Paper peels from the ceiling and the woodwork is rotten. Her home has two rooms up and two rooms down. There is no bath or hot water

Slum living conditions in Salford. 3rd April 1960

George Best plays in the Paul Aimson Bury FC testimonial. This match is between The All Stars XI (featuring George Best and other well known names) and Bury FC. Bury FC won the game 3-2

Pleasure craft on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Parbold, beside the old mill. June 1972

The Top Locks, Lathom, where the Leeds and Liverpool Canal branches off to Rufford. March 1975

A girl and her dog on a peaceful boat trip on the Leeds and Liverpool canal near Ormskirk. January 1974

Mr Willian Ball preparing his cabin cruiser for a trip along the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, at Haskayne, near Lydiate. May 1973

The Ton-up boys and their girlfriends turned up for a sportsmans service at Trinity Methodist Church, Leigh, Lancashire. They went to the service at the invitation of the 22 year old minister

Cliff Richard, Blackpool beach, Lancashire. 6th June 1963

Holidaymakers on the Golden Mile at Blackpool, Lancashire. 18th July 1957

Irlam steel works dispute. Eric Teal (left) secretary to the joint trade union action committee and Martin Kennedy, chairman of the joint union action committee at the Irlam Steel works

Blackpool Tower under construction
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Mr Sutton Pownall, a gravedigger, lives at Number Two Court, Dickenson Street, Oldham, with his wife Joyce and their five children in a 150 year old house

New houses being built on the edge of Kirkby. April 1939

Turf Moor football stadium, the home of Burnley F. C. 28th February 1967
Turf Moor football stadium, the home of Burnley F.C. 28th February 1967

The dolphins at Marineland, Morecambe, were on display toady as they worked with their trainer Peter Williams. For an hour they played with a rubber ball

Wedding off the top of Blackpool Tower, Lancashire. The High Society wedding of the year, as escapologist Karl Bartoni marries his sweetheart Wendy Stokes

Daily Mirror Beach Beauty contest at Blackpool. The participants line up on the beach before the competition, Lancashire. 29th August 1963

Blackpool beach, lost children at the Missing children caravan on the beach at Blackpool waiting to be claimed by their mums and dads. Lancashire, June 1960 M4420-001

Shops in the main street of St Helens, Lancashire 1970
Shops and the Fleece Hotel in the main street of St Helens, Lancashire 1970

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