Reading list

Anderson, A.

The History of the Methodist Church, Poulton-le-Fylde. 1991  Privately published

Dewhurst, D.

Poulton-le-Fylde in Old Picture Postcards. European Library. 1993. ISBN 9028831878

Fishwick, H.

A History of the Parish of Poulton-le-Fylde. Chetham Society, Vol.8 - New Series. 1885

Foster, D.

Poulton-le-Fylde: a nineteenth century market town. In: Transactions of the Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, Vol. 127. 1978

Fox, P.

Poulton-le-Fylde Parish Church: a short history and guide. P.Fox. CUPĀ  1986. ISBN 0950591807

Keenlyside, A

The River Wyre Estuary. Privately published   2002

Pagett, A.G.

 History of Baines' Grammar School.  Privately published. 1928

Porter, J.

The History of the Fylde of Lancashire. 1876  Reprinted by SR Publishers, 1968. ISBN 0854095322

Robinson W  

The Registers of the Parish Church of Poulton-le-Fylde, 1591-1677. Lancashire Parish Register Society. 1904

Rothwell, C.

Around Poulton-le-Fylde in Old Photographs.  Sutton. 1995. ISBN 0750911530

Rothwell, C.

Poulton-le-Fylde in Times Past. Countryside Publications. Nd. ISBN 0861572998

Rothwell, C

Poulton, Thornton and Bispham. Sutton. 2002. ISBN 0750929529

Storey, C

History of the Catholic Church of St. John the Evangelist, Poulton-le-Fylde. Privately published. 1987 

Storey, C

Poulton-le-Fylde - History and Guide. Tempus.  2001. ISBN 0752424424

Thornber, W

The History of Blackpool and its Neighbourhood. 1837.  Reprinted by Blackpool And Fylde Historical Society. 1985

Wiseman, D

Poulton-le-Fylde in Bygone Days. Countryside Publications. 1981. ISBN 0861570502

Wiseman, D

Poulton-le-Fylde Once Upon a Time. D.Wiseman. 1979.

POULTON-LE-FYLDE - A HISTORY & GUIDE

                     by CHRISTINE STOREY

    published by

     TEMPUS PUBLISHING LTD STROUD  GLOUCESTERSHIRE

bookcover
 


Contents


Before Poulton

The Elk  and other  finds in Poulton

Conquest

Romans, Saxons  and Normans in the  Fylde

After Domesday

Poulton, Carleton  and the Monasteries

Reformation

Churches in Poulton

The Civil War

Poulton on the fringe

Non Conformists

Congregationalists and Methodists

Daily life

Brewing, baking, ditching and threshing

Harsh  life

Poverty, crime and punishment

Life and death

Wills, inventories and charities

St Chad's

A Georgian church?

The Market Place

Disaster and rebuild

The Parish Church

The people's work

Income and expenditure

Bells and burials

The Fleetwood connection

Patrons, vaults and hatchments

William Thornber and the Harrisons

Family connections

Travelling to Poulton

'This infernal road'

Skippool and the River

'As safe as Wyre water'

Success and failure

Commerce and the workhouse

The railway

'Three glasses of beer each'

The nineteenth century

'An air of quiet gentility'

The deserving poor

Benefits for all?

Health and safety

Middens, rats and too many graves

Teaching and learning

Schools come and go

Farming

Wheat, potatoes and cheese

Modernising St Chad's

TheVictorians get to work

Poulton's pubs

Catering for all

Entertainment

Fun for all

The early twentieth century

The beginning of change

After the war

Demolition and development




 Includes Walking Tour of Poulton

 
 


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