Category: 1861

Richard Ansdell Builds House in Lytham St Annes

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Richard Ansdell RA (11 May 1815 – 20 April 1885) was a British painter of animals and genre scenes. For part of his career he kept a “summer house” at Lytham St Annes, in the borough of Fylde, where a district, Ansdell, is named after him. He is the only English artist to have been honoured in this way. Many of his works are under the guardianship of Fylde Borough Council, having been donated to the former Lytham St Annes Corporation in the 1930s. A selection of these paintings is periodically exhibited at the Fylde Gallery above Booths supermarket in Lytham… Read more »

First swing on Fleetwood Golf Course

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The history of Fleetwood Golf Club has been positively traced back to the year 1861 when as a garrison town, officers at the Euston Barracks were instrumental in the laying out of the links course, organising a golf competition, and presenting prizes to the winners. The first recorded Golf Club was disbanded when the School of Musketry was relocated to Hythe in Kent some five years later. In 1893, townsfolk with an obvious passion for the game, instituted a Golf Club which had the boundary of the course running alongside the very edge of the sea. This is the accepted… Read more »

Funland Amusements

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Funland Amusements in Blackpool was built in 1861 when Read’s Bazaar, Market, and Sea Water Baths opened. The site was later the location of Coney Island amusement centre before becoming the Funland Amusements visitors know today. Situated on Blackpool’s famous Golden Mile, nestled between the SEA LIFE Centre and Madame Tussauds, Funland lives up to its name with a big arcade filled with plenty of games, children’s rides, and that classic seaside favourite – bingo. As one of the largest amusement venues in the area, it offers a diverse range of entertainment options for visitors of all ages. The arcade… Read more »