The Lytham St Annes War Memorial Hospital was not merely a place of healing — it was a lasting tribute to the fallen, conceived in the aftermath of the Great War as a gift to the community and a memorial to its dead. Established through the generosity of Lord Ashton, a noted industrialist and philanthropist, the hospital was built to honour those from Lytham St Annes who had lost their lives during the First World War. It stood as a unique and practical monument — one that would serve the living while remembering the sacrifice of the lost. The hospital… Read more »
