Author: Peter Shakeshaft
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859360842
Category : Freckleton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
History is everywhere in Freckleton - it can be seen in the very physical and social fabric of this village near Preston, Lancashire. The shape of the fields, the street plan, the houses and buildings are all evidence in one way or another of hundreds of years of human endeavour, character and tragedy. The village is known for many things: its grazing marshes, its boat-yard and the bleak beauty of the Naze; but above all for its very strong sense of community, witnessed by the range and number of church and social organizations flourishing in the area.
The History of Freckleton
Author: Peter Shakeshaft
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859360842
Category : Freckleton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
History is everywhere in Freckleton - it can be seen in the very physical and social fabric of this village near Preston, Lancashire. The shape of the fields, the street plan, the houses and buildings are all evidence in one way or another of hundreds of years of human endeavour, character and tragedy. The village is known for many things: its grazing marshes, its boat-yard and the bleak beauty of the Naze; but above all for its very strong sense of community, witnessed by the range and number of church and social organizations flourishing in the area.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781859360842
Category : Freckleton (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
History is everywhere in Freckleton - it can be seen in the very physical and social fabric of this village near Preston, Lancashire. The shape of the fields, the street plan, the houses and buildings are all evidence in one way or another of hundreds of years of human endeavour, character and tragedy. The village is known for many things: its grazing marshes, its boat-yard and the bleak beauty of the Naze; but above all for its very strong sense of community, witnessed by the range and number of church and social organizations flourishing in the area.
The Freckleton, England, Air Disaster
Author: James R. Hedtke
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476613621
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in northwest England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. Air traffic control at the American air base Warton recalled the bomber back to the base. When the pilot attempted to abort the landing because of poor visibility and high winds, a downdraft caught the plane and it crashed into the adjacent village of Freckleton. As the B-24 tumbled through the village, destroying three houses and a snack bar, flames erupted from wreckage and engulfed Holy Trinity grade school. Before the fire could be brought under control, the holocaust destroyed an entire generation of children in this village of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. The village would never be the same. In a compelling account of sorrow, loss, hope and finally rebirth, the book looks at the history of the village, the establishment of the base at Warton, the crash, the funeral of the 61 victims, the official British inquest and the American investigation into the cause of the crash. The lives of the survivors, the servicemen and the villagers are followed through 2012.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476613621
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in northwest England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. Air traffic control at the American air base Warton recalled the bomber back to the base. When the pilot attempted to abort the landing because of poor visibility and high winds, a downdraft caught the plane and it crashed into the adjacent village of Freckleton. As the B-24 tumbled through the village, destroying three houses and a snack bar, flames erupted from wreckage and engulfed Holy Trinity grade school. Before the fire could be brought under control, the holocaust destroyed an entire generation of children in this village of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. The village would never be the same. In a compelling account of sorrow, loss, hope and finally rebirth, the book looks at the history of the village, the establishment of the base at Warton, the crash, the funeral of the 61 victims, the official British inquest and the American investigation into the cause of the crash. The lives of the survivors, the servicemen and the villagers are followed through 2012.
The Freckleton, England, Air Disaster
Author: James R. Hedtke
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786478411
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in northwest England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. Air traffic control at the American air base Warton recalled the bomber back to the base. When the pilot attempted to abort the landing because of poor visibility and high winds, a downdraft caught the plane and it crashed into the adjacent village of Freckleton. As the B-24 tumbled through the village, destroying three houses and a snack bar, flames erupted from wreckage and engulfed Holy Trinity grade school. Before the fire could be brought under control, the holocaust destroyed an entire generation of children in this village of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. The village would never be the same. In a compelling account of sorrow, loss, hope and finally rebirth, the book looks at the history of the village, the establishment of the base at Warton, the crash, the funeral of the 61 victims, the official British inquest and the American investigation into the cause of the crash. The lives of the survivors, the servicemen and the villagers are followed through 2012.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786478411
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 217
Book Description
The Freckleton catastrophe of August 23, 1944, occurred when an American B-24 Liberator crashed into the small village of Freckleton in northwest England. The plane was on a test flight when it encountered a rare and severe summer thunderstorm. Air traffic control at the American air base Warton recalled the bomber back to the base. When the pilot attempted to abort the landing because of poor visibility and high winds, a downdraft caught the plane and it crashed into the adjacent village of Freckleton. As the B-24 tumbled through the village, destroying three houses and a snack bar, flames erupted from wreckage and engulfed Holy Trinity grade school. Before the fire could be brought under control, the holocaust destroyed an entire generation of children in this village of fewer than 1,000 inhabitants. The village would never be the same. In a compelling account of sorrow, loss, hope and finally rebirth, the book looks at the history of the village, the establishment of the base at Warton, the crash, the funeral of the 61 victims, the official British inquest and the American investigation into the cause of the crash. The lives of the survivors, the servicemen and the villagers are followed through 2012.
The History of the Parish of Bispham in the County of Lancaster
Author: Henry Fishwick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bispham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bispham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The History of the Parish of Kirkham
Author: Henry Fishwick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kirkham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kirkham (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
History of the Fylde of Lancashire
Author: John Porter
Publisher: Fleetwood ; Blackpool : W. Porter
ISBN:
Category : Fylde (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
Publisher: Fleetwood ; Blackpool : W. Porter
ISBN:
Category : Fylde (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 516
Book Description
History, directory and gazetteer of the county palatine of Lancaster. The directory department by W. Parson. [With] Illustrations
Author: Edward Baines
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 678
Book Description
The History and Law of Church Seats, or Pews
Author: Alfred Heales
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382128284
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382128284
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 433
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
A History of Lancashire
Author: Henry Fishwick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancashire
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lancashire
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
The Thorough-base Primer
Author: John Freckleton Burrowes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continuo
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Continuo
Languages : en
Pages : 124
Book Description