Abandoned Chalet
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Abandoned Chalet
Image: © Gerald England Taken: 18 Aug 2012
An abandoned chalet on the former Pontins holiday camp. The old holiday camp closed in October 2009. It was well past its "sell-by-date" and rumour had it that the lease on the land was running out and updating the campsite was not a viable option. Pontins went into liquidation and most of their existing operations were taken over by Britannia Hotels. Northern Trust, a company based in Chorley, had plans (dating back to 2008 seemingly) to build houses on the site. Demolition of the site started in 2010 and some two thirds were cleared but some such this in a row of chalets alongside the main road still remain. It would seem demolition has stopped as there are now doubts over whether the housing plans will actually go ahead. Further information at http://web.archive.org/web/20120417203128/http://www.counterbalance.org.uk/latest/pontpuz.htm and http://web.archive.org/web/20120417203149/http://www.counterbalance.org.uk/latest/tengrand.htm
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Image Location
Latitude
53.770644
Longitude
-3.05018