IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Astley Crescent, PRESTON, PR4 1RE
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Astley Crescent, PR4 1RE by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
- Clicking on the map will re-center to the selected point.
- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (66 Images Found)
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Freckleton, Memorial
This Memorial denotes the giving to Freckleton the children's play ground as a mark of respect to lost of the children in the aeroplane crash in 1944, by the American Air Force. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lait/site/B-24%2042-50291.htm
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 5 May 2010
0.09 miles
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The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Freckleton, Grave
This is the grave of the children and teachers who died when a B24 crashed during a rain storm on 23rd August 1944. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/lait/site/B-24%2042-50291.htm
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 5 May 2010
0.10 miles
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The Coach & Horses Freckleton
The Coach is known locally as Ponky's after one of its landlords who was nicknamed Ponky.
Image: © Keith Wright
Taken: 19 Dec 2005
0.10 miles
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The Parish Church of the Holy Trinity, Freckleton, Graveyard
Image: © Alexander P Kapp
Taken: 5 May 2010
0.10 miles
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Freckleton Air Disaster Memorial and Remembrance Garden
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of the teachers, pupils and civilians who were killed in the Freckleton Air Disaster.
On 23rd August 1944, a USAF B-24 Liberator heavy bomber crashed into the Holy Trinity Church of England School, demolishing three houses and the Sad Sack Snack Bar. The memorial carries the names of 2 teachers, 38 infants and 7 civilians who were killed Image The full toll, including British and American airforce personnel caught up in the destruction, was that a total of 61 people perished in this incident which ranks as probably the worst air accident in Britain during the Second World War.
A full account may be found at: http://laituk.org/B-24%2042-50291.htm The Lancashire Aircraft Investigation Team.
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 22 Aug 2011
0.10 miles
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Freckleton Air Disaster Memorial (detail)
Detail on Image
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 22 Aug 2011
0.10 miles