Poulton-le-Fylde Historical & Civic Society

January 2012

NEW BOOKS  

 

Edward Harrison MD

1759 - 1838

Bob Pendell

Have you wondered about the Harrison memorial facing the main door in St Chads?  

Edward Harrison was born at Bankfield in Singleton, married in St Chad’s, moved to Horncastle in Lincolnshire and became a medical reformer and pioneer.   This new book follows his life and fascinating medical career.    

www.edwardharrison.net

Click HERE to read about the Harrison family in Poulton

‘Poulton-le-Fylde  War  Memorial  and the Men Behind the Names’

 

Eric Curbishley

A book which is certain to be of interest to all who knew Poulton families whose members served in the two World Wars.  The war memorials in the Market Place and in St Chad’s have many local names on them, but who were their families and how were their deaths recorded at the time.  In this well researched and fascinating book details of many local families are revealed.

The book is available from the author Eric Curbishley.  Details from

eric.curbishley@googlemail.com