Author: Ed

THE FOXHALL Fox Hall stood as one of the earliest known residences in what would later become Blackpool. It was built in the latter part of the 17th century by Edward Tyldesley (1635–1685), most likely around 1670. Edward’s son, Thomas Tyldesley (1657–1714), occupied the house during the years covered by his surviving diary, which remains a valuable record of Lancashire life in the late Stuart period. At the time, Blackpool was little more than a stretch of windswept coastline, remote and sparsely inhabited. The Tyldesleys’ decision to build there has long been thought deliberate — a choice of seclusion that…

The Gynn Inn is remembered as one of Blackpool’s earliest and most significant hostelries, its story beginning in 1715. At first it stands as a modest farmhouse, typical of the Fylde coast’s rural landscape. Over time the building adapts, serving as a grocer’s and beerhouse before gaining full recognition as a public house. By the 18th and 19th centuries it becomes an established stop for both locals and travellers, a place of refreshment at a time when Blackpool is only beginning its transformation from scattered hamlets into a seaside resort. The inn gains particular importance because of its position on…