Standing on Breck Road in Poulton-le-Fylde, the Wyre Civic Centre is one of the town’s most distinctive public buildings. Although it has served as the headquarters of Wyre Council since 1988, its history stretches back much further, with the site evolving through several very different roles over the course of the twentieth century. Today it remains the administrative heart of the borough while preserving an important chapter of Poulton’s social history. The building originated as a large private house known as The Woodlands, dating from the eighteenth century. In 1928, the Amalgamated Weavers’ Association acquired both the house and approximately…
