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The L.S.Lowry "Matchstick Man and his Dog" sculpture at Knott End, Lancashire at sunset on the longest day of the Year 2022.
Apparently Lowry visited Knott End frequently between the 1940's and 50's staying at boarding houses on the sea front. He became a familiar figure with the locals making sketches of scenes here. 3 of his famous pieces were of Knott End, with the "Jetty at Knott End" painted in 1957 being perhaps the most notable.
This statue of "the Matchstick Man and his dog" was funded by Preesall Town Council and made by apprentices at the WEC Group in Darwen, Lancashire and unveiled here in 2015.
Dusk on the slipway at Knott End looking across the River Wyre Estuary to Fleetwood.
The footprints in the muddy silt were not left by me, they were there when I arrived pre-sunset. The low light reflecting on the slipway highlighted them well and help take your eye along the slipway to the sea and the fading light in the distance!
This slipway serves the Fleetwood - Knott End Ferry which plies across this estuary. Strangely the two floodlights didn't work when I was there, whereas the lights higher up the jetty all came on!
The hottest day of the year with temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius and I headed for the sea shore for sunset at Knott End on the Fylde Coast.
I had seen this statue of L.S. Lowry on a previous visit in the winter and thought it would make a good sunset shot in summer. So here I was.
Apparently Lowry visited Knott End frequently between the 1940's and 50's staying at boarding houses on the sea front. He became a familiar figure with the locals making sketches of scenes here. 3 of his famous pieces were of Knott End, with the "Jetty at Knott End" painted in 1957 being perhaps the most notable.
This statue of "the Matchstick Man and his dog" was funded by Preesall Town Council and made by apprentices at the WEC Group in Darwen, Lancashire and unveiled here in 2015.
An evening view across the River Wyre to the Port of Fleetwood.
This was taken from the Knott End Ferry landing jetty and shows the Town and its landmarks just before sunset.
I liked the reflections of the sky in the incoming tide and tried to use the Capstan and ring to give a feel of maritime heritage of this place.
The Fleetwood Wrecks are a group of old fishing boats abandoned on Fleetwood marshes, next to the River Wyre, which are slowly rotting away.
Wyre Ferry departing Fleetwood heading to Knott End.
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Wyre Ferry departing Fleetwood heading to Knott End.
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Listed Building Grade II
List Entry Number : 1435233
Date First Listed : 9 June 2016
First World War memorial, 1920, with later additions for the Second World War.
Plans for a war memorial were underway in Spring 1919, when it was reported that Mr HC Elletson would provide a piece of land in a location suitable for the extended communities of Preesall and Knott End. A design by G Wallace Proffitt of Manchester, architect, was adopted and the builder, WL Cookson of Blackpool, was appointed.
Preesall and Knott End War Memorial was unveiled on 3 October 1920 by General Sir A Hunter MP. It commemorates 33 local servicemen who died during the First World War; the names of six men who fell in the Second World War were added later. In 2014 a project was undertaken to improve access to the memorial with the help of grant aid from War Memorials Trust.
MATERIALS: stone, bronze plaques.
DESCRIPTION: Preesall War Memorial is located on The Mount (not designated), also known as Hakon’s Mound, an earthwork thought to be of some antiquity but possibly a mill-mound or garden feature. The Mount is on the west side of Lancaster Road, at the junction with Pilling Lane. The memorial takes the form of a tall cross on a tapering plinth that stands on a two-stepped base.
The inscriptions are on bronze plaques fixed to the plinth. The principal dedicatory inscription on the front face reads THIS CROSS IS ERECTED/ IN HONOUR AND REMEMBRANCE/ OF THE MEN OF PREESALL/ WHO FELL IN THE WARS/ 1914-1918 AND 1939-1945. Commemorated names are listed on the remaining three sides.
The memorial is approached from the east by a path and flight of stone steps. New (2014) handrails line the steps; the handrails are not of special interest..