1850 Guide page 8
The Clifton Arms hotel, which was erected in 1840, is a splendid
building, on the west beach, commanding a fine view of the ample
estuary of the Ribble, at the point of its discharge into the
Irish Sea, and of the opposite coast, with its churches,
mansions, and hills.
 It
is elegantly furnished and has accommodations for family
carriages, and stabling for several horses. It is also supplied
with hot and cold baths, billiard rooms, &c. The other hotels
are also of the first order, and possess accommodations for
families of the highest respectability. These have been erected
within the last three years, as have likewise several private
lodging houses, all of which are comfortably fitted up for the
reception of visitors. There are in the town many good shops,
the windows of which display much taste in the arrangement of
their various commodities. |
