1850 Guide page 9
The first inn erected at Lytham for the use of the temporary
inhabitants was the Wheat Sheaf, which was built in 1794, but
this, together with an extensive range of old buildings, have
been pulled down, and several new houses (Dicconson Terrace) and
a billiard room erected on their site.
The beach has also been levelled, and an esplanade or public
walk formed. On the east beach an extensive public baths, kept
by Mrs. Middlehurst, and at the Clifton's Arms hotel and Ship
Inn are bowling greens. |