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The firm of Reeds had its roots in a firm established in Preston in 1870 by a George Wrightson. After his death in 1890, his assistant Edward Reed took over the business. As with Samuel Rains and Sons, the company was a family business and after the World War I, Harold and George Reed (Edward's sons) joined the company. They sold the firm to ...
The company acquired Reeds Rains in 2005, [5] [6] and became a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange in 2006. [7] In October 2006, the company underwent a rebranding exercise, changing its name from "Lending Solutions Limited" to "LSL Property Services." [8]
Garstang is a civil parish in the Wyre district of Lancashire, England.It contains 17 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England.All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest". [1]
Garstang is an ancient market town and civil parish within the Wyre borough of Lancashire, England. It is 10 miles (16 km) north of the city of Preston and the same distance south of Lancaster . In 2011, the parish had a total resident population of 4,268; [ 1 ] the larger Garstang Built-up Area, which includes the adjoining settlements of ...
The Wheatsheaf Inn (also known as The Wheatsheaf) is a historic building in Garstang, Lancashire, England. Built in the late 18th century, it has been designated a Grade II listed building by Historic England. [1] Located on Park Hill Road (the B6430), it is rendered with a slate roof, it has two storeys and two bays.
The district had its origins in the Garstang Poor Law Union, which had been created in 1837, covering Garstang itself and several surrounding parishes.In 1872 sanitary districts were established, giving public health and local government responsibilities to the existing boards of guardians for the rural parts of their poor law unions that were not already covered by an urban authority.
Garstang and Catterall railway station served as the interchange between the Garstang and Knot-End Railway and the London and North Western Railway, in Lancashire, England. The station was in the parish of Barnacre-with-Bonds , close to the village of Catterall , adjacent to the Lancaster Canal , and opposite the Kenlis Arms Pub.
The station opened on 5 December 1870 by the Garstang and Knot-End Railway.It was situated on the west side of the B6430. To the south was a goods shed and an engine shed; to the north was a carriage shed.