Queen's Square, Poulton-le-Fylde

Open space in Poulton-le-Fylde, England

Chapel Street
Higher Green

South

Hardhorn Road

West

Blackpool Old Road

Queen's Square (originally Higher Green) is a formerly open area in the centre of the English market town of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire. It stands today, immediately to the southeast of Market Place, at the convergence of Blackpool Old Road to the west, Chapel Street (the A588) and Higher Green to the east and Hardhorn Road (also the A588) to the south.^[1]

The Grade II listed White House, an early home of chaplain Harry Viener,^[2] stands on the southern side of the square. The town's war memorial, also Grade II listed,^[3] was erected in the square in 1921. It was moved to Market Place in August 1979.^[4]

Several buildings original to the square have since been demolished, mostly on its northern and northeastern sides. The town's courthouse also formerly stood in the square.^[5]

Catterall & Swarbrick Brewery Ltd. was established at Queen's Brewery in the square in 1880 by William Catterall and John Swarbrick.^[6] Catterall was the original owner of Queen's Brewery.^[7]

Queen's Square in the 19th century, looking west from Chapel Street. The building on the right has since been replaced

References

^ "A stroll through the Poulton of the past" - Blackpool Gazette, 29 December 2017
^ The Malvern College Register 1865-1914: Edited for the Old Malvernian Society. W. H. Lovell. 1915. p. 174.
^ Historic England, "Poulton-le-Fylde War Memorial (1467921)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 17 January 2020
^ A History of Blackpool, the Fylde and South Wyre – Nick Moore (2018), p. 676
^ Storey, Christine (2012). Poulton-le-Fylde Through Time. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445630380.
^ Wood, Allan W.; Bottomley, Chris (2016). Blackpool Pubs. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445652849.
^ Beverage Journal, Volume 31. Gibson Publishing Company. 1906. p. 615.

Buildings and structures in the Borough of Wyre

Grade I

Places of worship	Churchtown: St Helen St Michael's-on-Wyre: St Michael

Grade II*

Marsh Mill
Places of worship	Pilling: Old St John the Baptist St John the Baptist Poulton: St Chad

Grade II

Beach Lighthouse Fleetwood Museum Garstang Town Hall Hackensall Hall Hambleton Hall 2 Market Place Marsh Farmhouse North Euston Hotel The Olde Ship Pharos Lighthouse Poulton Market Cross Poulton War Memorial Raikes Farmhouse Rossall School Royal Oak Hotel, Garstang Thornton-Cleveleys War Memorial Town End Farmhouse 1 Vicarage Road The White House Wyresdale Park
Places of worship	Barnacre: All Saints Bonds: Sts Mary & Michael Fleetwood: St Mary St Nicholas St Peter Garstang: St Thomas Poulton: St John the Evangelist Preesall: St Oswald Scorton: St Peter Winmarleigh: St Luke

Unlisted

Ashley Hall Black Bull The Bull Cartford Bridge Damside Windmill Golden Ball Jean Stansfield Memorial Park Market Place Old Town Hall Queen's Square The River House RNAS Inskip Rossall Point Observation Tower Shard Bridge Shard Riverside Inn Thatched House Winmarleigh Hall
Places of worship	Bilsborrow: St Hilda Thornton: Christ