Ansdell/Fairhaven and George Formby's old house 

My aunt from Lytham attended the open auction of his stuff from that house . Everything was sold from his Rolls Royce cars to the lightbulbs in the ceilings . My Aunty got an ornamental planter made of concrete from the sale , extremely Decorative and heavy when you try to move it . Apparently thousands of people went through the door to view his sale.

Excellent walk and very informative, george will never be forgotten.

Lovely to see and hear you again Stephen. You gave the game away with your comment about the knitted 'Crown' on the Post Box. As you said it would last about 5 minutes in Blackpool. Knitted hats on PO boxes. A beautiful, simple, kind, vision of the UK and our humour. However, a picture like this, distributed globally, shows the rapidly disappearing UK. Close your eyes, imagine whose head it would be on, it being thrown around the pub, then where it would end up..... Certain areas, such as this are British, with British values, humour, honesty, decency and safety. Yet a seaside location, with a name so synonymous as 'British' and just down the road from this, "It would last about five minutes". I cry at what we are losing or just giving away.

Joseph Locke was a massive star and played a record 19 summer seasons in a row in Blackpool. He became known as Mr Blackpool and his extraordinary life is told in the film “Hear My Song”. George bought the house from him and at the time was earning an extraordinary 35K a film. Todays equivalent of that is around 1.5 million pounds. Considering George made 20 movies between 1934 and 1946 he probably didn’t struggle to buy it.

Back in the 1930's as a teenager my Mother walked a number of dogs out on the sands. She would stop at different peoples houses and by the time she was at the beach she a had a little pack. One time a black Scottie took up with them going along for the walk. After the walk was over she still had the little terrier and read on it's collar tag that it was George Formby's dog, so she took it back to his house knocked on the door and gave it to someone who answered the door. I dont know if it was Mr Formby. Thanks Stephen for showing his house it was great to finally see it!

Thank you Stephen, great video, glad you got to George s house in the end, the things you go through for the sake of art, we are very grateful..💚

Great video Stephen thank-you

Another top video .great to see George Formby house ,been there myself as a big fan ..many thanks

I loved every minute of this video Stephen, you put an awful lot of work into it, thank you xx

Stephen this has brought back memories. As a child my mother and father took us to a hotel which I think was close by the white church. It was called “ The Northern Lantern” and was run by the British Polio Fellowship. I believe a Mr and Mrs Sadler ran it? My father was polio disabled and the Northern Lantern was adapted for use by disabled people. We used to go to Fairhaven Lake and go on the boats there. I remember there used to be a speedboat you could go on which was a real treat for a young child!! Thanks for this video it has triggered such happy memories of childhood days.

Thanks Stephen. Turned out nice again……..

Thankyou Stephen really enjoying your videos ❤

Great tonite stephen. Lovely video. Your a star 🌟🌟👍😊

Great video Stephen, nice to see different places, loved George Formby bless him

Thanks for the tour. I used to visit a relative in care, in the area. Spent many a winter's night waiting for the train on the station, to go onto Preston & then on to Wigan. It was a case of visiting a rich, clean lovely area and returning home to a poor, dirty , somewhat depressing area. The people are warm & wonderful in Wigan, so that compensates.

Very interesting thanks1

Thank you for bringing back memories me and my Dad and Son boating on the lake.

Thank you for an amazing video again absolutely amazing 😊

What a fantastic video Stephen, really enjoyed every minute of it thank you for sharing it with us.👍

Yeah I watched it went there years ago with my uncle was fan but great vid always bring back memories great job 👏 👍 ❤

Really enjoyed that video. That area looks very upmarket and very nice. Liked George Formby's house and location. Well done.

Cintra was the name of the house he bought Joseph Locke, built 1932. Great video Stephen.

In 1962 I was a choirboy at my local church in Bolton.I remember going on a church outing to Fairhaven, I never really could remember where it was until later life, I came across it on the internet and have been back many times. great vlog.Thanks Stephen.

George Formbys would be pretty expensive to buy today I would think given it’s history. (Turned Out Nice Again) sorry couldn’t resist that All the best Steve 👍☺️

"Chelsea tractors" "Kicking out time" Ha ha ha. Love it Stephen.

That was some walk. My late Mum loved George Formby. “ When I’m cleaning Windows”

That was always a favourite cycling place, back in my misspent youth. St. Davids rd north, to Trent St. via Ansdell. What a ride.

I really enjoyed the video it was very interesting and to learn about the other places around near st Annes.

Interesting to see George formby house great video

That was great! Really enjoyed it, thanks. x

Great video and content. My grandmother once saw george formby in blackpool and he signed her a photograph with the words, turned out nice again. God knows what happened with the photograph.

Another quality video,thanks Stephen

Interesting and enjoyable video Stephen 👍

Really enjoyed this video Stephen 👍🏻 . Very interesting walk leading up to George Formbys house . Thanks 👍🏻

I love this video seeing lytham it's a very nice place it's a nice walk on fairhaven in the summer when ice creams are being sold and a wonder round the centre it probably has a lot of history lytham and it's nice to watch this video and learn about lytham there is a cafe situated on fairhaven lake good video can't wait for the next one

Les Dawson said Lytham St Anne's is so posh, that even the seagulls fly upside down!

What a lovely place. Thanks stephen 🙏

Hiya Stephen..:) enjoyed the video blimey a fair walk to his house aye.....as always enjoyed the video just googled houses for sale crikey very expensive....

Hi Stephen thank you for another great video as always very interesting and informative fairhaven looks a nice place some nice houses too wow that spitfire very nice thats a bit of history seeing George fornbys house good to see and what a great house too have a great evening xx

Great to see Lytham. St. Anne's..my grandma loved Andy's cafe ,, we went there after the war for tea. Probably not there now.

Awesome video Stephen. Enjoyed the walk about in the video beautiful buildings and houses.

What a star it's turned out nice,🌟🌟

Hi Stephen trust you are well do enjoy your videos please keep doing them

It's interesting to see the little towns just outside Blackpool. That lake was massive & that white church was stunning 😍 but some things don't chance no matter how posh the area is. Wherever there is a shelter near a pub, there is always the lovely smell of pee 😂🤣😅 & that house is gorgeous 😍 imagine sitting out on that balcony 1st thing in the morning in the summer with your coffee ☕️ 😀 😍

A favourite day out from here in Wigan.

Great video ❤️❤️

What a nice place George Formby he was such a jolly man

Sing as we go Fornby blackpool was well packed

It always winds me up when the Royal Lytham and St Annes golf course is referred to as the Royal Lytham, two holes are in Ansdell and the rest are in St Annes! 😂

Interesting video Stephen thx. I'm from North Wales but I think my dad's brother was once the treasurer at the Ansdell institute you passed back in the late 1990s?

Great video stephen once again 👍

You can always spot George’s house, it has very ‘clean’ windows !

Hi stephen what a lovely house loved the electronic board regarding how many birds visit etc thanks for the walk around at Anne's is really nice

Can you do hilda bakers she was massive Great subject for blackpool Maybe do famous clowns too

Very nice...

Great video John,I see one where they went up in the lift to the top of the tower quite impressive

Hi Steve I could be wrong but wasn’t the white church where Les Dawsons funeral service was held. Thanks for another really interesting video/ vlog. You must go through some shoes with all the walking you do.😊

Originally from fleetwood.Ansdell was where all the uptown girls were from back in my day.

If you carry on towards lytham.along the road that has the white church, their is a man who has an Airstream trailer in his driveway. Great video buddy.

Steohen remember 1 year on North Pier they were playing George Formby records his music suited the date of piers in Blackpool

Another great video mate I do luv st Anne's thanks for sharing the information

Stephen there used to be Crown bowling at Stanley park it has been years since we had been to Blackpool

I hope you had a ride back to Blackpool, that was quite a trek. I had to look George Formby up to see who he was, not exactly a well known name over here in the U.S.

joseph locke was young as well when he died he was only 55

The house was bought off the Tenor singer Joseph Locke who called the house Cintra George renamed the House Beryldene after his wife

Did you clean his Windows, Stephen?

Used to live in ansdell

The white church is owned by a Canadian church but they do have open days for members of the public. The white tiles were cast in Leeds. The pilot of the spitfire lived in one of the houses across the road from the replica.

Les Dawson got married at the white church in 1989…big local event!🙂

Looks like a very upmarket plaice 👍

When st Anne's on sea was built I lived in st Andrews rd south no two house's were the same of all different types to see which were best for the area

Coffin Dodgers paradise doesn’t have quite the same ring as a Gangster’s paradise, does it? 😅

Before he became famous he used to play piano in Exton, Chorley. Not a nice man.

Turned out nice again. Doesn't Jimmy Tarbuck live around there somewhere?

I was never aware he was known to be a local to the area.

Some of the House's he is mentioned they only occupied a couple of rooms rest left with dust sheets or empty as window cleaner

Writing from London I think that it's fair to say that many here would regard this as a kind of paradise.....

That house for sale was for sale when I was there back in the 80's 90's

Stephen there used to be a church like the white church in Blackpool, white gate Drive it was called White Gate Baptist Church when I checked it out it was knocked down on 2008 I think Stephen could listen to your information for hours and never get bored please keep doing those videos stay safe and keep well your mate from N.Ireland

i went to george formbys old house got the selfie little did i know bobby balls statue was just a bit further up the road gutted i didnt see it but next time im up ill see it

that house for sale on inner promenade is going for £1850000

patricia howson he got engadged to, she died at 36 ,,,

I'm in Blackpool on the 27 but there isn't much open

I herd he had a house in cleaveleys as well some wher he was like a realy good bango player when the war was on George Formby in Blackpool when world war 1 and 2 was on

The house for sale in your video was £1.8 million

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Les Dawson got married at the white church ,can you do Les Dawson house next please.

Great video I take it someone lives there now?

He bought it off Joseph locke as he was in financial difficulties. He got a bargain.

If there was a nice place you were looking to live, were would it be in the north?

Just had a look how much that house was for sale for and it's 1,850,000

That is not true he lived at fair haven't.when I was 12 I went carol singing at his house and he gave me and my pal sixpence.that 1950

1.85 million for the red bricked house according to rightmove 👍 7 bedrooms bargain 😂

Any B&B open stephen?

must be posh theyve got trees lol

You look cold.

This video sure is a let-down. I was hoping to hear you sing "Fanlight Fanny."

I loved George Formby and still do to this day ..... sad he died so young at only 56 ..... that wife of his did`nt help matters

George also had a house on mains lane Singleton . His wife was allegedly very nasty with George , so I've read . The thing on the post box, is a post box topper.