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Banks, Lancashire history
Etymology
Banks is believed to have been named for the many artificial embankments built in the north of the village to protect it from winter floods from the River Ribble and the tide. The old embankment can be seen when entering Banks at Marsh Road and at the end of George’s Lane.
Early history
The earliest recorded history relates to a Guide House for travellers who forded the River Ribble from the Fylde to North Meols. At this time the area was on the most northern fringe of the ancient division of West Derby. The area was isolated to the north and west by the Ribble estuary, to the south by a chain of barren sand hills and by a lake called Martin Mere.
North Meols
North Meols was originally known as Otegrimeles, from the Norse word melr, meaning sand dunes. Historically, it centred on St. Cuthbert’s Church in Churchtown. Parts of the parish were almost completely surrounded by water until the drainage of Martin Mere and other marshland was completed.
Banks railway station
Banks had a station on the West Lancashire Railway which opened on 19 February 1878. The station had a depot and goods yard for coal merchants. Low passenger numbers led to the railway’s decline and its closure was assured by the Beeching Axe in 1964.
Greaves Hall
Thomas Talbot Leyland Scarisbrick built Greaves Hall on a 124-acre (0.50 km) site in 1900. It had a porter’s lodge by the main entrance, a gardener’s lodge, engineer’s workshop, laundry and general workshop. The hall had approximately 55 rooms, open areas situated on the ground, first, second and attic floors and a vast basement.
Water tower
Water tower off Aveling Drive dominated the skyline from the 1960s. It could be seen from miles around and from Winter Hill, 20 miles (32 km) east from the village. The tower was built for Greaves Hall Hospital and decommissioned in 1992 when the hospital closed. It was demolished in 2018 under protest by local residents.
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