Around Preston

Ormskirk is a sizeable town about half way between Preston a Liverpool that I had not even been though until today.  Ormskirk is Norse for dragon church, though the dragon part was probably the name of the guy who founded a church here. that said, there are no records or archaeology to support the claim. The south end of Burscough Street is the most attractive part; it is narrow and pedestrianised. This is looking south from where it is crossed by Derby Street - north of here is not so attractive. You can just see the Buck i' th' Vine pub; here it is in all its glory. This grade II listed building was built in the seventeenth century as a coaching inn for the road from Liverpool to Preston. Originally the Roebuck , I understand it is generally just called the Buck . Ormskirk has its own arcade... Blink and you miss it. At the bottom of the street in the clock tower which, I guess, marks the centre of the town. I was there on market day! South from the clocktower is Aughton Str