The old Plough Hotel will be remembered as a popular motoring stop on the way out to the Fylde coast. This was the first of two Plough Hotels that occupied this site. The property was located on the south side of Blackpool road, slightly east of the intersection with Lea Road.
The building shown here was torn down in 1962. The replacement was set back from the road and had a much larger car park. It was a popular pub for the residents of the adjacent Larches housing estate that was built in the early 1950's
The 'new' Plough was demolished c. 1998. The site is now occupied by new housing in The Ploughlands cul de sac
Traffic patterns on Blackpool road changed dramatically in the 70's due to the opening of the new M55 motorway. This (and the little box in the corner) contributed to the hotel's demise.
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