Logged out
Access All our Essays in an Instant
Swap your work for FREE access, or pay £4.99 for instant access
Why did Fleetwood grow?
Member rating:
(1 vote)
| Words:
| Submitted: Thu Jul 11 2002
Page Preview
On the left is an image preview of every page of this document, and below are the first 150 words with formatting removed:
Michael Thorpe GCSE Geography Coursework Sunday 15th July Why did Fleetwood grow? When we arrived in Fleetwood, we went into a special museum that showed the history of Fleetwood. We made notes and sketches, along with observations, to get enough information to answer the above question. Below are my findings. Before Fleetwood, the land was remote and lonely. Because of its location by the coast, a few fishing huts were built and some boats moored there. As these 'fishing villages' became larger, proper houses were built to accommodate the fishermen and their families. Many other people came to stay purely because of the fresh sea air and the tranquillity. A man named 'Peter Hesketh', who later received a knighthood because of his work, decided that Fleetwood would be a perfect location for a train station and rail network. The map that I have drawn, that should be with this work, shows why Fleetwood...
Get instant access
- Instant, unlimited access to our documents in full
- Swap your work for free access, or pay £4.99
- To see the full version of this document and 149,430 others
