Custom House Square

On Tuesday 18 October 2022 the new Custom House Square officially opened. Dignitaries and representatives from Wyre Council, Historic England, Fleetwood Museum, the Jacinta Trust and more gathered to open the new urban park at Custom House Lane.

We went to take a look on a sunny day in August 2023 –

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Located behind Fleetwood Museum and opposite Fleetwood Market, Custom House Square is a new, vibrant, versatile community space providing better connectivity between the Market, the Museum and Custom House Lane car park.

‘Landscape Projects’ were commissioned to provide the design. Then in May 2021 Wyre Council began the initial consultation for the project. Incorporating new lighting, seating and planting. There’s also space to hold occasional small events whilst keeping the existing trees and the same number of accessible parking spaces.

Visit Custom House Square

It’s a modern, multipurpose pocket-park and a great enhancement to one of the borough’s core historical areas. The square also complements work to improve historic buildings in the area, helping to draw residents and visitors to the town.

David Pearce from the Jacinta Trust made the kind donation of the ship’s anchor. Jacinta Trust also provided welcome funds towards the project.

Future visitors to Fleetwood Museum will also be encouraged to use the square as an access route from a proposed new entrance off Custom House Lane.

Historic England’s Heritage Action Zone scheme made the project possible. It looks to fuel economic, social and cultural recovery to a select number of high streets in the country. Historic England’s Zinnie Denby-Mann said:

“The new urban park at Custom House Square is a wonderful example of a heritage-led project which directly improves the lives of people.  This amazing space will boost well-being, bring communities together and celebrate local history.”