Queen’s Terrace

Queen’s Terrace is located on Upper Queen’s Terrace, FY7 6DP. It’s the impressive stone building adjacent to the seaside shops at The Esplanade. The What3Words reference is shepherds.clocked.weds.

Queen’s Terrace

The building is pictured above as it appears today. And below are some historic scenes from over the years.

History of Queen’s Terrace

Upper Queen’s Terrace, also called The Stone Terrace, consists of eight large three-storey town houses. Built at a cost of £6,173 12s 4d, between 1836 and 1844 in the English Classical style. Another terrace, Brick Terrace, can be found further along Queen’s Terrace.

The Terrace was designed by the eminent architect, Decimus Burton. When completed, it commanded magnificent views of the River Wyre, Morecambe Bay and the arrival and departure of Queen Victoria in 1847. The first people to stay there were rich visitors who rented the homes for the summer.

Notable house owners include Sir Peter Hesketh Fleetwood, his agent Frederick Kemp, his architect Decimus Burton and rich businessman John Abel Smith. Another resident was Owen Alger, Sir Peter’s solicitor who based himself at Queen’s Terrace with a main office in Bloomsbury.

The house was also used a private school, a private hospital and business premises for the North Lancashire Steam Company and North Western Railway. It was also a Temperance hotel. During the Second World War several countries, including Holland, used houses in the Terrace as their UK Consulate. Several of these fine houses still have their original cooking range in the cellar. Along with other original features including window shutters, built in cupboards and evidence of servant’s bellpushes. These all date back to 1841-2.

The Terrace was the last of the Burton buildings in Fleetwood to be completed. Burton was residing there when his contract was concluded, probably due to financial pressures.

Reasons for plaque award

Queen’s Terrace was designed by Decimus Burton who was the architect of many of Fleetwood’s outstanding buildings and was the last of his buildings to be completed. Some of the eight three-stores town houses still have many original features.

Use the map and walk the route around Fleetwood – find all the other sites and buildings in the trail.

Colouring In Fleetwood

Why don’t you download, print out and complete this FREE colouring in sheet of Queen’s Terrace. Click on the image to download it. Find all of the colouring in sheets for the Fleetwood Blue Plaque trail here.

Links to other websites

• Explore Queen’s Terrace • explore then and now with Visit Fleetwood
• 16-20, QUEEN’S TERRACE (See details for further address information), Fleetwood, Lancashire • britishlistedbuildings.co.uk)
• BBC – Lancashire – Coast – Queen’s Terrace