House surveys in Lancashire

Lancashire's housing was shaped by the cotton industry, with long rows of brick and stone terraces in mill towns such as Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington and Nelson. Along the coast, Blackpool, Lytham St Annes, Morecambe and Fleetwood grew as Victorian resorts or planned towns, with seafront terraces and villas. Preston and Lancaster have Georgian and Victorian centres, while Skelmersdale and parts of Preston, Leyland and Chorley were developed as new towns. Common survey issues include coal mining legacy in east Lancashire, damp in solid-walled terraces, coastal exposure, river flooding and peat soils on the West Lancashire mosslands.