They are among the oldest businesses in the North West, all of which have been running for at least a century and in some cases hundreds of years.
Many are still owned by the same family, with the expertise that has made them such a success having been passed down through several generations.
They include pubs, restaurants, breweries, ice cream makers, sweet manufacturers, jewellery shops, chemists, department stores and more.
Many have fascinating stories behind them, from sibling rivalries to young love and daring adventures.
One featured on a Channel 4 show, one holds a royal warrant and another’s signature tipple was once named Britain’s favourite beer.
This is not a definitive list of the oldest businesses across the north west of England but it includes many of the region’s best known and best loved family firms which are still running today.
How many of these businesses do you know and were you aware of the history behind them?
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13. The Saddle Inn
The Saddle Inn, on Whitegate Drive, was built in 1776 and is Blackpool's oldest continuously running pub. It was owned by Richard Hall, a saddler, and was once known as the Roundabout House, as travellers had to circumvent it to get to Preston Road. The pub, which for many years was run by the Leigh family, until Jim (the Beekeeper) retired in 1967, is pictured here in 1960. | library Photo: library
14. Fred Aldous
The arts and craft retailer was founded in Manchester in 1886 by Fred Aldous. He was working in a cotton mill and noticed that the cotton was being transported in baskets so he decided to go into busines importing the cane to make those baskets. The family firm started off selling just three products but now, five generations later, it stocks more than 25,000. | Google Photo: Google
15. J Atkinson & Co
Atkinsons was founded in 1837 as The Grasshopper Tea Warehouse. It was one of six tea merchants in Lancaster at the time. It has been based on China Street, where its shop and roastery remains today, since 1901. Today, it sells tea, coffee and chocolate. | Google Photo: Google
16. Roberts' Oyster Rooms
This popular oyster bar on the promenade in Blackpool has been selling shellfish since 1831. | submitted Photo: submitted