▁R ED I RECT ▁Air head ▁( sub c ulture ) <0x0A> </s> ▁St . ▁Anne ' s ▁on ▁the ▁Sea ▁Land ▁and ▁Building ▁Company ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁played ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁of ▁St . An ne ' s ▁on ▁the ▁Sea ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁The ▁company ▁had ▁its ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁Ross end ale ▁area ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁significant ▁invest or ▁was ▁William ▁John ▁Por ritt , ▁a ▁w ool len ▁manufact urer ▁from ▁Hel m sh ore . ▁His ▁money ▁ ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁and ▁restored ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁project ▁after ▁some ▁early ▁problems . ▁ ▁Early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁company ▁ ▁The ▁Cl if ton ▁Family ▁of ▁L yth am ▁Hall , ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Man or ▁of ▁L yth am ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁gu ided ▁by ▁their ▁land ▁agent ▁James ▁Fair ▁began ▁planning ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 8 4 0 s . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁they ▁inv ested ▁in ▁the ▁railway ▁between ▁L yth am ▁and ▁Black pool ▁which ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁a ▁road ▁was ▁laid ▁from ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Fair h aven ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁St ▁Anne ' s ▁Square ▁and ▁a ▁further ▁road ▁continued ▁to ▁the ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁of ▁St ▁Anne