By Paul Cusimano, Joseph Clothing, Lancaster
Lancaster is pretty central with in the North West of England. It’s approximately one hour from Manchester, Liverpool and Carlisle, with the North Yorkshire border half an hour away.
Morecambe Bay - A View Over The Bay To The South Lakes
Given the positive reaction to our ‘Totally Local Lancaster’ group, nine days later, we launched ‘Totally Local Morecambe Bay’. Our objectives were the same, we just doubled our workload. Despite the four mile distance, I was not as familiar with the coastline as I was Lancaster.
Morecambe Bay - The Romantic Bay
For years I have waxed lyrically about Lancaster’s culture, history, architecture, retail, hospitality and Events. But there is another facet to Lancaster that I haven’t mentioned thus far. Morecambe. Morecambe Bay, to be more exact.
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he ‘City of Lancaster’ actually covers a wider area than just Lancaster itself. It includes Morecambe, Heysham, Carnforth, many rural villages and a section of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. In total, over two hundred and twenty square miles, with a population of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand people.
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That said, if asked to describe Morecambe Bay, I would probably quote famous travel writer and author, Bill Bryson, who believes it “may be the most beautiful bay in Britain”. Tom Bloxam headlined his article in the ‘Architects Journal’ (15th September 2005), “Morecambe doesn’t need any more attractions. It’s got a fantastic attraction and it’s called Morecambe Bay”. Whereas Lancaster is a Georgian City, Morecambe is a Victorian Town, but as you would expect, both date back to Roman times with the later being referenced by them as, the fourth inlet north of Wales. It was this inlet that serviced their settlement at Lancaster. However, Morecambe came into being as a town and seaside resort in the mid eighteen hundreds, following the building of the harbour by the then newly formed ‘Morecambe Harbour Railway Company’. www.lancmag.com
