Morecambe: Bay Views, the Midland Hotel, and Lancashire's Faded Seaside Resort
Morecambe faces west across the bay that shares its name, with views to the Lake District fells. The town developed as a holiday resort for workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire mill towns in the Victorian period. The Midland Hotel, an Art Deco masterpiece designed by Oliver Hill in 1933, was restored and reopened in 2008 after years of neglect. Eric Morecambe, the comedian, took his stage name from the town. A statue of him in his trademark pose stands on the promenade. The population of the Morecambe and Heysham area is around 35,000.
Morecambe is part of the Lancaster district. Lancaster itself is three miles inland. Morecambe station provides Northern services to Lancaster and Leeds. The seafront promenade runs for several miles. The bay is notorious for its fast-moving tides and quicksand; guided walks across the sands still take place under the Queen's Guide to the Sands. For adult companionship, Morecambe is covered by Lancashire Constabulary and falls under England and Wales criminal law.
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Morecambe faces west across the bay that shares its name, with views to the Lake District fells. The town developed as a holiday resort for workers from the Lancashire and Yorkshire mill towns in the Victorian period. The Midland Hotel, an Art Deco masterpiece designed by Oliver Hill in 1933, was restored and reopened in 2008 after years of neglect. Eric Morecambe, the comedian, took his stage name from the town. A statue of him in his trademark pose stands on the promenade. The population of the Morecambe and Heysham area is around 35,000.
Morecambe is part of the Lancaster district. Lancaster itself is three miles inland. Morecambe station provides Northern services to Lancaster and Leeds. The seafront promenade runs for several miles. The bay is notorious for its fast-moving tides and quicksand; guided walks across the sands still take place under the Queen's Guide to the Sands. For adult companionship, Morecambe is covered by Lancashire Constabulary and falls under England and Wales criminal law.
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