Morecambe - Central Pier & yachts animated 1907 local

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Central Pier, Morecambe showing yachts and people
• Publisher:  Chown series - Morrell & Sons, 17 Alexandra Road, Morecambe No. 1030
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Edward VII ½d yellowish green
• Postmark(s):  Morecambe June 14 1907 cds
• Sent to:  Miss Ratcliffe, 110 Leppings Lane, Hadley Bridge, Sheffield
• Notes & Key words: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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Morecambe (pronounced /'m?rk?m/) is a resort town and civil parish within the City of Lancaster in Lancashire, England. As of 2003 it has a resident population of about 45,000. It faces into Morecambe Bay. Morecambe and the nearby village of Heysham have a combined population of 51,400.^[1]

In 1889 the villages of Bare, Poulton-le-Sands and Torrisholme collectively became known as Morecambe, though those areas of Morecambe are still known by their original names.

Morecambe was a thriving seaside resort in the mid-twentieth century. While the nearby resort of Blackpool attracted holiday-makers predominantly from the Lancashire mill towns, Morecambe had more visitors from Yorkshire and Scotland. Between 1956 and 1989 it was the home of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest.

Morecambe suffered from decline for a number of years following a series of incidents that affected its tourism and local economy.^[2] Two piers were lost: West End Pier was washed away in a storm in 1978 while Central Pier, though struck by fire in 1933, survived until 1992. In 1994, The World of Crinkley Bottom attraction in Happy Mount Park closed only 13 weeks after opening and the ensuing 'Blobbygate' scandal led to a legal battle between Lancaster City Council and TV star Noel Edmonds. The closures of Bubbles, Morecambe's swimming pool, and Frontierland, a fairground, soon followed.