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New Prom. W.E. Morecambe
New Prom. W.E. Morecambe
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232764
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NMO20110303025
Title
New Prom. W.E. Morecambe
New Prom. W.E. Morecambe
Place
Morecambe
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The West End of Morecambe formed a suburb quite apart from the centre of the town, which grew from the old village of Poulton-le-Sands. Until the fairground grew up in between, there was acually an open space separating them. The principle street in this part of town is Regent Road, and Mr Eastwood is standing at the seaward end of it. In the 1926, this was carried on to meet Westgate, forming an early bypass so that holiday traffic could reach the area without passing therough the congested town centre. The area had it's own banks, shops and churches; even as late as 1960 the Co-op was rebuilt here on a large scale, and at one point the postmaster petitioned to be eble to frank mail "Morecambe W.E", but without seccess. There was an entertainments complex along Regent Road with gardens and a racecourse, but it was never successful. Regent Park forms a small relic of this. This view is taken from the entrance to the West End Pier and shows the Clarendon Hotel. The two turrets mark the entrace to West End Road, and the fairground is beyond. The Alhambra (now The Carleton) is out of view to the right. The peir opend in 1896 and was 1800 feet long, but was extended in 1898 to more than twice that, right out to the deepwater channel, possibly to avoid visiting steamers paying Harbour Dues, something which affected the Central Pier. It was damaged by storms in 1903 and 1907, with the loss of the extention. It's pavillion burned in 1917, and the peir was destroyed by a storm in 1977 by which time only 900 feet remained. The nature or the work being undertaken is uncertain, and so is the date- it could be in connection with storm damage or work on the peir, however the image is certainly not from the period 1898 and 1902 as Warwick's revloving tower is not in place. Bandstands were erected on this section of the promenade in 1909-1910, so the image may show the widening work undertaken for this- Mr Eastwood had a Chemist shop in Lancaster, and took a selection of images around Morecambe on glass plates around the turn of the 20th century.
The West End of Morecambe formed a suburb quite apart from the centre of the town, which grew from the old village of Poulton-le-Sands. Until the fairground grew up in between, there was acually an open space separating them.
The principle street in this part of town is Regent Road, and Mr Eastwood is standing at the seaward end of it. In the 1926, this was carried on to meet Westgate, forming an early bypass so that holiday traffic could reach the area without passing therough the congested town centre. The area had it's own banks, shops and churches; even as late as 1960 the Co-op was rebuilt here on a large scale, and at one point the postmaster petitioned to be eble to frank mail "Morecambe W.E", but without seccess. There was an entertainments complex along Regent Road with gardens and a racecourse, but it was never successful. Regent Park forms a small relic of this.
This view is taken from the entrance to the West End Pier and shows the Clarendon Hotel. The two turrets mark the entrace to West End Road, and the fairground is beyond. The Alhambra (now The Carleton) is out of view to the right.
The peir opend in 1896 and was 1800 feet long, but was extended in 1898 to more than twice that, right out to the deepwater channel, possibly to avoid visiting steamers paying Harbour Dues, something which affected the Central Pier. It was damaged by storms in 1903 and 1907, with the loss of the extention. It's pavillion burned in 1917, and the peir was destroyed by a storm in 1977 by which time only 900 feet remained.
The nature or the work being undertaken is uncertain, and so is the date- it could be in connection with storm damage or work on the peir, however the image is certainly not from the period 1898 and 1902 as Warwick's revloving tower is not in place. Bandstands were erected on this section of the promenade in 1909-1910, so the image may show the widening work undertaken for this-
Mr Eastwood had a Chemist shop in Lancaster, and took a selection of images around Morecambe on glass plates around the turn of the 20th century.
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10.5x8.0
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c1900
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