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Lancaster and Morecambe are like chalk and Lancashire cheese. So near, yet so far apart in what they offer. Morecambe, the traditional seaside resort, its 'Bring me Sunshine' favourite son Eric Morecambe, and Victoria Wood's 'Two Soups' cafe. Plus it's awesome 1930s Art Deco Midland Hotel, haunt of Coco Chanel and Laurence Olivier. Lancaster, with its Roman remains, its impregnable 'John o' Gaunt' castle and characterful Georgian buildings, built in part from slave-trade profits. Leave the crowds behind and embrace the true character of this story-filled region, one special place at a time.
About the author
Lindsay Sutton is an award-winning journalist, author and travel writer, and a former TV broadcaster and producer. He has worked for the Daily Mirror, the Daily Mail and The Times, and for ITV, Sky and the BBC. His previous book Sands of Time, focussed on the life of Morecambe Bay through the eyes of the longest-serving Queen’s Guide to the Sands, Cedric Robinson.Newcastle-born David Taylor is a professional freelance landscape photographer and writer who now lives in Northumberland. His first camera was a Kodak Instamatic. Since then he’s used every type of camera imaginable: from bulky 4x5 film cameras to pocket-sized digital compacts. David has written nearly 40 books about photography, as well as supplying images and articles to both regional and national magazines. When David is not outdoors he can be found at home with his wife, a cat, and a worryi
Summary
Lancaster and Morecambe are like chalk and Lancashire cheese. So near, yet so far apart in what they offer. Morecambe, the traditional seaside resort, its ‘Bring me Sunshine’ favourite son Eric Morecambe, and Victoria Wood’s ‘Two Soups’ cafe. Plus it’s awesome 1930s Art Deco Midland Hotel, haunt of Coco Chanel and Laurence Olivier. Lancaster, with its Roman remains, its impregnable ‘John o’ Gaunt’ castle and characterful Georgian buildings, built in part from slave-trade profits.
Leave the crowds behind and embrace the true character of this story-filled region, one special place at a time.
