tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post5677756984445323173..comments2024-03-28T21:34:06.575+00:00Comments on The Postal Picture: Piering Back in TimeJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-84768283296529417222014-02-23T21:25:59.898+00:002014-02-23T21:25:59.898+00:00Make Money Online is very easy now, In Internet sy...Make Money Online is very easy now, In Internet system we have now best earning system without any work, Just Invest some Money into your Business and Make Perfect Life time Earnings with this Business.<br />Join Now for Make Perfect Business and Earn Money online from home.<br />www.hotfxearnings.comryan jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175782550007924034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-36170447895683975512014-01-27T17:50:06.393+00:002014-01-27T17:50:06.393+00:00Nice to see the Stone Jetty survives. That pavilio...Nice to see the Stone Jetty survives. That pavilion on the Central Pier is certainly very impressive. What a shame that so many of these pier end attractions from yestreyear have been destroyed by fire.ryan jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175782550007924034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-5672176222149638412014-01-27T17:49:59.682+00:002014-01-27T17:49:59.682+00:00niceniceryan jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14175782550007924034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-38891459637423928872013-03-12T14:44:05.206+00:002013-03-12T14:44:05.206+00:00My grandmother lived in Lancaster, who knows we ma...My grandmother lived in Lancaster, who knows we may have both been on Morecambe beach in the same years.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-42734789383877063282013-03-11T18:21:17.575+00:002013-03-11T18:21:17.575+00:00I was born in Lancaster, a few miles from Morecamb...I was born in Lancaster, a few miles from Morecambe, and grew up there in the 50s and 60s. I remember some splendid days there, walking out along the pier, and the jetty, and swimming in the huge (110 yard long) open air pool, which was the home of the Miss Great Britain contest.Caminantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646486944120926042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-57752099274810481202013-03-11T16:19:40.361+00:002013-03-11T16:19:40.361+00:00So many things to look at in the first two cards; ...So many things to look at in the first two cards; the women's clothing, the umbrellas, the woman pushing a cart?, the children with their pants rolled up wading in the water, the boats, the "Taj Mahal." Wonderful post!Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-29116481404453248102013-03-11T16:16:10.502+00:002013-03-11T16:16:10.502+00:00Wonderful card. I know Morecambe fairly well but d...Wonderful card. I know Morecambe fairly well but diedn't recognise that magnificent pier and then I read on and discovered why. Before my time, but what a magnificent structure.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-47355332257127507362013-03-11T15:54:50.609+00:002013-03-11T15:54:50.609+00:00Thanks Scriptor Senex for interpreting that occupa...Thanks Scriptor Senex for interpreting that occupation, I should look with added interest next time I see a loom in a Museum.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253875352864018195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-31940768922145067422013-03-11T14:55:36.463+00:002013-03-11T14:55:36.463+00:00What an interetsing post, and isn't it nice wh...What an interetsing post, and isn't it nice when someone pops up with an answer to a query? Now I've learned what a heald is too! I'll tell my husband about this post as he was born in Lancaster and knew Morecambe well.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-43426767552256557702013-03-11T07:38:23.070+00:002013-03-11T07:38:23.070+00:00Interesting. I think he might have been a heald v...Interesting. I think he might have been a heald varnisher - it seems quite a few people put that as their occupation. You can read about it <a href="http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LANCSGEN/2002-08/1030443609" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Scriptor Senexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17795521284516432520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-73794865412686820672013-03-10T19:50:53.677+00:002013-03-10T19:50:53.677+00:00Oh I would enjoy to visit this and others like it,...Oh I would enjoy to visit this and others like it, if only they had survived.21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-37513553875408908392013-03-10T15:57:19.553+00:002013-03-10T15:57:19.553+00:00Given Our Weather, To Send A Postcard Saying the w...Given Our Weather, To Send A Postcard Saying <i>the weather is lovely send the kids</i> Is the height of English Optimism ! I guess the trains played an important part in the development of Morecambe.And yes,it was/is a wonderful destination.Great Photos!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-84645538817278071852013-03-09T19:28:40.863+00:002013-03-09T19:28:40.863+00:00I would have liked to visit back then.
It was qui...I would have liked to visit back then.<br /><br />It was quite depressing when we last went there - the tide was in and the water lapped that masses of boulders that cover the shore. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01378637587289025611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-45995083635221198792013-03-09T18:37:27.163+00:002013-03-09T18:37:27.163+00:00I wish I could get on a trim and go visit a place ...I wish I could get on a trim and go visit a place like that.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-59402624595337040812013-03-09T18:25:41.316+00:002013-03-09T18:25:41.316+00:00Such a sad end for a lovely building. Fortunately...Such a sad end for a lovely building. Fortunately it is preserved in photographs. A fine post.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-9449118435655329962013-03-09T16:47:48.228+00:002013-03-09T16:47:48.228+00:00A very fine post. A visit during it's heyday w...A very fine post. A visit during it's heyday would have been fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-41154458355354899932013-03-09T15:34:12.797+00:002013-03-09T15:34:12.797+00:00Thank you for working so hard on this fantastic po...Thank you for working so hard on this fantastic post. It is too bad that the pretty building burned down. We have many rock jetties along the Oregon Coast, but it is rarely warm enough there to justify building a swimming pool on one of them.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-21331169904660859482013-03-09T14:19:07.603+00:002013-03-09T14:19:07.603+00:00I haven't been to Morecambe at all but would h...I haven't been to Morecambe at all but would have loved to have gone there when that old pier was in existence.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-40607464591382658592013-03-09T10:00:46.373+00:002013-03-09T10:00:46.373+00:00I agree with Wendy. I would love to have visited s...I agree with Wendy. I would love to have visited some of these seaside resorts in their heyday. I have heard them mentioned so often in books that I have read and wished i was around in those days. Thanks for the interesting photos.Liz Needlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346380755511150998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-88316999970365452662013-03-09T05:06:42.600+00:002013-03-09T05:06:42.600+00:00Nice to see the Stone Jetty survives. That pavili...Nice to see the Stone Jetty survives. That pavilion on the Central Pier is certainly very impressive. What a shame that so many of these pier end attractions from yestreyear have been destroyed by fire.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-998504259104643425.post-69824608066893055932013-03-08T23:55:19.014+00:002013-03-08T23:55:19.014+00:00I would love to have been a visitor at that Pavili...I would love to have been a visitor at that Pavilion in its heyday. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com