Morecambe

We have had some glorious sunny weather recently so lets take back a trip in time. The postcard is entitled "Soaking up the sun at Morecambe, early 1950s"  Yes the great British summer and we do like to lay in the sun, but sometimes it is best to wrap up.

Morecambe is a seaside town on the north west coast of England.  The weather was so clear yesterday that I could see it from my side (north) of the bay, and Blackpool Tower further along.  Fifteen miles away as the crow flies but 50 miles, without wings, to travel by land round the bay.  I suppose the 1950s were the last of the mass holidays to British seaside towns.  In the 1960s the population became more affluent, package holidays arrived and people discovered you could guarantee sunny weeks abroad.   Despite its decline I always have a soft spot for Morecambe or maybe it is a memory of the giant ice creams they used to sell there.  Brucciani's Ice Cream Parlour in Morecambe have been selling ice cream for nearly 100 years, maybe that is where this idea came from

Edwardian holiday poster for Morecambe, circa 1905.  The Naples of the North.  Yes Naples is on a bay and by the sea, full marks for imagination.

Our hostess for Postcard Friendship Friday is Beth at The Best Hearts Are Crunchy,  Happy PFF.