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Tourism

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  • 2 stories
  • 12 photos
  • 7 multimedia

Morecambe Bay has been a tourism destination for over 150 years.  Particular highlights are the steamboats and the beaches.

2 stories about Tourism
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  • Born into a family of butchers

    Born into a family of butchers

    Ninety-one-year-old Richard ‘Rex’ Lancaster had an idyllic childhood in Grange. In shorts and vest his six-to-eight-week summer holidays were spent ...
  • Plans for Walney

    Plans for Walney

    Walney-on-Sea During the late 19th century and early 20th century Walney was seen as a possible seaside resort with hotels and ...
12 images of Tourism
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  • Photograph of Charlie Overett and a diver on the high diving board

    Photograph of Charlie Overett and a diver on the high diving board

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett and Swede Gibson

    Photograph of Charlie Overett and Swede Gibson

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett and two diving stars at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Photograph of Charlie Overett and two diving stars at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett jumping off the high diving board

    Photograph of Charlie Overett jumping off the high diving board

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett on the diving boards at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Photograph of Charlie Overett on the diving boards at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett on the diving boards at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium 2

    Photograph of Charlie Overett on the diving boards at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium 2

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett with a group of other swimmers at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Photograph of Charlie Overett with a group of other swimmers at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

  • Photograph of Charlie Overett with Don Morris(?)

    Photograph of Charlie Overett with Don Morris(?)

  • Photograph of diving boards at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Photograph of diving boards at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

  • Photograph of Eric Atkinson at Grange Swimming Pool with other staff members

    Photograph of Eric Atkinson at Grange Swimming Pool with other staff members

  • Photograph of the pool at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium.

    Photograph of the pool at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium.

  • Photograph showing Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Photograph showing Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

7 media clips about Tourism
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  • Oral history interview with Charlie Overett, member of Aqua Loonies diving troupe

    Oral history interview with Charlie Overett, member of Aqua Loonies diving troupe

  • Oral history interview with Eric and Jill Atkinson on swimming

    Oral history interview with Eric and Jill Atkinson on swimming

  • Oral history interview with Ginny Marshall, a lifeguard in Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Oral history interview with Ginny Marshall, a lifeguard in Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

  • Oral history interview with John Owen, Publicity and Entertainment Department in Morecambe Town Hall

    Oral history interview with John Owen, Publicity and Entertainment Department in Morecambe Town Hall

  • Oral history interview with Maisie and John Murray

    Oral history interview with Maisie and John Murray

  • Oral history interview with Rex Lancaster. Growing up in Grange.

    Oral history interview with Rex Lancaster. Growing up in Grange.

  • Summary of interview with Charlie Overett, member of Aqua Loonies diving troupe at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

    Summary of interview with Charlie Overett, member of Aqua Loonies diving troupe at Morecambe Super Swimming Stadium

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