Morecambe Walk: Town Centre & Beach【4K】

Описание: Located on the west coast of England, in the county of Lancashire, and around 25 miles north of Blackpool, is the town of Morecambe.

The town is named after Morecambe Bay, which is the estuary found just south of the Lake District, and the UK's largest expanse of tidal sand & mud flats. Recorded references to Morecambe Bay date back to Roman times where Claudius Ptolemœus (Ptolemy) refers to 'Moriancabris Æsturis' on his maps from the 2nd century. The town of Morecambe itself has a much more recent history.

In 1846 the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company was formed to build a harbour and a railway on Morecambe Bay, close to the village of Poulton-le-Sands. The station opened in 1848, and by 1850 it had connected to Skipton, Keighley and Bradford. A settlement began to grow around the harbour and expanded to absorb not only Poulton-le-Sands, but the neighbouring villages of Bare and Torrisholme. The settlement became known as 'Morecambe', which was eventually adopted as its official name in 1889.

Morecambe became a thriving seaside resort by the mid 20th century. Its rail connections made it popular with visitors from West Yorkshire and Scotland, although holidaymakers from Lancashire would typically flock to Blackpool instead. In 1939 a holiday camp known as Middleton Towers opened in Morecambe. This was later acquired by holiday park chain Pontins, and would become their biggest resort in the country.

A number of setbacks fell upon Morecambe in the late 20th century. Two piers were lost, namely West End Pier due to a storm and Central Pier due to fire damage. Then in 1994 an ill-fated Mr Blobby theme park opened. At the height of 'Blobbymania' ('90s kids will remember), Noel Edmonds, then presenter of Noel's House Party featuring Mr Blobby (a big inflatable pink guy with yellow spots on and a distorted voice, for the benefit of anyone who missed out), opened the park in Morecambe, only for it to close four months later. The decision to open it in the first place was voted 59 to 1 in favour by local councillors. The sole dissenter quoted on the matter: "I said there was no way people were going to queue to see a few small houses and a man in a Mr Blobby suit, they would only go if Noel Edmonds himself was going to be there every day." And no, this isn't a wind up, it genuinely happened!

Morecambe is represented in sport by Morecambe Football Club. Founded in 1920, they are nicknamed 'The Shrimps' (in reference to the local delicacy of potted shrimp), and have played their home games at the Mazuma Stadium since 2010, when it replaced their former ground, Christie Park.

In 1926 John Eric Bartholomew was born in Morecambe. He is better known by his stage name: Eric Morecambe. During his career in comedy, he teamed up with Ernie Wise to form one of Britain's best-loved double acts: Morecambe and Wise. In 1999 a statue of Eric was unveiled by Queen Elizabeth, which features in the walk shortly after the 13-minute mark.

Other famous people from Morecambe include actress Thora Hird and motorcyclist John McGuinness. Nicknamed 'The Morecambe Missile', McGuinness is one of the most successful Isle of Man TT riders of all time.

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Filmed: 12th May 2022

Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/q5ZY5uMJLp3xaTWP9

Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Marine Road Central (overlooking Morecambe Bay)
0:15 Marine Road Central
3:44 Euston Road
4:20 Market Street
5:29 Victoria Street
5:54 Union Street
6:24 Victoria Street
6:50 Market Street
7:16 Euston Road
8:53 Central Drive
9:48 Queen Street
11:35 Marine Road Central
13:16 Eric Morecambe Statue
13:44 Morecambe Bay
13:58 Eric Morecambe Statue
14:05 Marine Road Central
18:18 Funland