HEART OF GLASS Evidence of stained glass in British churches can be traced back to the 7th Century. By the Medieval period the practice was commonplace and we can only imagine the wonder with which worshipers gazed upon these colourful creations. A revival in the 19th Century saw a resurgence…
Stories
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES
SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES There’s more to Carnforth than Brief Encounter. Around the town, there are clues to its past, if you know where to look.Well connected by rail, road and canal, Carnforth is also surrounded by natural outcrops of limestone. And limestone is a vital component in the…
Morecambe’s Lost Theatre
MORECAMBE’S LOST THEATRE From ‘The Era’, Saturday 9th April 1898: “Morecambe added still another big attraction to the many already established for the delectation of its visitors when, on Monday, the new Royalty Theatre opened its portals to the play-going public for the first time.” Situated on Market Street and…
Curtain Up!
Drum Roll Please! This week has been rather a special week for LuneTube: This is the week that we have passed the 50,000 views milestone! Yes, our films have been watched over 50,000 times since we started our weekly release last September. So we thought we’d take a bow, and…
Workers’ Playtime
THAT WAS THE YEAR For Britain, 1956 was an eventful year. With the Suez Crisis dominating headlines around the world and Prime Minister Anthony Eden clinging to power at home, it was a turbulent time . Manchester United won the Football League 1st Division and Manchester City the FA Cup. …
For Lune The Bell Tolls
LUNE VALLEY MEANDER If you’ve driven along the A683 between Lancaster and Hornby, you will have passed through the village of Claughton. It doesn’t take long, as it’s rather small. You might have noticed a pub, a cluster of houses and some industrial buildings. You’ve probably seen the famous brick…
Poulton Lost and Found
Return to the Village At LuneTube, we love a good detective story. This one involves a disappearing village, lost buildings and a vert illustrious family indeed. Poulton-le-Sands At the heart of the seaside resort of Morecambe there are traces of the old village of Poulton-le-Sands. Originally, just a handful of…
Bob: Man of Ideas
Man of Ideas! Bob Chaplin cannot stop inventing things – in fact he’s been inventing since he was a lad. He moved to Lancaster with his family in the 1970’s and worked at Lancaster University in the Engineering Department. His main area of research was wave energy – an area…
Cue The Music
CUE THE MUSIC When Morecambe charity ‘More Music’ set-up home in ‘The Hothouse’ in 1996; they were breathing new life into a building which had served as a place of entertainment for a century. Small, but beautifully formed; this distinctive red brick building is well-known to residents of the West…
Special Delivery
LuneKids deliver history lesson Postboxes are a common sight all over the UK. In every city, town or village, you will find the familiar red boxes belonging to Royal Mail. But have you ever noticed there are different types? Around 800, according to the experts. The first box was introduced…