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| St. George's Quay was built in 1750, during Lancaster's golden age as a port. Lancaster imported sugar, cotton, rum and mahogany, whilst exporting furniture and general merchandise to the British Colonies in North America and the West Indies. It was also a centre for the unsavoury slave trade. The River Lune is tidal at this point. Lancaster city centre is in the distance, whilst the former Quay area is on the right. |
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| Across the Lune toward the Quay. |
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| The Millennium footbridge with dark clouds gathering. |
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| The Quay looking from the Millennium Bridge. |
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| The old warehouses have been converted into offices and expensive river side apartments. |
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| This building was the Customs House. It is now home to the Lancaster Maritime Museum. Designed by Richard Gillow, it opened in 1764. |
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| The side of the Customs House. The plaque on the wall can be seen in the above image. |
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| One of two pubs on the quay side,. This one is the Wagon & Horses. |
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| More apartments, one of which is up for sale. |
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| Carlisle Bridge which 'carries' the West Coast main railway line, |
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| There is an ongoing large redevelopment scheme taking palce at this end of the Quay. This warehouse, along with others which have already 'disappeared' are making way for housing. |
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| The other pub on the Quay is the George & Dragon. |
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| Victoria Wharf. A reminder of when Lancaster was an important port. |
Lovely old dockside wharfs and buildings, is there a millenium bridge at every dockside? It would seem so. David.
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