A RETURN TO LANCASHIRE

Having left the Isle of Man behind, it's time to get back to the mainland, arriving in Heysham, Lancashire, aboard the SS Olive.

 

Here's an old view of Heysham Harbour with a dredger.

The Midland Railway operated the main station at Heysham Harbour.

There were extensive sidings around here.

The LMS installed camping coaches for holidaymakers.

Morecambe & Heysham buses served Heysham Harbour too. This AEC Regent III was photographed in 1974, just after Lancaster City Transport had taken over.

Heysham is well know for being the site of a nuclear power station (Creative Commons License).

Heysham village itself is some distance away. Here it is in the 1920s or thereabouts, with an early Morecambe & Heysham Corporation bus.

Ribble Motor Services also served Heysham village.

Heysham's church is dedicated to St Peter (Creative Commons License).

Beside the beach, some old graves, carved out of solid rock.

The Royal Hotel in Heysham, seen in the ownership of Mitchell's of Lancaster.

Lonsdale Coaches, based in Heysham, provided staff transport for power station workers.

Later, Heysham Travel did the same type of work.

We continue into Morecambe, arriving at a location called the Battery, where M&HCT had their depot. The town never had electric trams, but this petrol powered tramcar is seen on the turntable.

Inside the depot, in 1974, more AEC Regent V buses, now having 'City of Lancaster' fleet names.

Another one passes on the seafront close by.

In 1974, the Regent III buses were decidely ancient and this ex Maidstone Leyland was purchased to help out.

Also passing the Battery, the buses of Ribble and Lonsdale Coaches.

Time for a pint now, at this former Mathew Brown pub, the Pier.

The sun is setting over Morecambe Bay.....

.....and when darkness falls, the illuminations are switched on.

We'll see much more of Morecambe in the next post. Don't forget to follow the map here.