GLASSON DOCK AND GALGATE

There was once a railway from Lancaster to Glasson Dock, passing en route Conder Green, where the Stork pub can be found. (Photo in my collection, photographer not known)

Here's the railway's terminus at Glasson Dock, in LNWR times.

Glasson Dock consists of two basins, where a branch of the Lancaster Canal meets the coastal waters of the Lune estuary. Here's a vessel locking in to the lower basin.

Two old postcards showing the upper basin.

The lower basin in the 1990s.

This is the upper basin, the terminus of the canal

Back in the 1990s, there were three pubs in Glasson. The Carbibou Hotel has now gone.

The Dalton Arms is still pulling pints.

Sadly, the Victoria Inn is another recent casualty.

Leaving Glasson Dock behind, we soon come across a lock. There's an old mill beside it, now converted to a pub. It describes itself as being at Conder Green, which is some distance away.

Soon we're approaching the last lock before joining the main line of the Lancaster Canal at Galgate Junction.

Here is that last lock.

We've now joined the lockless main line at Galgate Junction, where we find a BW service boat.

So, into Galgate village, where our first stop is the Plough. At the time of writing, the pub is shut, but hopefully will reopen.

The Green Dragon closed in 2010.

Thankfully, the New Inn is still in business, though it no longer serves Mitchell's beer.

Well, that's a good place for a rest. The next post will find us passing through Garstang.