Glasson, Victoria Terrace c.1955
Photo ref: G260011
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The Caribou Hotel overlooks the basin and locks, which connect the Lancaster Branch Canal with the sea. Glasson was first used as a port for ships unable to navigate the Lune to Lancaster from 1787, but the arrival of the canal in 1826, followed by the railway in 1883, increased its effectiveness.

Memories of Glasson, Victoria Terrace c1955

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Glasson, Victoria Terrace c.1955

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I was born in 1949 and grew up on Victoria Terrace. The picture of Victoria Terrace has special meaning to me, upon closer inspection I noticed my mum scrubbing our front door step, this she did daily along with the strip of pavement in front of our door. I lived in village until I married in 1969. How the old place has changed over the years, I remember walking through the fields to school, in their place now are ...see more