Grange Over Sands, From Crag 1901
Photo ref: 47048
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Photo ref: 47048
Photo of Grange Over Sands, From Crag 1901

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We are looking out over Grange to Morecambe Bay from Charney Well Road, which rises steeply above the town. Now, houses occupy the slope in front of the camera. On the left we can see the long, steeply pitched roof of the Methodist church on Kents Bank Road. Its neighbours had not then been built; the date stone on what is now McClure & Whitaker Ltd is for 1903.

A Selection of Memories from Grange-Over-Sands

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. Here are some from Grange-Over-Sands

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This picture I believe was taken from Woodheads. You can compare it with an earlier photo of 1894 of 'Grange over Sands from Woodheads' (photo ref 34123). It is interesting to see that the land below Woodheads was still unbuilt upon at 1921 although a new house has appeared on what looks like Highfield Road. In 1908 the Woodheads Estate had land sloping down to Fernleigh Road and Kentsbank Road. I am ...see more
We were married here in 1994.
Is that Yewbarrow Lodge (the original one) in the background? Hit by incendiary bombs in 1941, and burnt badly. We used to play in the remains as children - Sadly SLDC didn't rebuild as per Colonel Porritt's wishes, and now although serving a great purpose as a nursing home, is a ghastly eyesore.
Showing the original Crown Hotel, and obviously pre the clock tower.