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Remember swimming back in 1968 and happy mount Park. And Heysham head.

What a shame so many great attractions lost in Morecambe,hopefully Eden Project will go ahead,glad to hear about the Grange Lido,how many years has that been closed,thanks Thomas

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Grange Lido been shut over 30 years and has money get open again what's a win!! Eden is go ahead now too!

My heart breaks for what Morecambe was. We had a caravan in Heysham and went up every weekend between 1976 and 1981. They were the best days of my life Morecambe was bouncing and great great fun to be around. Sadly in later decades it has fallen from grace, but I love it still and hope to retire there. Great and informative video 😉

@jacquiquinn997

Жыл бұрын

I know what you mean. Born thre in 1963 and still a piece of my heart thre. Couldn't retire back thre though

Really enjoyed this video ,and loved the old photos 📸 . Nice job 👏

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!!! Took be long time get all the photos together and set out in the right order I did slight difference style on this one with voice overs what seems to work.

I learned to swim in the Super Swimming Stadium in 1971 - unheated, open air, it was quite bracing at about 9 in the morning. I'm sure it rained a few times, but we were a tough lot in those days. They held swimming galas and shows there, too, during the summer season. I never went to the Harbour Band Arena, but I remember an organist called Harold Graham used to give concerts there, and the music would be heard out on the prom. I did go to Marineland a few times for the dolphin shows, but Morecambe used to be so cold the poor things kept dying in the winter. There used to be a "zoo" in the Stone Jetty building. It was a horrible little place, very cramped and smelly. They actually kept a *bear* in there, which finslly went mad with the confinement and had to be put down. I think the place closed soon after that. And - last but not least - the 'Moby Dick' was moored nearby. This was a sailing ship which had been used in a few films (Disney's 'Treasure Island' with Robert Newton, and John Huston's 'Moby Dick' with Gregory Peck). It sank regularly during the winter, but it was always pumped out and refloated, until it was destroyed by a fire in 1970, on the same day the Alhambra Theatre burned down.

Great to see all the history of what was in the area.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I know right!?

Thanks for the nostalgia , most of it after my memories though. My holidays were spent at Morecambe from 1954 through to 1966. I remember the swimming pool with the high diving board with the "comedy" divers and such, the water was always b....... cold ! In the mid fifties there was the old " Moby Dick" sailing ship moored at the side of the jetty, can't think of its real name, it was used for the filming of " Treasure Island " I think. It got destroyed in a fire. We watched the first pillings being put in for " Marine land " and went to one of the shows the year later. Somewhere on KZread there is video of the " Guinness Clock" that always brought in crowds, Happy Mount Park, and the Illuminations. Morecambe went down hill when Lancaster took over ! Oh happy days long gone, gone but not forgotten in my 70 year old brain. Thanks again Thomas.

Ahhhh, Bubbles. #goodtimes! Shame it's no longer there

went camping and caravaning from 1982 to 2004 best holidays ever

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

ooooh where did you uses to stay when you came up here?

Always good watching a TE video with tons of interesting stuff 😊

What a shame it's all gone.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I know 😭😭😭

Great video TE!! Such a shame the Super Swimming Stadium was lost, it was super in every respect, and perfectly complemented streamline Midland Hotel. One wonders if the glass mussels will bring in the pennies and the people? We can only hope so 🙂 Well done TE!

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I think will give locals work what's been lost over the years what's bonus and hopefully it should attract people and rest town will get done up but long as dose not go too much money and lose its character. But be interesting to see what happens.

yes I've got a picture of the bandstand an the jug of tea building

I remember as a kid having many a ride on the old car ride that was behind the bandstand between midland hotel and marine land lol lol

It looks like at one time it had it all , no doubt the package holiday had a lot to do with its demise . I had an overnight stay two years on the run in 99 and 2000 for the annual Morecambe to Scarborough cycle ride and like a lot of uk seaside towns it seemed very rundown at that time , hopefully this new investment will put it back on the map 👍

Really interesting, thank you. My book on the history of Miss Great Britain details its beginnings in 1945 at the Super Swimming Stadium, which hosted the heats and grand final until 1970 when it moved inside for the TV cameras.

Better than commenting, I'm visiting this year. Thanks TE.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

You coming up to backyard are you?

Entertainer movie was morecambe at its best

@jacquiquinn997

Жыл бұрын

My mum was an extra in that film as a kid !

Really enjoyed that Thomas as usual quality content .. were going up soon for a lancashire walk photo shoot so we, ll drop by here in case eden does get the funding and none of this is here ......Regards Frank & Lee......

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Eden dose have the go ahead so it might be still same or will have lots of fences around it. Sounds good Lancashire walk photo shoot very showbiz

good work lad.

@ThomasEdward

7 ай бұрын

thank you!

Great video brought back a lot of happy memories. The super swimming stadium was fantastic I used to have a season ticket in the late 60's and would go in nearly every day during the summer. It was a long way down jumping off that top diving board! Yes Marineland had an aquarium inside and also 2 crocodiles in a pen in the centre of the aquarium. Don't know if you know but it was called the Harbour Band Arena because that is where the harbour used to be.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

oooh crocodiles 🐊 in Morecambe who would of thought it were they biggies or small? No I didn't know was called Harbour Band Arena very interesting thank you makes sense because it's right in middle of pier now and old wood Pier where hovercraft is now.

@ianmitchell2837

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasEdward One big crocodile and one smaller one. When I was doing some work in there over their enclosure I was told that it was the smaller of the two that I had to watch out for as it was a lot more feisty. Ward's ship breakers yard was on the site of Marineland many years ago. That area of Morecambe for council elections etc. is still called 'Harbour Ward' due to that being where the harbour was before Heysham harbour was built.

Went to the original Eden Project some years ago, more like a shopping and eating opportunity to me!!!

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Oh that's interesting Was it very middle glass thing?

@JohnSmith-bx8zb

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasEdward 😂😂😂😂

Hi Thomas, went to marine land when I was young, it did have chimps in there but I never saw them, I remember it had fish tanks just after you paid to go in and then you came outside to where the dolphins were, in todays world I guess it was wrong, but I was only about 5,6 or seven years old I really enjoyed it, was like a weekend away but I only lived 5 minutes by bus.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Lovely hearing memories from people like you from old days because they are details you can't research because not everything is documented. Thank you for commenting.

Nice to see you trying to record for posterity the goings on in Morecombe . How ling away in the future is the planned redevelopment of the site to a eden project T E ,once again good content ,Neil

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Eden isn't far to they do first dig with gold spade only couple months away so I've just done it in nick of time. Btw Neil 22nd April I'm down road form you at pride of longbridge 😉

@neilrose8618

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasEdward ok i will see if i can get there see you my friend

@neilrose8618

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasEdward my mate gies down there in his mini cooper mk 1

Great stuff Thomas. Do you anything about the 'Moby Dick' galleon? It was by the jetty. Love your films.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

In future there will be something just wasn't focusing on jetty area too much in this video.

Great vlog TE. We were actually in Morecambe yesterday, and didn't realise any of that. Is Morecambe your home town?

I went to see Rik Mayal at the Dome in 1990.

Nice one Thomas love your dance moves. TE Boogie

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

Oways true entertainment on the TE channel

We lived in Milnthorpe 1965 1989.

Wasn't the Moby Dick schooner moored up where Marineland was built?

@philcoogan7369

2 жыл бұрын

Further round closer to the baths I think. You can see it in one of the shots of the baths. As I recall it was destroyed by fire.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

It was indeed I didn't mention to much like that because trying capture everything what would be flatten by eden PROJECT.

Didn't the miniature bus and fire engine also operate in that area close to the swimming pool in the mid/late 1950s?

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

oooh I'll have look into that speak to my dad and mum on that one!

You forgot to mention that most of that areawas reclaimed from the sea and the original sea wall is still visible from the promenade.

Yo, that's was good dude I really enjoyed it. Nice and informative. Maybe check out some local ROC posts, a fair few around here. I look forward to your video Tonight. :)

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve done ROC stuff off camera but very hard get good ones intact now what haven’t been filled in or are private. Thank you for your kind words take great time in getting theses videos right! tonight’s video will be good one you should enjoy it!

Does anybody remember seeing any bands when the Dome venue was there?

@dereham1

2 жыл бұрын

Central Pier was the place for bands.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I know Mods liked the pier didn't they?

So sad to see the decline of Morecambe

Remember it all well

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

What do you remember the most?

@donnahardman2310

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThomasEdward My first memory is when I went on a school trip there. I was 5 years old and got ‘lost’ on purpose at the zoo, because I was bored and wanted to explore the area on my own!! Love to go to The Midland nowadays and watch the world go by. Love your video 👍

I’m new

@ThomasEdward

Жыл бұрын

New to the TE channel?

Remember marineland

‘E by eck, just think what Morecambe would look like if it were pulling punters in from all over, it could be the making of Morecambe... unless things were done on the cheap and half arsed - then it could end up costing us all hundreds of thousands of pounds like the Blobbyland scandal. A local.

@ThomasEdward

2 жыл бұрын

I think we all have fingers crossed what will happen in future not very good track recorder in recent times has there?

An outdoor pool in Britain's climate does not make much sense.