2009

SD4178 : Early Morning, Grange-over-Sands

taken 15 years ago, near to Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, England

Early Morning, Grange-over-Sands
Early Morning, Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands is a small Cumbrian seaside town lying on the north side of Morecambe Bay. Originally a small fishing village, Grange developed during the second half of the 19th Century with the arrival of the Lancaster & Ulverston Railway (later absorbed into the Furness Railway), when it became a popular seaside resort and much of this is evident in the Town's (mostly unspoiled) Victorian architecture. Alas, the "sands" and the pleasure steamers have long since departed. The River Kent used to flow past the well-kept mile-long Promenade, but the River's course migrated south leaving the sands to become a salt marsh that is now grazed by small flocks of sheep. The sign warns of fast rising tides, hidden channels and quicksand.

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SD4178, 262 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald Massey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 24 September, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 3 October, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 412 781 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:11.7220N 2:54.1184W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 412 781
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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