Anyone remember the Gaumont cinema and the Dancing Waters Show ? Steel was used for munitions for WW 1........it became even rarer then ! At least the Town Hall survives. The filling station ( garage ) was handy on the corner , but that’s gone too . Our Mum used to work in the off licence next to Morecambe FC ( Christie Park ) and used to serve Eric Morecambe with his pipe tobacco ! Cheers.
Great video. Thanks for posting. Never knew there had been a tower like that in Morecambe. I had been looking for info on New Brighton Tower and Watkin's Tower when I found it mentioned.
I just remember The Gaumont - I was only 8 when it was demolished. Our bus, from Carnforth, terminated outside the door. I remember the wave of interest in 10 pin bowling, in the early 60s, but Morecambe Bowl did not last long - like most things in Morecambe really.
Great! I found this very interesting as I never knew that Morecambe had a tower, not as grand as Blackpool, but a tower none the less. Such a shame it didn't survive it would have been quite an attraction today.
Times change but what Morecambe had & lost is just plain ridiculous, .Frontierland, Marineland ,Alhambra, Winter Gardens,(hanging in there) A pier (ffs), odean ., the original train station, it would cost millions to get it all back ,that no council can afford. but all of a sudden , Eric lived there!.
Trust Morecambe to get rid of such a fine building
Anyone remember the Gaumont cinema and the Dancing Waters Show ? Steel was used for munitions for WW 1........it became even rarer then ! At least the Town Hall survives. The filling station ( garage ) was handy on the corner , but that’s gone too .
Our Mum used to work in the off licence next to Morecambe FC ( Christie Park ) and used to serve Eric Morecambe with his pipe tobacco ! Cheers.
Great video. Thanks for posting. Never knew there had been a tower like that in Morecambe. I had been looking for info on New Brighton Tower and Watkin's Tower when I found it mentioned.
I just remember The Gaumont - I was only 8 when it was demolished. Our bus, from Carnforth, terminated outside the door. I remember the wave of interest in 10 pin bowling, in the early 60s, but Morecambe Bowl did not last long - like most things in Morecambe really.
Great! I found this very interesting as I never knew that Morecambe had a tower, not as grand as Blackpool, but a tower none the less. Such a shame it didn't survive it would have been quite an attraction today.
The red seats ended up in the Plaza Cinema. It continued to be called the Tower through bingo night club cinema dance venue etc.
Times change but what Morecambe had & lost is just plain ridiculous, .Frontierland, Marineland ,Alhambra, Winter Gardens,(hanging in there) A pier (ffs), odean ., the original train station, it would cost millions to get it all back ,that no council can afford. but all of a sudden , Eric lived there!.
3 piers !
Yeah better NOT OVER SPEND ON A STATUE OF ERIC EHH ,, LOW MENTALITY IDIOTS
Those councillors that killed Morecambe should be jailed.
Morecambe had two piers and the stone jetty. Frontierland closed because of a big bust up between Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Lancaster City Council.
Morecambe Pleasure Park was great.
Shame they turned it into some Wild West cowboy thing...@@frankpreston2167
Superb video. Thank you & best wishes :)
Thanks for posting
my brother use to take me midnight bowling after the cafe closed for the day
lets build another tower.
def ender. Yeah we probably could if the Greedy City of Lancaster wasn't in charge!! What happened to the sayin' 1 for 1 and 1 for all?
@@kristinejames9812 i think you'll find its 2 for them and none for anything past asda.
@@kristinejames9812 They're like the overfed mice experiment there.
Morecambe Council were not Wise.
Like a smaller Tower of Babel. But are you sure they didn't build it?