Cable Street, Lancaster

This view shows the new building of Lancaster Bus Station in the center of the photo, with the castellated walls of Lancaster Castle towering above. The old corn warehouses, now converted for university student accommodation, are seen center right occupying the area known as Damside.

 

In the 18th century the area to the right of Cable Street was used for ship building, when Lancaster was a premier port on the west coast. As the River Lune silted in the late 18th century, making the passage of larger ships to St. Georges Quay difficult, a new port was built to serve Lancaster near the mouth of the Lune at Glasson.

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