The History of Morecambe and Heysham Past and Present

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Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. Next he travels to Conisbrough, to see the castle, that was an inspiration to Sir Walter Scott when writing Ivanhoe and then journeys to Doncaster to visit Doncaster School for the Deaf. Morecambe was mentioned in an episode of the prison-set television comedy Porridge first broadcast in 1973: ". Portillo sees how Lincolnshire farmers used rails to improve their harvests, visits Lincoln Cathedral, and looks to the future of rail freight.

Portillo gets to grips with the old grey matter at a Victorian asylum, gives a historic horse a facelift and makes malt the 19th-century way. Portillo discovers the Victorian coal heritage that turned Cardiff into the city it is today, explores the 19th-century reason why Barry Island isn't an island, and takes a steam ride through the beautiful Brecon Beacons National Park. Inside the amusement park, on the narrow gauge Pleasure Beach Express, he learns of the history of the Pleasure Beach and rides on the Ghost Train.Next stop is Severn Tunnel Junction in Wales, where he explores an extraordinary piece of Victorian engineering with its own pump house pumping out millions of gallons a day to keep the Severn Tunnel dry.

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Portillo begins in the ruinous gardens at Aberglasney House near Llandeilo, and then rides in the driver's cab on the scenic Heart of Wales railway line. Portillo crosses into West Yorkshire, visiting the Worth Valley and the home of the three Brontë sisters, who were early investors in the railway industry. The BTA works closely with Lancaster Chamber and organises joint promotional ventures with other tourism associations in the region.

He then learns about a Tudor businessman who manufactured cloth in enormous volumes in Newbury, and ends this leg of his trip in Bradford on Avon where a local manufacturer describes how his Victorian forebears were the first in Britain to be licensed to vulcanise rubber. Portillo finds out about Torquay's micro-climate, takes a ride on a steam-hauled train to Dartmouth, goes salmon fishing on the Dart estuary and spends some of Totnes's local currency, the Totnes pound. The town is in the Morecambe and Lunesdale parliamentary constituency; the current Member of parliament is David Morris. Portillo sets sail from Heysham to the Isle of Man, where he discovers the horse trams of Douglas, the 19th-century secrets of the giant Laxey Wheel, and the Victorian history of the delightful Snaefell Mountain Railway.Morecambe finished 14th of 14 in its first three seasons of the Lancashire Senior Competition, withdrew for the 1899–1900 and 1900–01 seasons, finished 11th of 13 in the Lancashire Senior Competition, then finished 17th of 18, 16th of 17, 13th of 14 in Division-2, and finally 30th of 31 in the recombined league, after which Morecambe withdrew from the Northern Rugby Football Union. Portillo discovers how trains spread the word about Oban whisky, hears about the heroic struggle to build a railway across the desolate Rannoch Moor and visits Corrour, one of the favourite shooting estates of the Victorian political elite. Portillo rides one of Scotland's most picturesque railways, visits Scotland's smallest station and learns what went into a Victorian-style spa break.