Photographs of Thurnham and Cockerham on the Lancashire Coast.
Cockersand Abbey and the sea wall, Cockerham, Lancashire.
The Leper Hospital of St. Mary was founded here in 1184 by the hermit Hugh Garth. By 1192 it had become an abbey for a French Order of Canons, but remained a hospital and went on to become one of the richest religious institutions in the county. In 1539 the abbey was closed by Henry V111 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Much stonework was later used for local building projects, but the 13th century chapter house was spared, becoming a family mausoleum for the Daltons of Thurnham Hall from 1785 to 1861.
Cockersand Abbey, Cockerham, Lancashire.
The Leper Hospital of St. Mary was founded here in 1184 by the hermit Hugh Garth. By 1192 it had become an abbey for a French Order of Canons, but remained a hospital and went on to become one of the richest religious institutions in the county. In 1539 the abbey was closed by Henry V111 as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries. Much stonework was later used for local building projects, but the 13th century chapter house was spared, becoming a family mausoleum for the Daltons of Thurnham Hall from 1785 to 1861.
The Lancashire Coastal Way footpath on the embankment running alongside Plover Scar at Cockerham in Lancashire.
Plover Scar Lighthouse, Cockerham, Lancashire.
Plover Scar Light is one of two lighthouses built here in 1847 to guide ships along the deep water channel of the River Lune to Glasson Dock. Plover Scar was automated in 1951, and the other lighthouse dismantled in 1954.
Plover Scar Lighthouse, Cockerham in Lancashire.
Plover Scar Light is one of two lighthouses built here in 1847 to guide ships along the deep water channel of the River Lune to Glasson Dock. Plover Scar was automated in 1951, and the other lighthouse dismantled in 1954.
Sunset, Plover Scar Lighthouse, Cockerham in Lancashire.
Plover Scar Light is one of two lighthouses built here in 1847 to guide ships along the deep water channel of the River Lune to Glasson Dock. Plover Scar was automated in 1951, and the other lighthouse dismantled in 1954.
Tractor and St. Michael's Church, Cockerham, Lancashire.
A farmer cuts his grass using a zero grazing forage wagon with a backdrop of green fields and St. Michael's Church. (The large white roof of Heysham Power Station has been erased).
St. Michael's Church, Cockerham in Lancashire.
The Perpendicular style tower with the embattled parapet dates from the 16th century, but the rest of the church was rebuilt in 1814 and 1911.
A gate post of Thurnham Hall in Lancashire.
The original 12th century hall on this site belonged to the de Thurnham family and then eventually by descent in the 16th century to Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, who was the father of Lady Jane Grey, 'the Nine Days Queen'.
The building was later purchased in the 17th century by Robert Dalton who almost raised it to the ground and rebuilt it.
Thurnham Hall in Lancashire.
The original 12th century hall on this site belonged to the de Thurnham family and then eventually by descent in the 16th century to Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, who was the father of Lady Jane Grey, 'the Nine Days Queen'.
The building was later purchased in the 17th century who raised it to the ground and rebuilt it.
Church of St Thomas and St Elizabeth at Thurnham in Lancashire.
Roman Catholic church, built in the mid 19th century to a design by Charles Hansom, known for his Gothic Revival style.
The Egyptian style Gillow Mausoleum at the Church of St Thomas and St Elizabeth at Thurnham near Glasson Dock in Lancashire.
The mausoleum was built in 1830 by Richard Gillow from the Lancaster furniture firm of Robert Gillow.
Bailey Bridge, number 5 on the Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal, Lancashire.
The Glasson Branch was opened in 1826 to provide the Lancaster Canal with its only link to the sea. This 4.8km (3 mile) stretch of canal to Glasson Basin has six locks. A final set of locks leads into the dock to gain access to the Lune Estuary and Irish Sea.
Bridge Number 4 on the Glasson Branch of the Lancaster Canal in Lancashire.