Photographs of Overton and the hauntingly beautiful Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast.
Village Stores, Post Office and post box, Overton, Lancashire.
Now a private house.
St Helen's Church, Overton on the Lancashire Coast.
The church dates from the 12th century, but much rebuilding work was carried out in 1771 and restoration work in 1902. The doorway is Norman.
A medieval sandstone cross base and part of its shaft in the graveyard of St. Helen's Church, Overton, Lancashire.
Lades Bridge carrying the causeway from Overton to Sunderland Point in Lancashire.
The causeway is likely to be under water one to two hours before and after high tide.
A metal sculpture depicting a person and the wildlife of Sunderland Point by Ray Schofield (1948 - 2004) on the old wharfe at Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast.
The 1683 Old Hall with a West Indian style balcony at Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast.
In the late 17th century, Robert Lawson, a Quaker living at Old Hall and two other businessmen developed Sunderland as an out-port for Lancaster. It went on to become the main port for Lancashire, with large ships bringing in cotton, rum, sugar, tobacco and even slaves from the West Indies and Baltic. It is believed that stonework from the ruined Cockersand Abbey across the river was used in the building of the quay, houses and warehouses here. In 1728 Lawson went bankrupt and Lancaster proceeded to develop its own port. In 1787 another new port was opened at nearby Glasson and Sunderland’s trade disappeared.
Upsteps Cottage, Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast.
Upsteps Cottage is the former brewhouse for The Ship Inn. This was where Sambo died.
Sambo's Grave and the Horizon Line Chamber at Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast.
Opened in the spring of 2019, the Horizon Line Chamber, designed by Chris Drury, houses a camera obscura. The beautiful stonework is by master stonemason Andrew Mason.
This new artwork for Morecambe Bay has been sited next to Sambo's Grave.
Sambo was a young slave, brought from his home in the West Indies to Sunderland in 1736. Upon arrival, his master the captain left Sambo at a local inn while he went away on business. Legend says that Sambo died of a broken heart because he thought his master had deserted him, but probably he had picked up a European disease to which he had no immunity. Not being a Christian, Sambo could not be buried in consecrated ground, so sailors dug a small grave behind the village.
The Horizon Line Chamber at Sunderland Point on the Lancashire Coast.
Opened in the spring of 2019, the Horizon Line Chamber, designed by |Chris Drury, houses a camera obscura. The beautiful stonework is by master stonemason Andrew Mason.
Coastal erosion of the sandstone cliffs at Sunderland Point, Lancashire.
In 2013 the Point was covered in rock armour to protect it from erosion.
Rock armour, Sunderland Point, Lancashire.
In 2013 the sandstone cliffs at Sunderland Point were covered in rock armour to protect them from erosion.
Evening sun on the tidal road from Sunderland Point to Overton, Lancashire.
The causeway is likely to be under water one to two hours before and after high tide.
A car crossing the causeway from Overton to Sunderland Point in Lancashire.
The causeway is likely to be under water one to two hours before and after high tide.
The causeway over Lades Marsh that connects Sunderland Point with Overton, Lancashire.
Boats and the tidal causeway at Sunderland Point, the Lune Estuary on the Lancashire Coast.
Boats on the mudflats at Sunderland Point, the mouth of the River Lune, Lancashire.
Haaf net fishers, Margaret Owen and grandson, Tim Birkett on the Lune Estuary .They fish the Lune at ebb and flood for salmon.
A traditional haaf net for catching salmon and sea trout.
Fishing with haaf nets is beleived to date from Viking times because 'haaf' is the Norse word for channel 0r sea. A rectangular wooden frame holds the net which is Haaf net has a rectangular wooden frame which supports the net which is divided into two pokes (pockets).. The middle leg extends for carrying and tipping to catch the fish..