Lancaster Riverside

I found it difficult today to decide what to share of my visit to Lucy in Lancaster, but after a while I decided it should reflect some of the themes of the city and it's history.

Of considerable importance in the past was the use of the River Lune as a port. Lancaster is also a place with many attractive stone buildings. These thoughts brought me to this shot of part of St Georges Quay, and this pleasant group of buildings.

St Georges Quay was built around 1750, and many properties still date from that time.

The twisted shape of the one in the middle made me smile. One wonders what shape the rooms are, and if the floors slope as much as the stonework suggests.

The area here along the shore would once have been riverside mud flats, so not a very stable place to build, but the need for an extension of the quay area brought this land into use.

In addition to residential property and the public house, there were also many warehouses along the riverside, with many of them now converted to apartments. There is also an excellent maritime museum near here, where we spent several hours browsing the artefacts.

Almost all of the buildings along this quay are built of a very attractive stone, as are many others in the centre of the city.

Ian

[Lee]

Thats quite bizarre, good shot!

[Nia]

Funny bow it seems to be just the one in the middle that is twisted, almost like the ones either side are squishing it. Those red doors are great.

[Malc Bird]

Fabulous shot - love the architecture. Looks almost like a model village. Fav

[Loopy-Lou]

Wonderful shot, looks a really nice place to visit.

[Pyrrhula]

Great view on those lovely houses. Look very much the same of the pic I`ve taken from the town Middelburg. Great architecture, great history

[Therese]

Lovely shot!!! The middle house is very eye catching for sure!!! It looks almost like it was squashed into that space!!! :)

[Hazel A]

Great shot. Particularly like the wonky house in the middle!

[Molly]

These looked to me like toy town houses when they appeared on my home page! It's a great capture, with beautifully sharp focus, and lots of interesting information.

[Tony]

Love the 'tumble down' look of that central structure. As always your in-depth commentary add so much to the picture.

[Netkonnexion]

Wow. I know this place. What a great shot of it. Nice one.

[Cathie]

I love this view, Ian. Looks charming.

[bkb in the city]

What a great shot. That middle leaning building is quite interesting or sure

[Jacqui Paterson]

Fav. So full of character. Awesome.

[Sarah Munnings]

Love that wonky building :) the red front doors really add to this

[Karin Treff]

Really nice shot - I love the way the houses are leaning on each other as if they are holding each other up. The red doors really pop. FAV.

[Fisher Family]

@gamelee

Thank you Lee - I can recommend the riverside at Lancaster for fascinating buildings!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@sianipops

Thank you Nia - I thought the buildings either side of the twisted one looked like crutches!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@malc

Thank you Malc, and thank you for the fav! - it's a fascinating riverside in Lancaster.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bizziebeeme

Thank you Loopy-Lou, I find Lancaster a really fascinating city, with lots of lovely architecture and some interesting museums. I certainly took a lot of photos there!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - it's a fascinating riverside, and the museum near where this shot was taken tells an amazing history of the place.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid

Thank you Therese, this was one of several twisted and bulging buildings, probably because they were built on what were once mud flats.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@purplehaze12

Thank you Hazel - it's probably a good job that there are straight houses either side to hold the twisted one up!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly, glad you like it - it's a fascinating riverside to explore!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont

Thank you Tony - this was one of several twisted and bulging properties along they quay - but I liked this one being held up by two straight buildings.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@netkonnexion

Thank you Netkonnexion, glad you like this shot - it was one of many that I took in Lancaster while I was visiting my daughter. Thank you for the follow too!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@cathieg

Thank you Cathie - it's a fascinating riverside area!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - the middle building was one of several along the quay that were twisted or bulging.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@witchyjacq

Thank you Jacqui, and thank you for the fav! - Lancaster has lots of lovely old buildings, many stone built.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pixiemac

Thank you Sarah - there were a number of twisted and bulging buildings along the quay, but I liked this looking as if it was being held up by the straight buildings either side.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@kaarina365

Thank you Karin - I thought the buildings either side of the twisted one were like crutches!

Ian

[Bob]

Fantastic capture of these buildings. The center one does lean and makes one want to go inside and see if the residents have straightened it out.

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel

Thank you Bob - there were other examples of twisted and bulging buildings further along the quay. It would be fascinating to see inside them!

Ian

[Kathy A]

Love that wonky house and the red doors.

[Fisher Family]

@kjarn

Thank you Kathy - there are quite a few more twisted and bulging houses along the quay!

[Rachel]

I love the framing on this. It has a look of paintings I have seen. Good one.

[Fisher Family]

@tryingforsighs

Thank you Rachel - I wanted to capture the twisted house, and the lighting was ideal.

Ian