This page documents Dr Percey Veer's (AKA Eddie Haworth FRSA)
Photographic experiences in Morecambe, Lancashire, UK.
Eddie Haworth FRSA AKA Dr Percey Veer is not a professional photographer by any means, he enjoys taking shots of what he considers to be often overlooked or just plain pleasant to look at. None of the images published here are meant to be used for photo competitions etc, but they all have copyright to protect them from others using them without permission. Questions: CONTACT |
Quote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morecambe ...
The first use of the name was by John Whitaker in his History of Manchester (1771), when he refers to the estuary of Moricambe. It next appears four years later in Antiquities of Furness, where the bay is described as "the Bay of Morecambe". That name is derived from the Roman name Moriancabris Estuaries shown on maps prepared for them by Claudius Ptolemœus (Ptolemy) from his original Greek maps. At this distance in time it is impossible to say if the name was originally derived from an earlier language (e.g. Celtic language) or from Greek. The Latin version describes the fourth inlet north from Wales on the west coast of England as Moriancabris Æsturis. Translated, this gives a more accurate description than the present name of Morecambe Bay as the Latin refers to multiple estuaries on a curved sea, not a bay, as then the word sinus or gulf would have been used. The name appeared in March 1862 on a steam locomotive built for the South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway, which could indicate it was already in unofficial use for the area. Read more |
06/07/2024.
Dr Percey Veer Revisited Morecambe, his long-past hometown...
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Following the visit to Morecambe and Heysham, the good doctor returned to another place where he once lived close to Morecambe, Sunderland Point...
Morecambe Bay and Arnside. June 2024... Questions: CONTACT