Explore stories from Lancaster, Morecambe and the surrounding areas.

Discover our shared history through our collection of objects and reflections on life in the area. Local history can teach us a lot about our community.

Locations and objects in our area, whether everyday things such as names of streets, towns and villages, or more complex things like ways of life, industries or eras in a place’s past, can reflect the long heritage of previous generations where we live. Few of us know the origins or history of our community, but learning the stories of a region’s past can change the way we think about the present and look to the future.

Follow the links below to read some of our unique local stories. We'll add more to this page from time to time.