Eric Morecambe statue. An interview with its' sculptor Graham Ibbetson from the Morecambe Bay O...
This is the most iconic statue of Eric Morecambe in the UK. This clip is a short interview with the sculptor, Graham Ibbeson, by heritage film maker Chris Abram and is taken from the double heritage dvd Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 1 Fleetwood, Morecambe to Levens Hall. Included is unique film of HM the Queen unveiling the statue, which is the focal point of Morecambe's promenade. Anyone who visits Morecambe HAS to have their photograph taken next to the statue and standing in the same very distinctive Eric pose.
Originally filmed in HD.
Morecambe Bay is the second largest bay in the UK and the largest in the North West of England. It is a bay surrounded by beauty and heritage and Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 1 takes us from Fleetwood, through Morecambe to the North West end of the bay and Elizabethan Levens Hall and it's oldest topiary gardens in Britain.
This is just part of a two plus hours dvd about the heritage and beauty of Morecambe Bay in the North West of England where I live, just south of the stunning Lake District. It has taken me two years to research, script, film in HD, edit and narrate. I use lots of priceless historical footage from individual donors and the North West Film Archive at Manchester Metropolitan University. It features rare Victorian postcards and photography, plus it contains unique aerial footage shot by myself, some of which also appears in the Dave Weatherly film of him crossing the bay.
Plus, I was given a personal filmed tour around one of the finest Elizabethan houses in the North West, Levens Hall and its oldest topiary gardens in the UK, by the owners Hal and Susie Bagot.
It is part of a series of acclaimed and award winning Our Heritage double dvd's produced by Chris Abram . The Wye Valley Our Heritage, The Lune Valley Our Heritage, Bittern Country Our Heritage, Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 1 ,Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 2 and Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Part 3 which completes the journey around the bay from Ulverston, Dalton, Barrow in Furness, Piel Island and Walney Island.
For further details contact chris@eventspecialists.co.uk . It is part of a whole series of films which I am making to try and show our traditional Christian heritage before it is lost forever under the tide of Islam, immigration and the European beaurocracy.
For further information about these dvds or to purchase any of Chris's award winning videos contact heritagevideoproductions.co.uk or email chris@eventspecialists.co.uk
Stop Press: Just released Morecambe Bay Our Heritage Parts 2 & 3 The Real Lancashire Coast North of the Sands
Eric Morecambe Statue, Morecambe Lancashire
In the summer of 2009, Nick Hand set off to cycle around the coast of the British Isles. The people he talked to along the way included artists, craftspeople and makers. More films:
Eric Morecambe Statue 'The Home Coming'. Morecambe. 11/12/14
Eric Morecambe Statue 'The Home Coming'.
Morecambe Promenade.
Filmed on 11th December 2014.
Best Attractions and Places to See in Morecambe, United Kingdom UK
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List of Best Things to do in Morecambe, United Kingdom (UK)
Eric Morecambe Statue
The Stone Jetty
Happy Mount Park
The Morecambe Winter Gardens Theatre
Morecambe Visitor Information Centre
Venus and Cupid Sculpture
Globe Arena
Festival Market
Bay Cycle Way
Lancaster Priory Church
MORECAMBE & WISE Statue - Blackpool Winter Gardens UK - 2016
Well it was a day, a special day, where they had to stage the opening of a statute to Morecambe & Wise the entrance to the Winter Gardens.
Morecambe Heritage Indi Comes To Town
July 4th to 19th, archaeological dig in Morecambe !!
Morecambe Heritage and Dig Ventures are getting together to take part in a dig on a Bronze Age burial mound. Dr Jones (Indi) has already arrived, drop in to the Heritage Centre on the prom for more information or go to DigVentures.com
Digging it !
Morecambe & Wise memorial plaque is unveiled
A memorial plaque dedicated to comedy double act Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise has been unveiled at Teddington Studios in London.
The duo recorded some of their most memorable programmes at the Studios.
My Hero, Miranda Hart on Eric Morecambe
Excerpt from the BBC documentary 'My Hero, Miranda Hart on Eric Morecambe' featuring Luton Town Football Club
Morecambe summer 2014 I know where Eric went!
This is just a short clip from a much longer dvd that I am making about several of the events which are taking place in Morecambe 2014. Morecambe is beginning a resurgence as a group of local entrepreneurs and residents have begun to stage a series of events. So far at least two of the events, The carnival and the Vintage by the Sea, have each had in excess of 30,000
visitors.
Someone cut the iconic statue of Eric Morecambe down and I am following his rebirth as he is restored to his rightful place on the promenade. With interviews from the sculptor Graham Ibbeson, Gary Morecambe, Joan, Eric's wife and several more it will be a complete record. Hence the cryptic titleI know where Eric has gone. If you go to heritagevideoproductions.co.uk you will see a lot more about my award winning videos.
WGTV - Morecambe and Wise Statue Unveiling
Watch as the families of Eric & Ernie unveil the 8ft bronze statue at the Winter Gardens Blackpool.
Filmed for Winter Gardens TV in association with Blackpool Sixth Form
Morecambe - a look around
My visit to Morecambe on Tuesday 19th January 2016.
My video includes views of Morecambe Bay, the art deco Midland Hotel and the statue of Eric Morecambe.
John Eric Bartholomew, OBE (14 May 1926 – 28 May 1984), known by his stage name Eric Morecambe, was an English comedian who together with Ernie Wise formed the award-winning double act Morecambe and Wise. The partnership lasted from 1941 until Morecambe's death in 1984. Morecambe took his stage name from his home town, the seaside resort of Morecambe.
The Morecambe Wise TV Promo 1995
The Referendum bury the Eric Morecambe Statue under the Saltire on St George's Day
Laird Grayson and his fellow Scots in The Referendum bury Morecambe's greatest ever hero under the Saltire...on St George's Day.
Places to see in ( Morecambe - UK )
Places to see in ( Morecambe - UK )
Morecambe is a town on Morecambe Bay in Lancashire, England. In 1846, the Morecambe Harbour and Railway Company was formed to build a harbour on Morecambe Bay, close to the fishing village of Poulton-le-Sands and a connecting railway. By 1850, the railway linked to Skipton, Keighley and Bradford in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and a settlement began to grow around the harbour and railway to service the port and as a seaside resort. The settlement expanded to absorb Poulton and the villages of Bare and Torrisholme. The settlement started to be referred to as Morecambe, possibly after the harbour and railway. In 1889 the new name was officially adopted.
Morecambe was a thriving seaside resort in the mid-20th century. While the resort of Blackpool attracted holiday-makers predominantly from the Lancashire mill towns, Morecambe had more visitors from Yorkshire (due to its railway connection) and Scotland. Mill workers from Bradford and further afield in West Yorkshire would holiday at Morecambe, with some retiring there. This gave Morecambe the nickname Bradford On Sea (or Bradford-By-The-Sea). Between 1956 and 1989 it was the home of the Miss Great Britain beauty contest.
Morecambe's main central shopping area stretches from Central Drive Retail Park to the Arndale Shopping Centre. This area also incorporates two markets—the Festival Market and the Morecambe Sunday Market—and the Reel Cinema complex.
Morecambe's manufacturing and industrial businesses are largely located in the White Lund Industrial Estate. Morecambe is primarily a seaside resort with a large proportion of the local economy based on tourism, hospitality and catering located along the seafront. It is also situated at the foot of the Lake District National Park.
Morecambe hosts a number of large public festivals throughout the year including 'Catch the Wind' Kite Festival, West End Community Festival (both organised by More Music), Morecambe Jazz Festival and Tutti Frutti 1950s Festival. Morecambe has two large live-music venues: the Platform and More Music. The Platform is a converted Victorian-styled building which used to be the old railway station. It also houses the Morecambe Tourist Information Centre. Morecambe has a number of bands playing in the town's pubs and music venues.
One of Morecambe's most famous landmarks is a statue commemorating one of its most famous sons, Eric Morecambe. It was created by sculptor Graham Ibbeson. One of Morecambe's landmark buildings is the partially renovated Victoria Pavilion or Morecambe Winter Gardens. This was once a venue for swimming baths, a grand theatre, a restaurant and a ballroom.
Morecambe railway station has a regular rail service from Lancaster, with some trains running direct from Preston and Leeds. Recent tourism initiatives have made Morecambe a centre for bird watchers with the Tern Project enhancing the town's heritage linked to the extensive natural landscape of Morecambe Bay and its diverse wildlife.
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Blackpool and Morecambe plan two new visitor attractions.
The first images of the new Eden Project North are released, a marine-centred attraction which will be built in Morecambe.
Blackpool transforms it's Golden Mile into a £300,000 themed tourist attraction.
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morecambe &Wise
When Eric Morecambe died in 1984 so closely associated were the pair with the song that it was the title of the Bring Me Sunshine tribute show at the London Palladium held in his memory. Ten years later, the BBC ran another 3-part tribute, also titled Bring Me Sunshine.
Lyrics to the song were also read at Morecambe's funeral by Ernie Wise,When Morecambe & Wise defected from the BBC to Thames Television in 1978, directly after their record-breaking Christmas Special the previous year, the signature tune was dropped. It was however used in later installments of these shows.
Morecambe Bay
Morecambe Bay including the Winter Gardens, The Midland Hotel, Eric Morecambe Statue, The clock tower and other views across The Bay to Grange Over Sands
Morecambe Carnival Countdown Trading Stories The King's Arms
Carnival Trading Stories. Busy Pub in Morecambe, even busier when the Carnival is on. What they need is a 'Toy Soldier' to stand guard ! Now, who would do that ?
Nice to see Eric ... back where he belongs !