IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Coastal Drive, LANCASTER, LA2 6HH
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Coastal Drive, LA2 6HH by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (135 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
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Long term moorings on the Lancaster Canal
Near Hest Bridge. Boaters can buy a permit to moor here for months.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 2 Jul 2018
0.06 miles
3
Boats moored along the Lancaster Canal, Hest Bank
Hest Bank Bridge No 118 in the distance.
Image: © Mat Fascione
Taken: 18 Sep 2018
0.08 miles
5
Hest Bank Level Crossing
A Virgin Rail Intercity train is approaching, on the West Coast Main Line. This is the nearest point that the WCML comes to the open sea.
Image: © David Medcalf
Taken: 16 Jul 2005
0.09 miles
7
Gardens edge the Lancaster Canal at Hest Bank
Image: © Raymond Knapman
Taken: 13 Aug 2012
0.09 miles
8
Walking the dog by the Lancaster Canal
A popular route for dog-walkers.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 19 Apr 2023
0.10 miles
9
Waiting a long time
Someone with a quirky sense of humour has seated these characters by the canal-side in Hest Bank.
Image: © Mary and Angus Hogg
Taken: 19 Apr 2023
0.10 miles
10
Derailment at Hest Bank 1965 (3)
On 20th May 1965, a sleeper express from Glasgow Central to Kensington Olympia was partially derailed here, caused by a broken rail by water troughs NE of Hest Bank station. Eleven people suffered minor injuries but there were no fatalities. See http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_HestBank1965.pdf for the report on the incident.
Two sleeping cars completely off the track, seen from the road nearby.
Image: © Jim Barton
Taken: 23 May 1965
0.10 miles