General Information
During the year 2000 D J Clark built a visual record of the Lancaster &
Morecambe district using photographs and information submitted by those that
feature in the pictures. The project was conducted in association with Lancaster
Museum and has been archived for future generations to look back at the district
at the turn of the new Millennium. For more information on the project visit
the information page. If you find a caption is
wrong or there is a fault with the page please e-mail D
J Clark.
Date:
August 12th 2000
Location: Various Lancaster
Locations
Photographer's Diary
12th August Lisa and Martin's Wedding
I had received a strange phone call during the week. A young woman thought I
had been stalking her and was worried about the photographs I was taking. She
threatened calling the Police, unless I revealed the purpose of the pictures.
After calming her down I soon realised it was not me who had photographed her
as I had not been near the place the supposed crime occurred for several months.
Unfortunately this information did not help her as her supposed stalker was
still at large.
The wedding was one I had looked forward to for some time. Lisa was an old fried
and part of a huge family - "The Canavans" who occupied most of a
small council estate down by the river. Mount Avenue had a poor reputation in
the City but was really a delightful community. I arrived early to find Lisa
and the multitude of Bridesmaids in their dressing gowns starting to pretty
themselves. After an hour I left to photograph the Lancaster and Morecambe Agricultural
Show.
I drove down to Riverside to find Martin on the fifth floor, getting suited
up with his parents and best man. He paced up and down the small flat, drinking
and smoking to calm his apparent nerves. "I hope I don't mess my lines
up" he repeated. I waited for the Limo to arrive and talked about the grand
prix the following day. The Limo arrived early and they rushed to get down still
20 minutes ahead of schedule.
Back at Mount Avenue the crowds were forming and the arrival of the big car
caused quite a stir. This woman was getting married in style, and those on the
street came out to give her their best wishes. It was a grand event for this
community and one they were all very proud of.
The wedding went to plan and we all moved to the Phoenix club to await the speeches
and food. Upstairs was decorated and bright, people sifted up and started the
celebrations for real. Speeches, followed by a buffet, everyone commented on
the good "Spread".
Maggie and I left early to give me the chance of a game of football followed by a trip to Morecambe to photograph more fireworks. I stopped at the phoenix club on the way to get a picture of the first dance, then went on to the display. On the way home I stopped off one last time and took some pictures up until the end. A small fight broke out between two sisters in the women's toilets, and Mick the bride's step father left in fit of rage. The rest of the event was described a success.