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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 The project was conducted in association with Lancaster Museum and has been archived for future generations to look back at the district at the turn of the new Millennium.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 29th, 2000
Location: Langthwaite Road

Photographer's Diary

August 30th - Wednesday - Forest Hills and Auction Mart

Ken and Colin were old friends. Brothers born to work on a farm, had had enough and decided to use their land for other devices. First a fishing lake, followed by four wheel drive course, 9 holes of golf, a management training centre and anything else people would pay money for. In spite of their move from farming they still went down to the Auction Mart every Friday and the odd midweek sale to have a lunch and talk to farmers. No longer interested in buying or selling, they were still welcomed and enjoyed the chat.

It was a special breeds day at the Auction and I shot them as they hustled and bustled for trade. I had been explained the poor state of farming in this country by the Drinkhall's but Ken and Colin were even more pessimistic. But unlike others who had just walked away Ken was full of new ideas and wanted to use the Internet to help exploit new markets. Supermarkets had pushed the price so low it was getting difficult to make a living, but Ken felt new technology could help farmers fight back.

Returning from the Mart and a fattening but very tasty lunch. I shot some pictures around the course and returned home.

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