Located in the county of Cumbria (although historically in Lancashire), and around 50 miles south, and slightly west, of Carlisle, is the town of Ulverston.
The name 'Ulverston' is derived from an old Norse family name Úlfarr meaning ‘wolf warrior’ and tun meaning ‘farm’ or ‘homestead’. It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Ulvrestun'. A market charter was granted to the town in 1280 by Edward I.
In 1537 Furness Abbey, near the neighbouring town of Dalton-in-Furness to the east, was destroyed during Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. Following this, Ulverston became the administrative centre of the Furness region. It would benefit from its location on the main trade route linking Furness to the Cartmel peninsula across Cartmel Sands.
In 1795 architect John Rennie, who would later become known for designing Waterloo Bridge in London, constructed the Ulverston Canal. This connected the town with the Irish Sea and provided it with a port. Further to this, Ulverston became the starting point for steamers to Liverpool, passenger ships to Scotland and London and for cargoes exporting copper slates and linen around the world. Consequently, the population of Ulverston doubled between 1801 and 1841.
In 1846, following the discovery of significant deposits of iron ore in Barrow-in-Furness to the west, the Furness Railway opened, and by 1854 it had reached Ulverston. This was a precursor to the town's present railway station which opened in 1857. It is situated on the Furness Line running between Lancester and Barrow-in-Furness. The arrival of the railway would render the Ulverston Canal obsolete. It was still used commercially up until the First World War, but was officially abandoned at the end of the Second World War.
In 1974 the historical counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, along with the Furness Peninsula of Lancashire, merged to form the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Since then, Ulverston has been part of the South Lakeland district of Cumbria.
Today Ulverston is a popular base for visitors wishing to explore not only the Lake District to the immediate north, but the town itself which retains much of its old architecture with very few modern buildings blighting the views. As can be seen at the end of the walk, it is the starting point of the Cumbria Way. This is a public footpath around 70 miles long leading all the way to Carlisle, taking in some mountain and lakeside scenery along the way via the Lake District.
In 1890 Stan Laurel was born in Ulverston. After moving to America, he teamed up with Oliver Hardy in the 1920s to form arguably the most famous comedy double act of all time - Laurel and Hardy. A number of homages to the duo can be seen around Ulverston including a statue outside Coronation Hall and a museum on Brogden Street.
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Filmed: 12th May 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/dB5FqhyXhYPGkveSA
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Market Street
3:12 New Market Street
4:48 Theatre Street
4:59 Cavendish Street
5:08 Coronation Hall, a.k.a. The Coro (event venue)
5:27 Laurel and Hardy Statue (Stan Laurel was born in Ulverston)
5:57 Victoria Road
6:17 County Road
6:57 Brogden Street
7:06 Roxy Cinema / Laurel and Hardy Museum
7:17 Brogden Street
8:58 Market Street
10:48 Queen Street
14:43 King Street
16:10 Mill Street
16:46 Leather Lane
17:11 The Gill
18:34 Start of the Cumbria Way (a 70-mile route from Ulverston to Carlisle via the Lake District)
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