Morecambe Winter Gardens: The People's Palace

Memories and new beginnings

Episode 4: In the final episode of this series, we hear personal memories and recollections of 'The People's Palace', including stories of the fun and joy people experienced there, their love for the building, and their visions for its future.

The great and the good

Episode 3: From Elgar and Vera Lynn, to The Who and The Rolling Stones. Wrestling, magic, acrobatics... you name it, the Morecambe Winter Gardens has had it all. In the third episode we look at the performers who've trodden the Winter Garden's hallowed boards - hearing from some of the contemporary artists who have performed at the venue in recent years, and from people involved in the Winter Garden's Young Creatives programme.

Brick by brick

Episode 2: In this episode we take a deep dive into the fascinating history of Morecambe Winter Gardens with Professor Vanessa Toulmin, Historian of Popular Entertainment and Chair of the Morecambe Winter Gardens Preservation Trust. We also look at the building's impressive architecture and talk to some of the talented craftspeople breathing life back into the Winter Gardens.

Who keeps the lights on?

Episode 1: In this episode we hear from the team of volunteers that are running, maintaining, and helping to restore this fabulous Morecambe landmark.