The Fylde & Wyre Antiquarian

hi all whilst i was talking the other day to john me mates dad (re cabin farm thread) he also mentioned that whilst he was working at bass brewery in the 70s , they used to call on the wardleys pub . and he was saying at the back of the pub on the river side but whilst still inside the pub you could walk up this spiral staircase and at the top there was a glass viewing area , octagonal in shape , and its from this area that you could view the whole river right up to fleetwood , and this was where the customs people used to sit in wait for ships coming up the river , before robbing em blind !!! dont know if its still there , just another bit of useless info but hey ho . cheers all regards andy

BBC history site says that Lancaster was the 4th largest slave port in Britain. Presumably the others were London, Bristol, Liverpool.

It`s not quite clear what they mean by "slave port" though. Handling the business/finance side, building the ships, importing the goods on one side of the triangle, supplying crew - or any combination? The term "slave port" gives the impression that numerous slaves could have been seen in Lancaster, which appears not to have been the case.