Building on Bakhtin’s chronotope (time-space), Morecambe is trapped in what we call the “1975-1995 chronotope”: the era when British seaside resorts collapsed but before heritage-led regeneration began. Unlike Whitby (gothic chic) or Hastings (art school cool), Morecambe lacks a subcultural revaluation of its decay.
Morecambe, we argue, suffers primarily from the third category, which is then retroactively attributed to the first two. is morecambe a dump
For residents, Morecambe is a habitat . For the visitor, it is a failed spectacle . The conflict is between use-value (cheap housing, familiar faces, the bay) and exchange-value (the inability to sell the experience back home as a desirable commodity). For residents, Morecambe is a habitat
If you're considering visiting or moving to Morecambe, I encourage you to experience it for yourself and form your own opinion! If you're considering visiting or moving to Morecambe,