Today’s old photos, supplied by Lancaster Museums Service, show Skerton in various eras, from the 1920s until the early 60s, when some of the traditional terraces were demolished to make way for the city’s first high rise flats.
Skerton has always had its own identity and much like Scotforth, was originally a village seen as separate to Lancaster.
The area made national history when Skerton Bridge, built between 1783-1788, became the country’s first flat-topped bridge.
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2. Old Skerton
An evocative image of Captain's Row in Skerton. Photo: Courtesy of Lancaster Museums
3. Old Skerton
Children playing near Skerton Bridge. Perhaps you recognise someone. Photo: Courtesy of Lancaster Museums Service
4. Old Skerton
A boarded up branch of TD Smiths can be seen in this photo of old Skerton. Photo: Courtesy of Lancaster Museums