Guardian reader Philip Sandham got in touch with us to say he was sorting out his late mother-in-law’s belongings when he came across a “full to bursting” book of old postcards of the city and surrounding areas - plus many of mid Lancashire.
Philip said it seemed a shame not to share them and he felt sure other readers would be interested in looking at them. We agree wholeheartedly with Philip so here is a selection.
![A picturesque postcard of Halton in days gone by.](https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxNzc3MjNjLTQ5NjgtNDllNy05ZjZkLTA5NjcxOTNhNDI0NzplNTc2ZmE0Mi1mN2I5LTRiNjctYTMwOS0zYzAxMDgxM2M3NzU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
![This was the first large public bridge in England to have a flat rather than a bowed roadway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Monument.](https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE4MzM0ZTIyLWE5ODktNGE3MS1hMzE1LWRhMGU0NWE2MjQ0MTo3YzNhZjdlNC01MjEwLTQ3N2QtODkwNy02YWFiMjc0ZjNhZmQ=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Skerton Bridge, Lancaster
This was the first large public bridge in England to have a flat rather than a bowed roadway. The bridge is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building and Scheduled Monument.Photo: Submit
![Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster. Since 1953 it has been designated a Grade I listed building.](https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjI1NDljOWVkLWE3M2YtNGI1Mi1iYzI2LWQ5OGE3Mjk2OWQ2NjowNDU2Y2I2MC1kNjIyLTRhMzQtYTUzMC1mZTVjMjJlMGQ3ZmU=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
7. Lancaster Priory
Lancaster Priory, formally the Priory Church of St Mary, is the Church of England parish church of the city of Lancaster. Since 1953 it has been designated a Grade I listed building.Photo: Submit
![This Grade 1 iconic aqueduct should be one of our Seven Wonders of the Waterways. It's a masterpiece of civil engineering - 202 metres (664 feet) long, it carries Lancaster Canal 16 metres (53 feet) above the River Lune. It was designed by John Rennie and constructed by Alexander Stevens in 1797.](https://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmIzZThhMWY2LWM5MDctNGYyMi05YmI3LTc2NTRjZTdiMDMzNTowYzg3NjdhNC1jZWUyLTRjZTEtYWU5Mi03MzNlYjA3MGFkNTE=.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
8. The Aqueduct over the Lune & Caton Road, Lancaster
This Grade 1 iconic aqueduct should be one of our Seven Wonders of the Waterways. It's a masterpiece of civil engineering - 202 metres (664 feet) long, it carries Lancaster Canal 16 metres (53 feet) above the River Lune. It was designed by John Rennie and constructed by Alexander Stevens in 1797.Photo: Submit