Ulverston
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Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies a few miles south of the Lake District National Park and just north-west o
Market Street, Ulverston
Hoad Hill and the Hoad Monument, a near replica of the third Eddystone Lighthouse
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy statue; Stan Laurel was born in Ulverston in 1890, and named Arthur Jefferson.
Laurel and Hardy Museum
Laurel and Hardy
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Laurel and Hardy were a double act from 1927 to 1955, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel and American Oliver Hardy. Starting their career as a team in the silent film era, they transitioned easily t
Ulverston
…hospital. In 1984, after the building of the new Furness General Hospital, High Carley was closed. In 2009, the comedian Ken Dodd unveiled a statue of Laurel and Hardy (by Graham Ibbeson) outside Coronation Hall in the town centre. On 28 April 2009, Ulverston was near the epicentre of an earthquake measuring 3.7 on…
Laurel (left) and Hardy in 1938
Stan Laurel, c. 1930
Oliver Hardy without his trademark moustache in Yes, Yes, Nanette (1925)
Laurel and Hardy in The Lucky Dog (1921)