Lancashire Lantern
Lancashire Lantern: Lancashire Pioneers
Part of the Lancashire Lantern network, the Pioneers gives details of people who were famous local people in science, technology and innovation. These pioneers were either born in Lancashire or their endeavours made a significant contribution to the development of the County.
Edmund Sharpe - His Legacy to Morecambe
Edmund Sharpe was instrumental in improving the sanitary conditions of the town. He was elected to the town council in 1841 and became Mayor in 1848.
Following a resolution passed on the 2nd November 1947 by the Police Commissioners which stated “That in the opinion of this meeting the sewerage of the town is in a defective state” nothing appeared to be done.
Sharpe delivered a speech to the Local Board of Health on Monday 24th
December 1849 entitled “A proposal for supplying the town of Lancaster with water, and for improving its sewerage.”
The plans he produced for new sewerage and water supply became the basis for the improved water system in the town after 1852.
His architectural heritage to Lancaster can be seen in the design of St Paul's Church, Scotforth 1874-76.
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