Lune Millennium Bridge Network, route 6. The design received the Sustrans National Cycle Network Award for Excellence in 2005, and was commended in the Civic Trust Awards in 2003. The bridge is referred to by many Lancastrians as the 'swearing bridge' due to its two masts resembling a 'V sign'. Its location is culturally significant as the near-approximate site of the historic Old Loyne Bridge. Lune Millennium Bridge The Lune Millennium Bridge is a cable-stayed footbridge which spans the River Lune in Lancaster, England. It was designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium
English language in Northern England of the Midlands, including the distinctive Brummie (Birmingham) and Black Country dialects. In historical linguistics, the dividing line between North and Midlands runs from the River Ribble or River Lune on the west coast to the River Humber on the east coast. The dialects of this region are descended from the Northumbrian dialect of Old English rather than Mercian or other Anglo-Saxon dialects. In a very early study of English dialects, Alexander J Ellis defined the border between the north and the midlands as that where the word "house" is pronounced with to the north (as also in Scots). Although