The Lancaster Maritime Museum is the maritime museum of the city of Lancaster. It is located in St. George's Quay, the main port of the city. The museum, which opened in 1985, is housed in the former Custom House from 1764, designed by Richard Gillow. Inside the museum you can explore the history of the city port, the local fishing industry and life in the territories between land and sea. The Lancaster Maritime Museum allows you to experience firsthand crossing the sands, what it is like to sit on a boat on the Lancaster canal and hear the stories of life in Morecambe Bay and its surroundings. The museum also discusses the city's involvement in the transatlantic slave trade and the economic benefits that many families have drawn from it