Norman Nicholson was an influential 20th-century writer who grew up during Millom's rise as a significant, bustling industrial town and as an adult witnessed the town's decline when the mines and ironworks closed in the sixties. Millom lost wealth and opportunity almost overnight like so many other British industrial towns. The trails will help you discover a range of locations around Millom which were significant to Norman’s life and work. These sites and the surrounding area were important to