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Barrow Island


Barrow Island is part of Barrow-in-Furness, which is bound to the west by the Walney Channel, and bound to the south and east by the town's docks. It was originally separate from the mainland, unil the 1860s, when land reclamation saw the northern fringes of the island connected to central Barrow.

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Jubilee Bridge over Walney Channel
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Jubilee Bridge over Walney Channel
- Overview About the Bridge Map Street View Jubilee Bridge over the Walney Channel connects the centre of Barrow-in-Furness with Walney Island. The bridge was built in 1908 to cater for …
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Anchor Road, Barrow Island

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Ship Street, Barrow Island

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Ramsden Dock Road

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St Patrick's RC Church, Barrow Island

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Barrow Shipbuilding Company 1872

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Still standing guard

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Vickers, Vickers-Armstrong, BAE - Barrow-in Furness
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Earle Street

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Barrow Island

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Barrow Island

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New Ship Under Construction (1962)

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Tram on Bridge Road - 1911
- Photo, 22 July 1911. Looking North West along Bridge Road. Open top tram Number 6 heading North West, advert on front for Worthington beer. Road is dirty. Lamp posts on …

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