8702, BDB 86/1/8065 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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no.8702
Strathnaver & Strathaird In Buccleuch Dock
18 Jul 1931
Close-up of the scene in Image 8687, with the Strathaird and Strathnaver being moved by tugs. In the foreground dockyard workers are assembling prefabricated parts and a steam crane is letting off steam. On the dockside is the 150 ton crane destroyed by enemy bombing in 1941. In the background (on the left) St George's Church and laid up Harrison liners.
Location: | Buccleuch Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow-in Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/8065 |
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Sankey Number: | 8702 |