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no.A485A

Abbey Road Barrow-in-Furness

Late 1930s

Abbey Road looking west towards the statue in Ramsden Square from the junction with Hartington Street. Note the traffic lights and the post box. Salvation Army building on the right and the tower of Barrow Technical School (now in 2021,the Nan Tait Centre) further on. No tramlines in the road. Mostly men walking and sitting on benches. Parked car and cyclists.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=1497

no.A485A

Abbey Road Barrow-in-Furness

Late 1930s

Abbey Road looking west towards the statue in Ramsden Square from the junction with Hartington Street. Note the traffic lights and the post box. Salvation Army building on the right and the tower of Barrow Technical School (now in 2021,the Nan Tait Centre) further on. No tramlines in the road. Mostly men walking and sitting on benches. Parked car and cyclists.

Location: Hindpool Ward, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/3240
Sankey Number: A485A

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Album Number: Album A 1-355

Page Number: 34

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476    NA Furness Abbey from the Amphitheatre
477    NA Rampside from Roa Island
478    NA Dalton Road, at the junction with Abbey Road.
479    NA Abbey Road, with Ramsden Square behind photographer
480    NA The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness
481    NA Abbey Road, near Bath Street Junction and Dalkeith Street junction.
482    NA Barrow Library, Ramsden Square
483    NA Abbey Road, at the junction with Hartington Street, Dalton Road
484    NA Duke Street, showing Townson & Ward, and Pass's shops
485    NA Abbey Road, showing the Essoldo Cinema. and the Salvation Army .
486    NA The Majestic Hotel, on Schneider Square.
487    NA Looking to Jubilee Bridge, from the Walney side. BAE (Vickers) can be seen beyond.
488    NA Looking to Walney Bridge from the Walney tideline, BAE (Vickers) beyond that.
489    NA Looking from up the hill by the King Alfred, to Jubilee Bridge, with the Iron and Steelworks behind.
490    NA Devonshire Dock busy with shipping, the bonded warehouse and Corn Mill to the right.