A472A, BDB 86/1/3269 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.A472A
The Old Windmill and North Scale Farm, Walney Island
c.1940
Looking north a ruined and overgrown wall leads towards the derelict lower section of a circular stone windmill. To the right of this are the buildings of North Scale Farm. Black Combe in the distance to the left and the Lake district mountains beyond the farm. Mill stone laying on the ground to the right of the windmill. The windmill and farm were demolished c1940 to allow the airfield to be built.
A472A, BDB 86/1/3269 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.A472A
The Old Windmill and North Scale Farm, Walney Island
c.1940
Looking north a ruined and overgrown wall leads towards the derelict lower section of a circular stone windmill. To the right of this are the buildings of North Scale Farm. Black Combe in the distance to the left and the Lake district mountains beyond the farm. Mill stone laying on the ground to the right of the windmill. The windmill and farm were demolished c1940 to allow the airfield to be built.
| Location: | North Scale Farm, Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/3269 |
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| Sankey Number: | A472A |
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Album A 1-355 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| A459 | Black Combe From The Shore Walney Island | Curving beach with Black Combe in distance. Row of tents pitched along top of beach. Three men looking seaward. | |
| A460 | The Lifeboat Piel Barrow-in-Furness | Lifeboat in water close to a jetty, Piel Island behind lifeboat in distance. Two men standing on the jetty. | |
| A461 | Barrow-in-Furness, Ramsden Dock | Ramsden Dock, near the Dock Gates | |
| A462 | Barrow-in-Furness, Ramsden Dock | Ramsden Dock | |
| A463 | Walney Island, Jubilee Bridge | Central Drive and Jubilee Bridge. No trams, but that structure is there. Lovely example of a K1 telephone box next to it. | |
| A464 | Walney Island, Promenade and Jubilee Bridge | A bus driving up Walney Promenade towards the King Alfred. | |
| A465 | Buccleuch Bridge, Barrow | Buccleuch Bridge and HMS Orion, tugs Dongarth and Yorkgarth | |
| A466 | Ramsden Dock Entrance, Barrow | Ramsden Dock Entrance, Barrow HMS Orford, tugs Ramsden and Devonshire | |
| A467 | Ramsden Dock, Barrow | Ramsden Dock, HMS Orford, tugs Ramsden and Devonshire. | |
| A468 | NA | HMS Orford inside the dock gates, Ramsden Dock | |
| A469 | NA | A view of North Scale, Walney, from the Promenade | |
| A470 | NA | North Scale Farm, Walney Island, now under Walney Aerodrome. | |
| A471 | NA | The Old Windmill, Walney Island, North Scale Farm, now under Walney Aerodrome. | |
| A472 | NA | Old Windmill and North Scale FArm, Walney ISland | |
| A473 | NA | Ocean Road, Walney Island | |
| A474 | NA | In Biggar Village, Walney ISland |