490, BDB 86/1/260 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.490
Tram on Bridge Road
22 July 1911
Bridge Road looking North West. Open top tram Number 6 approaching, advert on front for Worthington beer. Lamp posts left, railway line right bounded by a wooden fence and brick wall. Beyond wall are rows of terrace houses, adverts on gable end. Railway trucks on track, one loaded with coal or rubble. Road is very dirty, workmen are cleaning it, pile of debris to side. Cyclist and dog. Large chimneys in distance. The tram line was moved from Ferry Road to Bridge Road and the inaugural run was 22nd July 1911.
490, BDB 86/1/260 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.490
Tram on Bridge Road
22 July 1911
Bridge Road looking North West. Open top tram Number 6 approaching, advert on front for Worthington beer. Lamp posts left, railway line right bounded by a wooden fence and brick wall. Beyond wall are rows of terrace houses, adverts on gable end. Railway trucks on track, one loaded with coal or rubble. Road is very dirty, workmen are cleaning it, pile of debris to side. Cyclist and dog. Large chimneys in distance. The tram line was moved from Ferry Road to Bridge Road and the inaugural run was 22nd July 1911.
| Location: | Bridge Road, Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/260 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 490 |
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All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 489 | First car on Bridge Road July 22 1911 | Tram travelling South along Bridge Road. | |
| 490 | First car on Bridge Road July 22 1911 | Tram travelling South along Bridge Road. | |
| 491 | First car on Bridge Road July 22 1911 | Tram travelling South along Bridge Road. | |
| 492 | Wreck on Hawes Point | Shipwreck on beach. Walney lighthouse behind. | |
| 493 | Wreck on Hawes Point | Shipwreck on beach. Salt works chimneys behind. | |
| 494 | Nelson's shop | Butcher's shop with workers posing and imposing looking gent to side. | |
| 495 | Nelson's shop | Butcher's shop with workers posing and imposing looking gent to side. | |
| 496 | Barrow Ironworks from Walney channel | View across channel at low tide with Ironworks and chimneys. |
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