863, BDB 86/1/300 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.863
Building Airship Shed Cavendish Dock
1910
Cavendish Dock looking East. A large steel structure is under construction alongside the dock wall. This is the early stages in the building of the Airship shed which will be used for the construction of the airship HMA No. 1, known as Mayfly. Various cranes and lifting equipment on site, rowing boat moored to dock wall. Building to left with “Rainey Bros Contractors” painted on front. Various industrial buildings and tall chimneys probably the Vulcan Steel and Iron Works in the background.
863, BDB 86/1/300 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.863
Building Airship Shed Cavendish Dock
1910
Cavendish Dock looking East. A large steel structure is under construction alongside the dock wall. This is the early stages in the building of the Airship shed which will be used for the construction of the airship HMA No. 1, known as Mayfly. Various cranes and lifting equipment on site, rowing boat moored to dock wall. Building to left with “Rainey Bros Contractors” painted on front. Various industrial buildings and tall chimneys probably the Vulcan Steel and Iron Works in the background.
| Location: | Cavendish Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 863 |
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