Defending the Docks was a community heritage project researching the history of Barrow-in-Furness during the Second World War. It brought together archaeological surveys, archival research, and oral history to tell the town’s story in the 1940s. These interviews with local residents explore what growing up in Barrow during the war was like.
John Crossfield speaks of his father working in Vickers shipyard during the Second World War. He talks of his experience of the Barrow Blitz and the damage done to the town. John recalls his evacuation in 1941 and family life during the war.
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