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Walney Island
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16 photos
10 multimedia
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8 stories about Walney Island
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Back on our Map -nature & wildlife
The 4 year Back on our Map (BOOM) project (2019-2023), led by the University of Cumbria, in partnership with Morecambe ...
Modern Salt-Making
Salt on Walney During the 1880s salt was discovered by chance on Walney whilst boring for coal. By the late 1890s ...
North Walney Ranges
At Walney there are two superimposed ranges, both intended for testing and practising firing from aircraft. Extending out from the peritrack ...
Plans for Walney
Walney-on-Sea During the late 19th century and early 20th century Walney was seen as a possible seaside resort with hotels and ...
Recording the Bay's Military heritage
We are delivering this training project for volunteers to gain skills in archaeological recording and understanding miliary structures and landscapes. ...
School Boy Adventures in Barrow, Dalton and Askam
On the penultimate day of the school year at Barrow Grammar School for Boys, something happened to upset our headmaster, ...
Vickerstown
The Isle of Walney Estates Company Limited was set up in the late 1890s to provide housing for the increasing ...
Wartime Walney
The air above wartime Walney was always abuzz with Royal Air Force training flights. Planes chased each other, shot at ...
16 images of Walney Island
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2D view of Hilpsford Searchlight, South Walney
Aerial View of Coastal Battery, South Walney
Aerial View of Coastal Battery, South Walney (2D)
Helmet
Oblique view of Hilpsford Searchlight, South Walney
Photograph of Walney Island
Photograph, soldiers stationed at Hilpsford Point
Postcard. Walney Bridge
Salt bottle with label Walney Salt
Salt works photograph
Walney aerial survey and countour survey of southern structure [Coastal Battery]
Walney Channel
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10 media clips about Walney Island
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3D Model of Hilpsford Searchlight, South Walney
3D model of North Walney Gunner Ranges
3D Model of Walney South AA Emplacements
3D model of World War II Searchlight Emplacement, Walney Island
A Second World War searchlight emplacement from Walney Island
Flyover of Walney North Northern Range
Oral history interview with Bruce Chattaway, station Officer for Ulverston Inshore Rescue Service
Oral History Interview with Evelyn Steel and Jack Curphey - Defending the Docks
Oral history interview with John Murphy of Walney Island
Oral History Interview with Sheila Watson - Defending the Docks
7 documents about Walney Island
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Member's ticket for the A.R.P. Walney Warden's Club
Morecambe Bay Lives Celebration Booklet
North Walney Gunner Ranges (Interpretation)
The Military Archaeological Remains of Walney Island: Archaeological Desk-Based Assessment
The Military Heritage Of South Walney - Archaeological Survey And Recording on Walney Island, Barrow-In-Furness
Walney Island Phase 1 Conservation Statement
Walney Island Phase 2 Conservation Statement