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Ports, docks and canals
Ports, docks and canals
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6 stories
26 photos
6 multimedia
2 documents
6 stories about Ports, docks and canals
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Barrow-in-Furness Docks
The Devonshire and Buccleuch Docks were constructed by the late Mr Brassey in 1867. At the same time a certain ...
Barrow-in-Furness: The early days
Barrow-in-Furness – but yesterday an obscure fishing village and today a corporate borough with nearly 30,000 inhabitants. Francis Leach in “Barrow-in-Furness, ...
Canal Foot Song
Performed by Year 6 : Church Walk School: 6/7/2017 Chorus Canal foot we have childhood memories, Canal Foot! Canal Foot! (x2) 1. One step and ...
Growing up at Canal Foot - Eunice Sampson, Jane Smith and Ann Johnson
Iron and Steel Works, Barrow-in-Furness
Iron ore mined in the Furness area and not used in the local iron furnaces at Backbarrow, Newland and Duddon ...
Smugglers Cave on Holme Island - Gillian Asplin
35 images of Ports, docks and canals
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3D model of Hest Bank Jetty
Close up image of a gabion, a wire cage filled with stones for defence against coastal erosion.
Close up image of a gabion, a wire cage filled with stones for defence against coastal erosion.
Close-up of a small section of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker, mainly the name H. Bell and the date 1796.
Close-up of top half of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker.
Close-up of top half of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker.
Map of Morecambe Bay Creeks of Lancaster
Oral history interview with Denys Vaughan, born in Barrow 1931, now lives in Grange
Oral history interview with Eunice Sampson, Jane Smith and Ann Johnson. Life at Canal Foot Ulverston, Glaxo.
Oral history interview with Graham Maclean, Director, General Manager and Harbour Master of Heysham Port.
Oral history interview with Helen Loxam, current Chief Executive of the Lancaster Port Commission
Oral history interview with Keith Tassart and Frank Sanderson. Worked for British Waterways on the Lancaster Canal.
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35 media clips about Ports, docks and canals
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3D model of Hest Bank Jetty
Close up image of a gabion, a wire cage filled with stones for defence against coastal erosion.
Close up image of a gabion, a wire cage filled with stones for defence against coastal erosion.
Close-up of a small section of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker, mainly the name H. Bell and the date 1796.
Close-up of top half of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker.
Close-up of top half of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker.
Map of Morecambe Bay Creeks of Lancaster
Oral history interview with Denys Vaughan, born in Barrow 1931, now lives in Grange
Oral history interview with Eunice Sampson, Jane Smith and Ann Johnson. Life at Canal Foot Ulverston, Glaxo.
Oral history interview with Graham Maclean, Director, General Manager and Harbour Master of Heysham Port.
Oral history interview with Helen Loxam, current Chief Executive of the Lancaster Port Commission
Oral history interview with Keith Tassart and Frank Sanderson. Worked for British Waterways on the Lancaster Canal.
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35 documents about Ports, docks and canals
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3D model of Hest Bank Jetty
Close up image of a gabion, a wire cage filled with stones for defence against coastal erosion.
Close up image of a gabion, a wire cage filled with stones for defence against coastal erosion.
Close-up of a small section of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker, mainly the name H. Bell and the date 1796.
Here Lies Poor Sambo Who (Attending his Master from the West Indies) Died on his arrival at Sunderland. Full sixty years the angry Winter’s Wave Has thundered at this bleak ...
Close-up of top half of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker.
Here Lies Poor Sambo Who (Attending his Master from the West Indies) Died on his arrival at Sunderland. Full sixty years the angry Winter’s Wave Has thundered at this bleak ...
Close-up of top half of plaque on Sambo's Grave at Sunderland Point showing some of the lettering on the grave marker.
Map of Morecambe Bay Creeks of Lancaster
Map of Morecambe Bay area showing site locations for the Creeks of Lancaster Project
Oral history interview with Denys Vaughan, born in Barrow 1931, now lives in Grange
Lived in Barrow with maternal grandparents first memories 10 Strand near to dock conscious of ships. Paternal grandfather a Bo swain on sailing ship. Taught him how to draw people ...
Oral history interview with Eunice Sampson, Jane Smith and Ann Johnson. Life at Canal Foot Ulverston, Glaxo.
Oral History recording made with Mrs Eunice Sampson (born 1923), Jane Smith (born 1950) and Ann Johnson (1952). The conversation focuses on Canal Foot, Ulverston where Mrs Sampson has lived ...
Oral history interview with Graham Maclean, Director, General Manager and Harbour Master of Heysham Port.
MPL 023 Graham Maclean – born 1948. He came to Heysham Port in 1990. He talks of his time there in his role as Director, General Manager and Harbour Master. MPL ...
Oral history interview with Helen Loxam, current Chief Executive of the Lancaster Port Commission
Helen Loxam is the current Chief Executive of the Lancaster Port Commission which is based at Glasson Dock. Helen presents a snapshot of the workings of the Port Commission as ...
Oral history interview with Keith Tassart and Frank Sanderson. Worked for British Waterways on the Lancaster Canal.
Keith Tassart was born in 1940 and worked for British Waterways on the Lancaster Canal between 1962-1970 (?). Keith is accompanied by Frank Sanderson (born 1927) who shares historical information. ...
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