Search Currently displaying: 47 results You've searched for:Theme: "Working in the Bay" xtype: "story" x Search term Filter by Theme Archaeology of the Bay (1)Jenny Brown's Point (1)Defending the Bay (3)First World War (1)Second World War (2)Fun in the Bay (8)Entertainment (3)Food and drink (3)Natural landscape (1)Sailing and pleasure boats (1)Swimming (2)Filter by Location Arnside and Silverdale (5)Barrow-in-Furness (8)Cartmel Peninsula (4)Flookburgh (8)Grange-over-Sands (2)Lancaster (1)Morecambe (11)Sunderland Point (11)Ulverston (3)Walney Island (3)Filter by Century 17th (1)18th (4)19th (10)20th (35)21st (16) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest Morecambe cockling disaster - 'on our knees' Growing up at Sunderland Point - Jackie Bailiff Nearly drowned - Jack Manning 'Christmas was an exciting time' - Jack Manning Have you heard the cockles sing? Janet tells how the tragedy of the Chinese cocklers in 2004 led to changes in the laws and the effect ... The Sound of Horses in the Night The sound of horses’ hooves in the night, clip clopping up the hill towards the Sands is one evocative memory ... Royal Shrimps on a Toasted Muffin anyone? From Morecambe Bay waters to toasted muffin. How technology streamlines the journey of the humble Morecambe Bay shrimp from the ... Vickerstown The Isle of Walney Estates Company Limited was set up in the late 1890s to provide housing for the increasing ... 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 ... Crossfields of Arnside With 25 boats and 2 replicas, Crossfields of Arnside are one of most significant builders on the OGA Boat Register. Arnside ... The Fishing Hut Stories During Summer 2018 The Fishing Hut, a handcrafted travelling gallery shed, appeared at various coastal locations around Morecambe Bay. Visitors ... Catching Tales Shrimpers and cockle pickers stretching along Morecambe Bay’s coastline are proud to use family fishing techniques that go back generations. On ... A Salty Story Salt has always been an essential ingredient in daily life. Sea salt production around Britain’s coast dates back to Roman ... Modern Salt-Making Salt on Walney During the 1880s salt was discovered by chance on Walney whilst boring for coal. By the late 1890s ... 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, ... Barrow-in-Furness Docks The Devonshire and Buccleuch Docks were constructed by the late Mr Brassey in 1867. At the same time a certain ... 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 ... Shipbuilding in Barrow-in-Furness “Thousands of men are even now employed and Old Barrow Island-two years since quite a pleasant rural nook, with fields ... Early Shipbuilding in Furness and Barrow Sailing vessels have been built on the Furness coast for centuries. An attempt was made to build a warship at ... Fishing in a male dominated world - Margaret Owen Semi-retired Margaret Owen, née Gregory, moved to Morecambe Bay in 1957 from Manchester aged five. In 1981 she and her husband, ... Born into a family of butchers Ninety-one-year-old Richard ‘Rex’ Lancaster had an idyllic childhood in Grange. In shorts and vest his six-to-eight-week summer holidays were spent ... 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 ... Ulverston inshore rescue on a busy saturday - Bruce Chattaway Morecambe's Super Swimming Stadium Ginny Marshall remembers the 1960s when thousands of tourists and locals used to flock to the beaches of Morecambe to ... PAGE: 12Next >