Search Currently displaying: 5 results You've searched for:type: "story" xCentury: "18th" x Search term Filter by Theme Archaeology of the Bay (2)Jenny Brown's Point (2)Fun in the Bay (1)Natural landscape (1)Working in the Bay (4)Copper, iron and steel (2)Ports, docks and canals (1)Salt (1)Ship and boat building (1)Filter by Location Arnside and Silverdale (2)Barrow-in-Furness (2)Filter by Century 17th (1)19th (2) Sort by: RelevanceTitleOldestNewest A Salty Story Salt has always been an essential ingredient in daily life. Sea salt production around Britain’s coast dates back to Roman ... What's in a name? We know from old maps that the name ‘Jenny Brown’s Point’ was being used in 1829, but it could be ... 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, ... 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 ... Jenny Brown's Point One of the key projects of the Headlands to Headspace community archaeology programme is the investigation of an intriguing chimney ...