Barrow In Furness, The Park 1918
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Photo of Barrow In Furness, The Park 1918

More about this scene

The land for the park, off Abbey Road, was purchased in 1904, and work on creating it began in 1907. Here, children are playing on the steps leading down to the bandstand, which has now gone. Housing has now appeared beyond the fringes of the park.

A Selection of Memories from Barrow-In-Furness

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Barrow-In-Furness

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I remember that once a year in the summer holidays they chose a different king of the island.They sat him on a regal high backed chair and crowned him by tossing a bottle of beer over his head.All that to take on the caretaker duties of the island.for one year.
My grandfather was born in Barrow around 1886 in the Roose area to a Sarah Elizabeth Bracewell, within 2 months she had left him and disappeared leaving him with a family called Martin who bought him up. Can anyone add anything so I can find out where I came from!!