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Historic maps of Walney and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Walney maps
Walney photos
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Barrow-In-Furness| Furness Abbey| Leece| Roa Island| Dalton-In-Furness| Gleaston| Askam-In-Furness| Lindal| Great Urswick
Walney area books
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Duke Street Rowhouses
Apparently, there was housing built for ship-building families along Duke Street. These were heavily damaged by bombing raids in the Second World War we hear, and presumed demolished. I am wondering about any info on these dwellings. My paternal grandmother's ancestors lived in them in 1871 for sure, at 269 Duke Street, as noted in the census. They were the Siddaway family, sometimes spelled with one 'd'. bryan45777@gmail.com (I'm over in the States).
District Bank
My grandfather was Manager of the District Bank, Barrow-In-Furness during the 1950's and 1960's.
Please can somebody confirm if there was only one branch, as I have no idea of the address.
Clog Makers
I have recently discovered that my grandfather Charles Alexander Parsons Hall was born illegitimately to Sarah Hall in Barrow in Furness c. 1885. Sarah's father George Hall was a clog maker employing two men at Anson Street in 1881. George was born in Stockport then worked in the Birmingham area before arriving in Barrow. My grandfather married in Salford and lived there the rest of his life. I would love to know where I could see any pictures of the area where the clog making business was or if anyone else has any information about it.
James S Blair And Son Ltd
my great grandfather was James Simpson Blair who had his business in Dalton and celebrated his 100yrs in the 1990s. Does anyone remember it or is there any family out there. I am writting about him for college and need help, thanks.
The Roxy Commissionaire
My great great uncle must have been well known to many a Daltonian. His name was Jonty Harper and he was commissionaire at the Roxy picture house in Market Street. He is believed to have been quite a stern man and didn't appreciate anyone getting in without paying. If anyone else can add to this it would be nice to hear your memories of him.
First Trip to Father's Hometown
My father Leslie Edgar Simpson Smith was born in Askam-In-Furness at Greenscoe Cottages in 1902 and he passed away in Canada in 2003. My grandfather William Smith was also born in Askam in the Vulcan Hotel which his father and mother, Hezekiah Cook Smith, and Hannah Simpson Smith ran. My two sisters and myself came there in May of 2004 to see where dad came from and met the now owners of the Vulcan Hotel. We tried to find the graves of my great grandfather, Hezekiah and my dad's baby sister Myrtle Smith. The church cemetery was very overgrown, probably from the winter, so we walked around and talked to a few people and looked for my Aunt Ivy and Uncle Tom's house on 5 School Street. The library was closed so couldn't get in to see if there was any memory things on the Smiths and Simpsons such as the beautiful stone wall my grandfather and his uncle, Joe Simpson, built. We had a nice warm day there and... Read more
The Holborn Hill Evacuee.
The view is looking over Holborn Hill towards Black Combe. Holborn Hill is old Millom, the new part of Millom was built when iron ore was discovered in 1855 at Hodbarrow and the iron works was built and Hodbarrow mines opened. It then became a prosperous town with a population rising to 10,000 people. My memory is of Holborn Hill and a five year old girl who was evacuated there at the beginning of the war. She arrived at Millom station from Dartford after having a rough time at an evacuee collection centre. She was taken to live with a family in Holborn Hill.
The little girl was called Betty Sherwood and in later years, she was now married, had tried to trace her wartime family. She and her husband had travelled from Yorkshire, where she now lived, to Millom to find them. Unfortunately she could not remember many details of the house she stayed at or the family name only that she had had many happy years... Read more
