Newby Bridge, Bridge Approach c.1935
Photo ref: N15007
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Photo ref: N15007
Photo of Newby Bridge, Bridge Approach c.1935

More about this scene

This is the approach road from the Barrow in Furness direction to Newby Bridge, now the A590, with the Swan Hotel on the far side of the bridge. The main road, widened in more recent years, swings to the right at the junction where the solitary pedestrian is standing in what would now be a suicidal position. The roadside house (Newby Bridge House), the big tree and the cottages are virtually unchanged since 1940, but the motor bike and sidecar (centre) are very much of the 1930s.

A Selection of Memories from Newby Bridge

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 Newby Bridge

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I'm researching my family and have come across a reference to a Catholic seminary for foreign missionaries in Newby Bridge. The person I'm tracing would have been there in the late 1920s. If anyone has knowledge of this place, I would greatly appreciate hearing about it. Thank you.
Can I ask if anyone remembers my mom's great aunt, Nellie Briscoe? She lived in a caravan in the 1950s-1960s, just by the bridge, Newby Bridge. She had two dogs, Carne Terriers, If anyone can remember her, would they get in touch, Garry.
I lived in Newby Bridge during the late 50s and early 60s . My father was the Police Sergeant based at Newby Bridge Police Station which was near the roundabout with the turning to Windermere/Ambleside . I visited Newby Bridge last year and was sad to see that the Police Station had been demolished to make way for the roundabout. I stayed at the Swan but no one seems to recall the Police Station and ...see more
I would like to share with your readers that my father Alban Crossley was born in Staveley and his mother Ethel Crossley (nee Bateman) worked in the bobbin mill in Staveley. Unfortunately my grandfather Michael Crossley died as a result of a motorbike accident. My father died in 1983 age 59years old. We lived in Staveley in 1976 and I really liked the area and have been to visit it on a few occasions over ...see more