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Over on the left outside Harkers are two large hampers on a barrow. Harkers might be getting a visit from a salesman.

The highly skilled workforce is still here; it is the scale of operations that has been reduced, as the industrial complexes in Barrow-in-Furness have slimmed down to remain competitive and efficient

The Countryside Library was next door - genteel libraries charged borrowers. Boots the Chemists' library (behind us, at the corner of Market Street) was upstairs, approached by a wooden staircase.

The extensive remains of Piel Castle date from the early 14th century, and are located on Piel Island to the south of Barrow in Furness.

Even today it is still possible to see the large sign built into the bricks of the houses that made up this hospital: it reads 'Barrow Hospital supported by voluntary contributions'.

It entered service on the Barrow-Fleetwood run in April 1908.

Barrow-upon-Soar lies next to Charnwood Forest amongst fine water meadows. The village's assets attract visitors and shoppers, whilst the River Soar brings in canal cruisers.

It was also possible to sail to Douglas from Barrow, Silloth, Whitehaven and Glasgow.

During the time leading up to the First World War (1914-18), a number of food shortages, popularly referred to as famines, hit Barrow-in-Furness.

The name 'Lavengro' is the title of a book by George Borrow, the Victorian writer and linguist: he was born at East Dereham in Norfolk.

The public opening was on 30 June 1908, and the mayoress of Barrow, Mrs T F Butler, performed the ceremony.

The rural nature of this scene is emphasised by the cart just visible inside the barn, and the boy with his barrow about to cross the road.

Michael Palladino used to go round the town with his ice-cream barrow and charged a penny for a wafer and just a halfpenny for a cup.

It was owned by the Borwick family - Mr Borwick lost all his clothes in the fire, and had to borrow replacements.

Following the First World War, many changes took place once again around Britain, and in Barrow and Furness in particular.

It was built to bring iron ore to the deep-water harbour here before Barrow Docks were built. The yachts are on the site of the terminus.

Bayards Cove, which takes its name from the French 'bayart', meaning 'barrow', was most famously used as a set for the television series 'The Onedin Line'.

The gap in the buildings marks the south side of the green, down the middle of The Steyne, laid out in 1807; it copied that in Brighton and borrowed its name.

The road off to the left leads to the very ancient village of Woodnesborough ('Woden's barrow'), said to be where the Scandinavian god Woden was buried.

Carlisle and Sons' delivery van waits at the level crossing near Silecroft Station on the west coast route between Barrow and Workington, which opened to traffic in 1848.

On the downlands close by are a considerable number of prehistoric barrows - burial grounds of some of the earliest inhabitants.

Built in 1899 for the General Steam Navigation Co, the paddler was purchased by the Furness Railway in 1907 and entered service on the Barrow- Fleetwood run in April 1908.

Protected by the enclosing reef of Walney Island, Barrow flour- ished as a major shipbuilding centre in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Just beyond, joining Third and New Courts of St John's College, is the Bridge of Sighs, its Gothic design unashamedly borrowed from the covered bridge of the same name in Venice.