A-Z of Barrow-In-Furness: Places-People-History

by Gill Jepson

Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building. Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is surrounded by sea, and beyond that the Lakeland Hills, while the protective arms of Walney Island provide a natural channel and harbour. Nature sits alongside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445675420
• ISBN13: 9781445675428
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"