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Country with no cash
IN this fifth extract from the letters and newspaper cuttings sent to an American pen pal by Barrow teenager Margaret Stanswood we take a look at what life was like in the town in the years after the Second World War.
Last updated 30 July 2010
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Petrol leak and bombs no threat to gasworks
IN October 1963 workmen were busy installing a £500,000 new Micro-Simplex gas plant at Salthouse gasworks in Barrow.
Last updated 28 July 2010
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Who needs a bridge?
AS it is currently not the easiest task to drive a car in or out of Walney through the roadworks we have dug out a few pictures of alternative means of transport.
Last updated 26 July 2010
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Winners of the double
IN the season of 1959-60 it seems the rugby players from St Aloysius School, Barrow, were pretty tough to beat.
Last updated 23 July 2010
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Leave it to experts
JACK Marsh, of Barnard Street, Barrow, takes a look bridges and barriers.
Last updated 23 July 2010
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Era of food shortages made worse by blizzard
IN this fourth extract from the newspaper cuttings and letters sent to an American pen pal by Barrow teenager Margaret Stanswood we take a look at what life was like in the town just after the end of the Second World War.
Last updated 22 July 2010
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Time travelling village
THIS set of before and after pictures show the Waberthwaite village school and its traditional post office with a 100 year gap.
Last updated 21 July 2010
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What price for town’s water supply in 1878?
MONEY went rather further in 1878 when Millom was asked whether it wanted to pay for its own reservoir.
Last updated 20 July 2010
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