Barrow may not be the most beautiful, the most glamorous or the most forward-looking place on earth but it’s where I was born and where I chose to return in my fifties. Barrow is a child of the railway age, a Victorian Milton Keynes, once proud out of proportion to its size, now a quirky place full of faded imperial grandeur and some surprising secrets, which I hope to visit in this blog. But let’s begin at the beginning with what Barrow has always been about; building ships.
The hammerhead crane that remains is just one survivor of the forest of such beasts – some much bigger than this one, that once lined the dockside. See if you can spot a retired submarine and three corvettes which the Sultan of Brunei is trying to sell.
March 31, 2008 at 12:53 pm |
Welcome to the world of DP
just saw your post on the portal – Bob’s Barrow blog isn’t registered with the CDPB and the more the merrier anyway.
April 8, 2008 at 9:53 pm |
If you havnt already done so check out my site at http://www.southlakes.addr.com as it has just under 3000 photos of Barrow and the Furness Peninsulas and feel free to use any that you like. No need to ask. I say to everyone that photos and memories are for sharing so feel free to grab whatever you like and use them.
Can you email me a bit about your blog and I may use it as part of a website review feature that I present on local radio
More info on my blog at http://www.billclarkontheradio.co.uk
April 9, 2008 at 2:10 pm |
Hello, have just read about your site on southlakes. I like it, short, sharp, and to the point, and as they say “A picture is worth a thousand words”
Regards.
Bill(the old one).
April 12, 2008 at 9:24 am |
Welcome to the wonderful world of blogging. I’ve never been to your town, so I’ll be interested in what it’s got on offer. I do remember an old tv advert for some sweets which featured a dinosaur who ate Barrow’s bus station, but it wasn’t as satisfying as I think Chewits were!
July 13, 2009 at 1:51 pm |
you remember rightly, we got rid of the bus depot
but according to the remarks we see on these blogs,
the dinosaurs still sit in the town hall regeneration department