Nowstalgia Gallery
The Nowstalgia Gallery — where yesterday's photographs meet today's Furness. Faded prints, sepia tones, and glimpses of streets as they once were.
The photographs displayed on this website form part of the Sankey Photo Archives and are shown with the permission of the copyright holder. These images are made available under the Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) licence.
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About the Nowstalgia Gallery: Whilst our main focus is Furness, some photographs in this gallery were taken outside our core research area. They were captured by the same people based in Furness — photographers whose work we cherish, who captured the light and shadow of their times — and we believe they deserve to be shown and enjoyed by everyone, wherever they are in the world. We hope you find something to inspire you.
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Skating at Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton) January 4th 1907
Type: Negative
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/33/1
Negative ref: 241
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A wide winter view at Thwaite Flat showing crowds of people gathered on the frozen pond. Some are skating while others walk or stand talking...
Skating at Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton) January 4th 1907
Type: Postcard
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/33/1
Negative ref: 241
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A wide winter view at Thwaite Flat showing crowds of people gathered on the frozen pond. Some are skating while others walk or stand talking...
Skating at Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton) January 4th 1908
Type: Postcard
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 242
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A wide frozen expanse of ice fills the scene, crowded with many people skating, standing, or moving in small groups across the surface; some...
Skating at Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton) January 4th 1908
Type: Postcard
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 243
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Thwaite Flat. A broad sheet of frozen ice is filled with numerous people skating, standing, or moving in small groups, spread from the foreg...
Skating at Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton) January 4th 1908
Type: Postcard
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 244
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A wide frozen surface is crowded with people skating and standing in scattered groups across the ice, extending from the foreground into the...
Skating at Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton)
Type: Postcard
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 245
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A frozen expanse of ice is scattered with many people skating, standing, or moving in small groups from the foreground into the misty distan...
Skating on Thwaite Flat (Near Dalton)
Type: Postcard
Location: Thwaite Flat
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 246
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A broad frozen sheet of ice stretches across the scene, covered with many people dispersed from the foreground into the distance. In the rig...
Foundry Street (Barrow)
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 247
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Foundry Street runs into the distance. On the right is a long row of brick terraced houses with repeating doors, windows, and chimney stacks...
Foundry Street (Barrow)
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 248
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A view along Foundry Street shows a continuous row of brick terraced houses on the left with repeated doors, tall sash windows, and chimney ...
Foundry Street (Barrow)
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 249
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Foundry Street shows a brick terraced house with a slate roof and chimney stacks, decorative brickwork below the eaves, and sash windows wit...
Foundry Street (Barrow)
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 250
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Foundry Street shows two adjoining brick terraced houses with slate roofs and chimney stacks. The left house is under construction or repair...
Underwood's Shop, 67 Dalton Road, Barrow
Type: Negative
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/34/3
Negative ref: 251
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A street view of Underwood’s Sheffield Emporium at 67 Dalton Road, a solid stone-fronted building with a large painted sign above the door...
Underwood's Shop, 67 Dalton Road, Barrow
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/34/3
Negative ref: 251
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A street view of Underwood’s Sheffield Emporium at 67 Dalton Road, a solid stone-fronted building with a large painted sign above the door...
Salvation Army Band, Barrow-in-Furness
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 252
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A Salvation Army brass band is posed in rows at the entrance of Barrow Town Hall, standing on the steps in front of a large stone doorway wi...
Seesaws (Biggar bank, Walney Island)
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 253
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A group of children gather around a large seesaw on a paved area, with several sitting along the beam while others stand nearby waiting or w...
Seesaws (Biggar bank, Walney Island)
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 254
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A group of people, mostly children with some adults, gather along a paved path beside open grassland. Near the left stands a tall pole with ...
Snow Scene, West gate, Furness Abbey
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 255
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Snow scene on Manor Road at the West Gate, Furness Abbey, showing a narrow lane covered with packed snow and slushy wheel ruts, with scatter...
Hawcoat Tower (Barrow)
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 256
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A tall cylindrical stone tower rises from rough ground at Hawcoat, built of uneven masonry blocks and topped with a wider octagonal cap. Fro...
King's Hall (Barrow)
Type: Postcard
Location: Barrow-in-Furness
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 257
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
King’s Hall building with a tall round brick tower rising from the corner, the tower having narrow vertical brick bands, several arched wi...
Walney Island Biggar Village
Type: Negative
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/35/2
Negative ref: 258
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A quiet cobbled lane in Biggar Village, Walney Island, lined with stone and pebble-dashed cottages. A single street lamp stands on the bend ...
Walney Island Biggar Village
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/35/2
Negative ref: 258
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A quiet cobbled lane in Biggar Village, Walney Island, lined with stone and pebble-dashed cottages. A single street lamp stands on the bend ...
The Shore, Biggar Bank, Walney Island
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 259
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A crowded pebbled beach scene at Biggar Bank, Walney Island, with many people sitting and gathering along the grassy bank beside the stones....
Walney Island Biggar Bank
Type: Negative
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/35/4
Negative ref: 260
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A group of people gathered on the grass above the pebbled shore at Biggar Bank, Walney Island, with a bicycle lying nearby. A young girl sta...
Walney Island Biggar Bank
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/35/4
Negative ref: 260
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A group of people gathered on the grass above the pebbled shore at Biggar Bank, Walney Island, with a bicycle lying nearby. A young girl sta...
Walney Beach
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 261
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Walney Beach: A wide pebbled shoreline fills the foreground, covered with rounded stones, with a low grassy bank behind it where many people...
The Shore, Biggar Bank, Walney Island
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 262
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Biggar Bank, Walney Island: A broad sloping pebble beach fills most of the scene, the foreground covered with rounded stones and scattered d...
Walney Island People Enjoying The Beach
Type: Negative
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/35/7
Negative ref: 263
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A group of women and children gathered on the pebbled beach at Walney Island, standing near the water’s edge. Some are paddling in the sha...
Walney Island People Enjoying The Beach
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Postcards ref: BDB 86/2/1/35/7
Negative ref: 263
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
A group of women and children gathered on the pebbled beach at Walney Island, standing near the water’s edge. Some are paddling in the sha...
The Beach, Biggar Bank, Walney Island
Type: Postcard
Location: Walney Island
Series: 0-999
Negative ref: 264
Copyright: Cumbria Archives
Biggar Bank, Walney Island: A wide pebble beach slopes down toward the sea, the foreground densely covered with rounded stones. Numerous peo...
