Take 3 Pubs - Talk with Local Historian/Sankey team member Jean McSorley

By Signal Film & Media

Join local historian and Sankey team member Jean McSorley for an evening talk exploring the stories behind three local pub.

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102-104 Abbey Road Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5QR United Kingdom

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1 hour 30 minutes
under 16 with parent or legal guardian
In person

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Refunds up to 7 days before event

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Community • Heritage

Discover the history of three much-loved local pubs (and a couple more) with historian and Sankey Photography Archive team member Jean McSorley. Drawing on fascinating photographs from the Sankey Photograph Archive and the Barrow Archive Centre, this talk will uncover the stories of the buildings. See how these pubs were and contimue to be an important part of everyday life.

Focusing on the King's Arms, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Harbour Inn, Jean will explore their origins, why they were built where they were, and their importance to the the town.

Image: no.A480A, Duke of Edinburgh Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness, c.1940 © The Sankey Family Photography Collection, courtesy of Cumbria Archives

(The time has been amended from 7pm (as originally advertised) to 6.15pm. Apologies for any inconvenience.)

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