{"product_id":"voices-from-barrow-and-furness","title":"Voices from Barrow and Furness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarrow-in-Furness grew from a tiny hamlet into the largest iron and steel centre on the world, as well as a major shipbuilding centre, in just forty years.\u003c\/strong\u003e Still home to the busiest shipyard in England, Barrow retains many of the spacious streets and fine buildings that were part of the nineteenth-century planned town, and despite changing economic factors over the years it still has much to offer resident and visitor alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eVoices from Barrow and Furness\u003c\/em\u003e draws together memories of life on the Furness peninsula - in Barrow itself, and Dalton and Askham, as well as the villages - from a wide range of people who have fascinating tales to tell. Among their number are shopkeepers, an MP, a vicar, an undertaker, a zookeeper, a councillor, and entrepreneur and a midwife, to name just a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories they recall, collected by members of the Barrow Oral History Group, will rekindle memories for anyone who has lived in this area for more than a few years, and will be an eye-opener for any new arrivals who want to find out more about the history of Furness. \u003cem\u003eVoices from Barrow and Furness\u003c\/em\u003e is illustrated with a wonderful selection of photographs that capture the spirit of this unique area over the past hundred years or so.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54240461816152,"sku":"9780750947435","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780750947435_9d459af7-51ef-45bd-a380-fcbaf81e4518.jpg?v=1765326634","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/voices-from-barrow-and-furness","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}