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The Sankey Photography Archive Dedicated page for the Sankey Photography Archive, A Signal Film & Media project funded by National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Previously titled after SFM's 'Seeing the North with Sankey' project, which began the journey to create the Sankey Archive website. https://signalfilmandmedia.com/sankeys-extraordinary-everday

St Anne's chapel Ambleside, early 20th century. Sankey Family Photography Collection No H20 (c) Cumbria Archives
29/09/2026

St Anne's chapel Ambleside, early 20th century. Sankey Family Photography Collection No H20 (c) Cumbria Archives

A young Princess Margaret at an unknown event. Sankey Family Photography Collection No TP 248. (c) Cumbria Archives.
10/09/2026

A young Princess Margaret at an unknown event. Sankey Family Photography Collection No TP 248. (c) Cumbria Archives.

Vickerstown school children and staff who were in their production of HMS Pinafore, early 20th century. Sankey Family Ph...
20/08/2026

Vickerstown school children and staff who were in their production of HMS Pinafore, early 20th century. Sankey Family Photography Collection No 7695 and 7696. (c) Cumbria Archives.

Continuing the nautical theme, here is a picture from Jul 1934 of the Brazilian Training Ship Almirante Saldanha under s...
06/08/2026

Continuing the nautical theme, here is a picture from Jul 1934 of the Brazilian Training Ship Almirante Saldanha under sail at sea, viewed from a tug.
Sankey Family Photography Collection No.8877 (c) Cumbria Archives.

The Yacht Zulu built approx 1910.The Sankey archive has many images of ships and sailing vessels of all types so to cele...
04/08/2026

The Yacht Zulu built approx 1910.
The Sankey archive has many images of ships and sailing vessels of all types so to celebrate the festival of the sea which is taking place this weekend here is a cracking picture of a beautiful Prawner-style yacht sailing at speed in a sparkling Walney Channel.
Sankey Family Photography Collection No.1691 (c) Cumbria Archives.

What looks like a chauffeur driven car outside the new fire station in Duke Street around 1912. Sankey Family Photograph...
14/07/2026

What looks like a chauffeur driven car outside the new fire station in Duke Street around 1912. Sankey Family Photography Collection No 3993 (c) Cumbria Archives.

Coppernob after being removed from its case at Barrow station. Sankey Family Photography Collection No TP 253 (c) Cumbr...
17/06/2026

Coppernob after being removed from its case at Barrow station. Sankey Family Photography Collection No TP 253 (c) Cumbria Archives. PL

Soldiers outside a sandstone building. I don't think it's the Furness Abbey Hotel. Is that a fox? Image 3705 Sankey Fam...
06/06/2026

Soldiers outside a sandstone building. I don't think it's the Furness Abbey Hotel. Is that a fox? Image 3705 Sankey Family Photography Collection. (c) Cumbria Archives.

St James's School, winners of the Boys Realm Cup, 20 May 1916. See first comment for reported result. Sankey Family Phot...
01/06/2026

St James's School, winners of the Boys Realm Cup, 20 May 1916. See first comment for reported result. Sankey Family Photography Collection No 3989. (c) Cumbria Archives.

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Cooke's Studios, 102-104 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow In Furness
LA145QR

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Monday 9:30am - 6pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 6pm
Thursday 9:30am - 6pm
Friday 9:30am - 6pm

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