Fascinating black and white photographs have emerged of what Dalton Road has looked like over the 20th century. 

The images are part of an amazing online archive launched by Barrow-based charity Signal Film and Media of over 10,000 images from the Sankey Family Photographic Archive.

The photographs, taken by the Sankey and Son photographers, document Barrow between the years of 1890 and 1970. It went live on Thursday, September 7. 

The Sankeys were a father and son duo who documented life in Barrow and Cumbria over 70 years. Starting around 1900, they captured the landscape, cultural changes, everyday lives and work up until the 1970s.

The pair created postcards from their photographs which were posted all over the world and tell fascinating snippets from peoples lives across the 20th century.

The Seeing the North with Sankey Project began in 2018 and was supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. The three year project explored and shared the priceless photographic work of the Sankey Family in collaboration with local communities in Barrow-in-Furness and wider Cumbria. 

The collection from Dalton Road shows old shops such as Hall's Tonic Wine, James Nelson and Sons butchers along with the old Wesleyan School on the corner. The street scenes depicted in the early 20th century show old fashioned policeman, horse-drawn carriages, carts and the men all wearing suite.

To find out more about the Sankey Family Photographic Archive, please visit the website.