Historic photos of Barrow’s hotels in the early 20th century

The town’s historical hotels were captured by local photographers the Sankeys who photographed life in and around Barrow in the early 20th century.

Many of their images show the hotels as far back as 100 years ago.

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This includes the region’s most prestigious hotels such as The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel on Abbey Road, The Clarkes Hotel at Rampside and the Furness Abbey Hotel.

Duke of Edinburgh Hotel in 1940 (Image: Sankey) The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel was built in 1874 in Gothic Revival style and became one of Barrow’s most prestigious hotels.

The establishment welcomed many famous guests such as Charlie Chaplin, Cary Grant…