Welcome to the SOUTHLAKES Website covering Furness and the South Lakes.

The site Hosts of over 3,000 photos of the Furness Peninsula dating from 19th century to today
as well as lots of other features and a very busy message forum
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The site has a following from all over the world from people from all walks of life who want to re-live their past for the love of the Furness Area. Please use the drop down menus at the top of this page to navigate the site

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NEW: WERE'S DORIS THESE DAYS
has anyone heard from Doris Charles lately. havent heard from her lately, hope she is ok, just been checking her facebook, she hasnt posted on there either,, kind regards b,j,devlin
NEW: Facebook
I have for sometime now been thinking of creating a facebook page to compliment this site as Facebook seems to be very popular and is a good way of promoting businesses as well as websites. I know there's been a bit of controversy over security but since Facebook changed the security policies ...
NEW: southlakes wildlife park
does anyone or has anyone been to the wildlife park and how do you rate it my g/daughter loves them and we my pay a visit so we dont dissapoint her i wondered has any forum member been there ? give me he lowdown if you could please regards alex
NEW: New main page layout
Changes have been made. the main access page www.southlakes-uk.co.uk has been altered so that forum messages appear on the main page as well so you don't have to log in each time you want to see the 10 most recently posted messages. I'd like a bit of feedback about this if it works or you ...
NEW: Roose in 1930's
My grandfather was Foreman building houses in Roose. He lived on Yarlside Road from 1933 to about 1941. Think the company could have been called Nicholson & Wright. Have numerous photos. Trying to piece together family history as family came from Morecambe so no relatives in Barrow. He died in 1941 ...
NEW: united club shuts for good
i`VE JUST READ THAT THE UNITED CLUB IN BARROW HAS SHUT FOR GOOD, SHAME AS IT WAS A NICE LITTLE CLUB, I ENJOYED SPENDING MY SUNDAY AFTERNOON`S DOWN THERE, BUT I SUPPOSE IT`S JUST FOLLOWING THE TREND NOW AS OTHER WM C ARE CLOSING
NEW: LOST AT SEA
its amazeing how the years have flown by, but this is a film i put together, and put on southlakes site, when i sank in the sands out at sea the daft thing that day that happened was i used my mobile to phone the coasgaurd as i sat on the roof of the car surrounded by water, they gave me the number ...
NEW: AFC WIN
Barrow are now two ganes away from the fa trophy final at wembley after beating york 2- 1 first of the semi final is away to sailsbury on tje 13/3/ then at home on the 20th by then lets hope were in the final.
NEW: BARROW AT WAR
just thought i would put a couple of my links to my films ive done through the years, Barrow at war, a journey along northscale promanade, and others BARROW AT WAR, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blU_PauxcH0 ST GEORGES SQUARE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6CBbHisuDA REMEMBERENCE DAY BARROW PARK ...
NEW: HMS INVINCIBLE ---Bring her HOME *LINK*
There is a growing campaign (to which I have signed up to bring HMS INVINCIBLE home to her final resting place to honour our Naval shipbuilding heritage .I remember watching in awe as she went down the slipways in 1977 I feel she would make a wonderful addition to the proposed MARINA as a visitors ...

 

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SOCIAL NETWORKING
site is an add on to this site

Its a bit like Facebook and all those other social networking sites but dedicated to the people of Furness and the Southlakes both past and present. 

Its FREE to use
and can be found here.

www.southlakes.ning.com


 

Other sites designed by us at southlakes.

The history of Barrow Pubs at www.barrowpubs.co.uk

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