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| The village of Backbarrow is next to Haverthwaite, which was featured yesterday. The village grew up around its cotton mills and iron foundry, the latter opening in 1711. Both made use of a plentiful water supply - the River Leven which flows through Backbarrow - generating power. The cotton mills continued to grow in size during the Victorian period. The foundry and the mills used the Furness Railway to transport goods. |
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| A partly secluded property. |
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| The Haverthwaite and Backbarrow CommunityCommittee were staging a Scarecrow Festival. |
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| 'Just married.' A couple of the Scarecrows in one of the village gardens. |
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| Plaque detailing the life of Isaac Wilkinson, who workedfor the Backbarrow Iron Foundry Company in the 1700s. |
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| Through a gateway. |
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| Backbarrow village stores. The only shop in the village as far as I could see. |
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| The River Leven flows through Backbarrow. |
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| A footpath through a tunnel. |
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| Do not jump off the bridge. |
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| .... And here is a good reason why! |
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| The Coach House. |
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| Another of the river weirs. |
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