Photographs of Rampside and Roa Island on the northern coast of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria.
Rampside Needle, Rampside, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
The Rampside Needle or Rampside Lighthouse was built in 1871 as a navigation beacon to guide shipping into the port at Barrow.
Rampside Needle, Rampside, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
The Rampside Needle or Rampside Lighthouse was built in 1871 as a navigation beacon to guide shipping into the port at Barrow.
Rampside Hall, Rampside near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
This 17th century house is Grade 1 listed. The twelve chimneys are often referred to as 'The Twelve Apostles'
St. Michael's Church, Rampside in Furness, Cumbria.
This gothic style church was built in 1840 to replace a 1621 chapel of ease.
Barrow Lifeboat Station on Roa Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
Piel Island lies in the distance.
The Freeway Hopper Dredger passing the Barrow Lifeboat Station on Roa Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
Piel Island lies in the distance.
Looking out over the Foulney Embankment and Rampside Sands from Roa Island near Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
Abandoned, rusty old houseboat off Roa Island in Cumbria.
Foulney Embankment can be seen in the distance.
The Watch Tower, Roa Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
This old Customs House was built on Roa Island in 1847 to monitor the Piel Deepwater Channel. The Customs House contains a boat house from where the local customs officer could sail out into the channel, and board boats to check their cargo. As the iron ore trade declined, the Customs House passed into the hands of Roa Island Mission who held Sunday services there.
The Watch Tower and Old Customs House, Roa Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
The Watch Tower, Roa Island, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.
This old Customs House was built on Roa Island in 1847 to monitor the Piel Deepwater Channel. The Customs House contains a boat house from where the local customs officer could sail out into the channel, and board boats to check their cargo. As the iron ore trade declined, the Customs House passed into the hands of Roa Island Mission who held Sunday services there.
No public access.