A Son of the Rock

This is probably the most prominent building in Barrow-in-Furness, standing between the town proper and the sea.

It belongs to the town’s main employer and is home to the largest shipyard in the UK, where nuclear submarines are built. Barrow has a long history of submarine construction.

BAE Systems building from bridge to Walney Island. Off to the left can be seen the floodlights of Holker Street, the home of Barrow AFC, the town’s Football League Club:-

BAE Systems building close-up:-