THE SIXTIES. JOHN MURPHY: IT'S ALL TOO BEAUTIFUL.


First, a bit of music to set the scene..click back when you've got the idea..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNYwMCJ17Sg

..Ok?

John Murphy is well-known around Barrow, as Councillor, Mayor and organiser of walks to Piel Island from his beloved Walney.
He tells a good story, does John. He talked to us about his teenage years, about the coffee bars and dances, about courting his late wife, and his delight in the colour and flowers in the Park. In this excerpt he conjures a vivid image of Barrow Park Life in the 60's....

https://soundcloud.com/art-space-756835798/john-murphy-for-blog


This postcard (above) was kindly loaned by Mike Burns. Mike's wife Sheila was involved in the Park re-development and the Friends Of Barrow Park Commitee and Mike has an enormous collection of postcards from Barrow...you'll be seeing more of them.

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