Vickerstown

It is an example of a model village built for workers by a company needing to expand, having been constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering.Some workers were forced to live on board the Atlantic liner SS Alaska, which was moored in the docks.Plans for its development were begun in 1898 and Vickers bought out the Isle of Walney Estates Company to handle the construction.After the First World War, houses began to be sold on to tenants and in 1951, with only a handful of properties still under its control, the estate company was wound up.There are two places of worship in Vickerstown, a medical centre, a fire station, three primary schools, several pubs and numerous businesses including Tesco and Co-op supermarkets.
Powerful Street photographed in 1904
Map of Vickerstown on the eastern shore of Walney Island
Mikasa Street photographed in 2006
A church has stood on the site of St. Mary's in Vickerstown since the 17th century
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