Across South Cumbria, convalescent homes once played a vital role in recovery and care.
These pictures from the area's convalescent homes are taken from the Sankey Archive, made up of thousands of photos captured by the Sankey family - father and sons Edward, Raymond and Eric.
The Barrow-in-Furness photographers spent decades capturing the "extraordinary and everyday" across Cumbria.
Dating post-1914, this view looks across the lawns towards the grand terrace of the Miners’ Convalescent Home in Grange-over-Sands.
The long frontage features a central porch topped by a large cupola. Above the entrance, the inscription “Erected 1914” is visible.
Built to provide rest and recovery for injured and unwell miners, the home made use of the town’s coastal setting, where sea air was believed to aid conditions such as tuberculosis.
A 1920s view of the women’s wing at High Carley Sanatorium shows the rear of the hospital on the Pennington to Urswick road, showing the open-air facilities used in the treatment of tuberculosis.
Wards feature large opening doors leading onto a veranda.
Women patients can be seen sitting and lying in various spots.
Another 1920s view of the women’s wing at High Carley Sanatorium shows patients sitting and lying outside alongside nursing staff and a visiting family.
In the grounds, three women stand with hoes and a rake, likely as a work party for the gardens.
A curving driveway leads towards the Barrow War Memorial Convalescent Home in this view from around June 1927, revealing a grand building with a square tower rising above the main entrance.
This 1920s view of High Carley Sanatorium shows the central block and offices from the front.
The three-storey brick building stands prominently, with two uniformed nurses and a bicycle positioned by the front entrance.
A tennis court can be seen on the grass in front of the building.
Another view inside the dining room at High Carley Sanatorium in the 1920s shows neatly arranged tables laid with white cloths, cutlery and a mug at each place, with vases of flowers adding a decorative touch.
Staff stand facing the camera, including one in what appears to be a nursing uniform.
Through a doorway at the back, the open-air treatment areas used for tuberculosis patients can be seen beyond.
At the opening of Infield Convalescent Home on June 29, 1927, in Barrow, the Prince of Wales is seen standing beneath the entrance portico addressing the crowd.
To his left stands Sir Alfred Barrow, while on the right are religious figures including Bishop Henry Herbert Williams, the Bishop of Barrow.
Set within tree-lined grounds, this view from around June 1927 shows Infield Convalescent Home as a large, stately two-storey building.
Steps lead down from the building to a lawn.
Inside Infield Convalescent Home around June 1927, this view shows a room with five beds arranged, decorated with patterned wallpaper and an ornate wooden fireplace.
Pot plants sit on the bedside tables, while a radiator stands near the window.
Also taken around June 1927, the dining room at Infield Convalescent Home is laid out with several tables and chairs, each decorated with flowers.
A large mirror is up against the far wall.
