THE story of four "temporary" Barrow churches will be told by an exhibition and day of activities held in the one which has survived for 140 years much as it was built.

St Mark's Church, in Buccleuch Street, is open to visitors from 10am to 4pm on Saturday as part of the free national Heritage Open Day scheme.

History displays about the Victorian Barrow churches dedicated to St Mark, St Matthew, St Luke and St John have been prepared by Barrow Archive and Local Studies Library.

There will be original archive material on show relating to all four churches, refreshments and children's activities.

Sir James Ramsden launched a £24,000 appeal to have the four churches built, with an expected lifespan of 25 years.

They were all dedicated for worship on September 26 in 1878.

A new St John's Church, on Barrow Island, was completed by 1935 and a new St Luke's Church was consecrated in April 1964.

A final service was held outside St Luke's in February 2012 and the site cleared for housing.

The original St Matthew's Church was replaced in October 1967 and the decision taken to close it in 2015.

St Mark's survived bomb damage in a 1941 German air raid and was renovated in the 1980s.

You can find out more about Heritage Open Day events on the website at www.heritageopendays.org.uk