Many pubs in South Cumbria have served as a hub for local communities, many of them rural communities, for decades. 

The establishments, which have often started out as inns or guest houses, have welcomed walkers and travellers for the best part of a century.

Luckily some of these pubs are still very well-cared for and have stood the test of time to welcome customers to this day.

Some look slightly different with extensions built to accommodate more people as methods of travel improved.

Some have barely changed over the years, however.

The Mail: The King of Prussia in the early 20th century in Eskdale, which was re-named the King George IVLocal photographers, the Sankeys, captured life in-and-around Barrow from the early 20th century onwards. 

These community hubs were captured and immortalised in the Sankey Online Archive as part of a project by Signal Film and Media in 2018.

The archive houses several recognisable pubs that still stand today from Ambleside to Ulverston.

The Boot Inn in Eskdale can be seen when it was known as The Mason's Arms in the early 20th Century.

Also known as the Burnmoor Inn, the establishment has been catering for the hungry and thirsty since the 17th century.

The Mail: The Red Lion Inn & Lowick Bridge Farm in the early 20th century

Another historic inn, complete with exposed oak beams and a roaring open fire, is the Red Lion Inn at Lowick, near Ulverston. 

Famous Red Lion regular Arthur Ransome, the spy/ author, got his inspiration here for his children's books Swallows and Amazons.

Dating back to the 18th century, the Anglers Arms in Haverthwaite also has a rich history and can be seen when it was a humble resting point for weary anglers.

The Golden Rule in Ambleside, has a very long and rich long history, is seen in the mid-1930s.

It was created, in part, from stone scavenged from the nearby Galava Roman Fort at Waterhead in the 16th century.

A historically popular venue for wedding receptions and other social events, The High Cross Inn in Broughton is also pictured in the 1960s.

The Mail: Drunken Duck Inn, Barngates, in the 1960sThe famously named Drunken Duck Inn in Ambleside can also been seen in the '60s.

The pub was named so after a Victorian landlady almost cooked ducks that she thought were dead - but actually turned out to be drunk.

King George IV in Eskdale is also pictured pre-1914 when it was named The King of Prussia.