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Missing Cumbria museum sign found in Northern Ireland

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30-05-2025

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Missing Cumbria museum sign found in Northern Ireland

A museum sign missing for more than five years has been discovered washed up across the Irish Smith and his seven-year-old daughter were walking along the coast near Bangor in Northern Ireland when they spotted a bit of wood which turned out to be a sign for The Dock an internet search, they realised The Dock Museum was in Barrow-in-Furness, manager John Irving said staff "burst out laughing" when they received an email from Mr Smith revealing the find. "It was such a gorgeous story," Mr Irving said."I've been here five years and I've never seen that sign, so it's got to [have been missing for] over five years." The sign is in the shape of an arrow, with the The Dock Museum and 0.5km written on it."I'll be using those sign writers again, it's in good nick," Mr Irving said having seen how well it has been museum team believe a storm must have dislodged the sign and it ended up in the sea. Reunion plans Mr Smith said his daughter was "over the moon about" the discovery."I originally thought it maybe came from Belfast. "Even if it had come from Belfast that would have been quite a journey- we're talking seven or eight miles."His daughter was the one who suggested they contact the museum to try and get the sign back to plan is for them to travel over to Cumbria to hand it back in person."It's a good excuse to come to Cumbria, I've always wanted to come to Cumbria," Mr Smith said."It seems like a beautiful part of the world."Mr Irving said The Dock Museum will give Jonny and his daughter "VIP treatment" and the story will eventually appear somewhere in the museum. Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.