A photograph of the visit made by King George V and Queen Mary to Barrow, on 17th May 1917. Here, they are talking to a naval officer, surrounded by people. The royal tour of the North was a morale-boosting exercise organised by the Government, concerned by the growing industrial and social unrest partly caused by food shortages and poor working conditions. 

From album containing photographs collected and arranged by Queen Mary between 1916 and 1918.