In 2025, Signal Film and Media commissioned photographer Nicholas J.R. White to photograph the English port town of Barrow-in-Furness, creating a contemporary response to the iconic Sankey Photography Archive — a unique collection of imagery that captures the industrial and social heritage of Barrow-in-Furness and the surrounding areas.

The result is The Binding Tide, a striking new series that offers a fresh perspective on the landscapes, communities, and waters that define this region, weaving together its working heritage and coastal identity with an eye to both its past and its evolving future. This series comes at a time when the town’s social and political landscape is undergoing significant change, with Barrow recently being awarded 'Royal' status for its role in the UK’s nuclear submarine program. The Binding Tide offers a fresh perspective on the town’s evolving identity and its relationship to the surrounding environment.

The Binding Tide is part of a heritage project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund: Sankey: Lives Through the Lens, and will be exhibited in an outdoor exhibition at Barrow Town Hall Courtyard throughout the summer of 2025.