Listed buildings in Barrow-in-Furness

There are 272 listed buildings in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, the majority of them in Barrow itself. The following article arranges all buildings by grade (I, II* and II). Approximately 20 are concentrated around the ruins of the 12th-century Furness Abbey, whilst there are numerous Victorian buildings in Barrow town centre along Abbey Road and Duke Street (including the 19th-century Town Hall).

Grade I Listed buildings

The town of Barrow and its immediate surrounding area has 8 Grade I listed buildings. They are listed below.

Name Image Location Year Completed Year Listed English Heritage Description
Piel Castle Roose (Piel Island) 1327 1949 PIEL CASTLE
Furness Abbey Newbarns 1127 1949 FURNESS ABBEY, INCLUDING ALL MEDIEVAL REMAINS IN CARE OF ENGLISH HERITAGE
Furness Abbey Chapel Newbarns c.1300 1976 CAPELLA EXTRA PORTAS WITH ATTACHED WALLS
Furness Abbey Main Gateway Newbarns c.1500s 1976 GATEWAY ADJOINING CAPELLA EXTRA
Furness Abbey Precinct Wall Newbarns 1127 1949 FURNESS ABBEY WALL
Furness Abbey West Gateway Newbarns c.1300s 1976 ST GATE TO FURNESS ABBEY, REMAINS OF
Rampside Hall Roose (Rampside) c.1600s 1949 RAMPSIDE HALL 101

Grade II* Listed buildings

The town of Barrow and its immediate surrounding area has 15 Grade II* listed buildings. They are listed below.

Name Image Location Year completed Year listed English Heritage description
Abbey House Hotel Newbarns 1914 1949 ABBEY HOUSE HOTEL
Sowerby Hall Farm, Barn Ormsgill c.1500s 1993 BARN IMMEDIATELY TO REAR OF SOWERBY HALL FARMHOUSE
St. James' Church Hindpool 1869 1976 CHURCH OF ST JAMES
Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall Central Barrow 1887 1976 TOWN HALL
Devonshire Pub Barrow Island 1874 1976 THE DEVONSHIRE PUBLIC HOUSE
Devonshire Buildings Barrow Island 1875 1976 DEVONSHIRE BUILDINGS 10-14
Ormsgill Farmhouse Ormsgill 1605 1949 ORMSGILL FARMHOUSE
Park House Farmhouse Newbarns c.1500s 1949 PARK HOUSE FARMHOUSE
1-13 Sloop Street Barrow Island 1884 1993 SLOOP STREET TENEMENTS
Walney Lighthouse South Walney 1790 1976 WALNEY LIGHTHOUSE WITH TWO ATTACHED COTTAGES AND OUTBUILDINGS
1-13 Steamer Street Barrow Island 1884 1993 STEAMER STREET TENEMENTS

Grade II Listed buildings

The town of Barrow and its immediate surrounding area has 249 Grade II listed buildings. They are listed below.

Name Image Location Year Completed Year Listed English Heritage Description
1-8 Piel Island Roose (Piel Island) 1875 1976 1-8 PIEL ISLAND
The Ship Inn Roose (Piel Island) c.1700s 1976 THE SHIP INN
Roa Island Hotel Roose (Roa Island) c.1800s 1976 ROA ISLAND HOTEL
Glenfield House, Former Mining Offices Roose (Stank) 1875 1976 GLENFIELD HOUSE
Stank Iron ore Mines Entrance Roose (Stank) 1875 1976 ENTRANCE GATEWAYS TO GLENFIELD HOUSE INCLUDING ATTACHED SIDE GATE TO ROSE COTTAGE
Stank Mines Engine House Roose (Stank) 1875 1976 ENGINE HOUSE AT NGR SD 2325 7080 TO NORTH EAST OF GLENFIELD HOUSE
Former Mine Ancillary Block Roose (Stank) 1875 1976 FORMER MINE BUILDING IMMEDIATELY TO NORTH OF GLENFIELD HOUSE
Rose Cottage, Former Mine Lodge Roose (Stank) 1875 1976 ROSE COTTAGE
Stank Farm Roose (Stank) c.1600s 1976 STANK FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDINGS
Stank Farm Cow House Roose (Stank) c.1700s 1976 BARN ON ROADSIDE TO NORTH WEST OF STANK FARMHOUSE
Porter's Lodge Newbarns 1873 1976 ABBEY DALE
Bow Bridge Newbarns 1873 1993 BRIDGE OVER MILL BECK AND ATTACHED GATEWAY AT ABBEY DALE
Furness Abbey Cottage Newbarns 1873 1983 FURNESS ABBEY COTTAGE
Former Custodian's Cottage Newbarns c.1400s 1993 FURNESS ABBEY, FORMER CUSTODIAN'S COTTAGE
The Abbey Tavern Newbarns c.1800s 1993 THE ABBEY TAVERN
298 Abbey Road Newbarns 1878 1976 298 ABBEY ROAD
Abbey Gate Cottages Newbarns 1873 1976 ABBEY GATE COTTAGES
North Lodge, Abbey House Newbarns 1914 1976 NORTH LODGE TO ABBEY HOUSE
West Lodge, Abbey House Newbarns 1914 1976 WEST LODGE TO ABBEY HOUSE WITH ATTACHED GATEHOUSE AND WING WALLS
Central Fire Station Central Barrow 1911 1991 CENTRAL FIRE STATION
Nan Tait Centre Hindpool 1903 1976 COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION ANNEXE INCLUDING FRONT RAILINGS AND PIERS
Abbey Road Conservatives Club Hindpool 1899 1976 CONSERVATIVE CLUB
Cooke's Buildings Hindpool 1875 1976 COOKE'S BUILDINGS
Duke of Edinburgh Hotel Hindpool 1875 1976 DUKE OF EDINBURGH HOTEL
Abbey Approach Gateway Newbarns 1873 1976 GATEWAY TO ABBEY APPROACH
Dane Gill Beck Bridge Newbarns 1887 1993 JUBILEE BRIDGE
Oxford Chambers Hindpool 1875 1976 OXFORD CHAMBERS
Public Library Telephone Booths Hindpool 1935 1987 PAIR OF K6 TELEPHONE KIOSKS ADJACENT TO PUBLIC LIBRARY
Ramsden Hall Hindpool 1872 1976 RAMSDEN HALL
Abbey Road Working Men's Club Hindpool 1871 1976 WORKING MEN'S CLUB AND INSTITUTE
Sowerby Hall Farmhouse Ormsgill 1880 1976 SOWERBY HALL FARMHOUSE
Sowerby Lodge Ormsgill c.1600s 1976 SOWERBY LODGE FARMHOUSE
Sowerby Lodge Barn Ormsgill c.1700s 1976 BARN IMMEDIATELY TO NORTH EAST OF SOWERBY LODGE FARMHOUSE
1-9 Barque Street Barrow Island 1884 1993 BARQUE STREET TENEMENTS 1-9
2 Biggar Village, Farm Buildings South Walney (Biggar) c.1600s 1976 RANGE OF FARM BUILDINGS ATTACHED TO NUMBER 2
6 Biggar Village South Walney (Biggar) c.1700s 1976 MANOR FARMHOUSE 6
8 Biggar Village South Walney (Biggar) c.1700s 1976 SQUIRE'S COTTAGE 8
10 Biggar Village South Walney (Biggar) c.1800s 1976 RAINBOW COTTAGE 10
12 Biggar Village South Walney (Biggar) c.1600s 1976 HILL FARMHOUSE 12
19 Biggar Village South Walney (Biggar) c.1700s 1976 19
19 Biggar Village, Barn South Walney (Biggar) c.1700s 1976 BARN TO SOUITH EAST OF NUMBER 19
New Inn South Walney (Biggar) 1758 1976 NEW INN AND ATTACHED BUILDINGS
Queen's Arms Hotel South Walney (Biggar) c.1600s 1976 QUEEN'S ARMS HOTEL
Queen's Arms Hotel, Adjacent Barn South Walney (Biggar) c.1700s 1976 BARN FACING SOUTH SIDE OF QUEEN'S ARMS HOTEL
Drinking fountain at Breast Mill Beck/ Abbey Road Hawcoat 1876 1976 DRINKING FOUNTAIN AT JUNCTION WITH ABBEY ROAD
Shiyard Office Buildings Barrow Island 1872 1976 GENERAL OFFICES, TECHNICAL/COMMERCIAL, AT VICKERS SHIP AND ENGINEERING LIMITED
1-9 Brig Street Barrow Island 1884 1993 BRIG STREET TENEMENTS 1-9
Hotel Imperial Central Barrow 1875 1976 HOTEL IMPERIAL
Hotel Imperial, External Lanterns Central Barrow c.1800s 1976 PAIR OF LAMP STANDARDS OUTSIDE ENTRANCE TO HOTEL IMPERIAL
12 Cross Lane Hawcoat c.1700s 1975 12
36 Dalton Road Hindpool c.1880s 1976 36
Thorncliffe Crematorium, Gate House Ormsgill 1874 1993 BOROUGH CEMETERY GATE HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Thorncliffe Crematorium, North Lodge Ormsgill 1874 1993 BOROUGH CEMETERY GATE HOUSE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS
Thorncliffe Crematorium, Roman Catholic Chapel Ormsgill 1872 1993 ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY CHAPEL AT BOROUGH CEMETERY
1 Dorcas Avenue Newbarns c.1800s 1976 1
4 Duke Street, Duke Street Surgery Central Barrow c.1900s 1976 4
63, 65 and 67 Duke Street Central Barrow 1865 1976 63, 65 AND 67
77 and 79 Duke Street Central Barrow 1865 1976 77 AND 79
81, 83, 85, 87 and 89 Duke Street Central Barrow 1865 1976 81-89
92, 94 and 96 Duke Street Hindpool 1875 1993 BARCLAYS BANK 92, 94 AND 96
101, 103, 105, 107 and 109 Duke Street Central Barrow 1865 1975 101-109
111, 113, 115, 117 and 119 Duke Street Central Barrow 1870 1976 111-119
111, 113, 115, 117 and 119 Duke Street Central Barrow 1870 1976 111-119
121 and 122 Duke Street Central Barrow 1873 1976 THE LORD RAMSDEN PUBLIC HOUSE 121 AND 122
125 Duke Street Central Barrow 1873 1976 125
127, 129 and 131 Duke Street Central Barrow 1873 1976 127, 129 AND 131
Alfred Barrow School, Central Block Central Barrow 1888 1993 ALFRED BARROW SCHOOL, CENTRE BLOCK
Burlington House Central Barrow 1890 1976 BURLINGTON HOUSE
St. Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church Hindpool 1867 1976 CHURCH OF ST MARY OF FURNESS
St. Mary of Furness Presbytery Hindpool c.1900s 1976 PRESBYTERY TO CHURCH OF ST MARY OF FURNESS WITH WALL CONNECTING TO
Hotel Majestic Central Barrow 1904 1976 HOTEL MAJESTIC
National Westminster Bank Hindpool 1874 1976 NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK
Barrow Main Public Library Hindpool 1874 1922 PUBLIC LIBRARY, MUSEUM AND FORECOURT WALL AND RAILINGS FACING RAMSDEN SQUARE
Statue of Henry Schneider, Schneider Square Central Barrow 1891 1976 STATUE OF HENRY SCHNEIDER
Statue of Sir James Ramsden, Ramsden Square Hindpool 1872 1976 STATUE OF SIR JAMES RAMSDEN
1 Roosecote-Dungeon Lane, Farmhouse Roose c.1600s 1949 ROOSECOTE 1
1 Roosecote-Dungeon Lane, Barn Roose c.1600s 1993 BARN IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH WEST OF NUMBER 1 ROOSECOTE
2 Roosecote-Dungeon Lane Roose c.1600s 1949 ROOSECOTE 2
3 Roosecote-Dungeon Lane Roose c.1600s 1949 ROOSECOTE 3
South End Farm South Island (Biggar) 1764 1976 SOUTH END FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDINGS
Sandylands Farm Newbarns 1623 1976 SANDYLANDS FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED BARN
10 Hector Street Newbarns c.1700s 1976 HECTOR HOUSE 10
Custom House Central Barrow 1870 1976 ST MARY'S CLUB
Statue of Lord Frederick Cavendish Central Barrow 1885 1976 STATUE OF LORD FREDERICK CAVENDISH AT JUNCTION WITH NORTH ROAD
Crofters Public House Roose 1828 1978 CROFTERS PUBLIC HOUSE
Crofters Cow House and Barn Roose c.1700s 1978 COW HOUSE AND BARN WITH ATTACHED HORSE ENGINE HOUSE NORTH EAST OF CROFTERS PUBLIC HOUSE
Crofters Cow House and Shelter Shed Roose c.1800s 1978 FORMER COW HOUSE AND ATTACHED SHELTER SHED IMMEDIATELY NORTH OF CROFTERS PUBLIC HOUSE
Crofters Pigsties and Wall Roose c.1800s 1978 GROUP OF 3 FORMER PIGSTIES AND MIDDEN WALL AT CROFTERS PUBLIC HOUSE
Crofters Garden Wall Roose c.1800s 1978 WALL ENCLOSING GARDEN TO FRONT AND SOUTH SIDE OF CROFTERS PUBLIC HOUSE
1 Newbarns Village Newbarns c.1700s 1976 1
19 Newbarns Village Newbarns 1770 1976 19
St John's Church Of England Church Barrow Island 1935 1993 CHURCH OF ST JOHN
3-51 Keith Street Central Barrow 1865 1976 3-51
2-46 Keith Street Central Barrow 1895 1976 2-46
Abbot's Wood House Roose 1877 1974 HOME FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARM BUILDINGS
Abbot's Wood Perimeter Wall Roose 1877 1974 KITCHEN GARDEN PERIMETER WALL AT HOME FARM
Abbot's Wood South Lodge Roose 1873 1973 SOUTH LODGE AT ABBOTSWOOD (NOT INCLUDED)
West Gate Cottage Roose 1873 1976 WEST GATE COTTAGE
Shipyard Offices and Barrow Island Entrance Gateway Barrow Island 1913 1993 FRONT RANGE ADO BUILDING, LODGE, GATEWAY AND RAILINGS AT VICKERS SHIP AND ENGINEERING LIMITED ENGINE GARTEWAY
Shipyard Engineering Workshop Barrow Island c.1990s 1993 HEAVY ENGINEERING SHOP AT VICKERS SHIP AND ENGINEERING LIMITED
Shipyard Kings Gate Entrance and National Westminster Bank Building Barrow Island 1913 1993 WORKS ENTRANCE LODE AND GATEWAY AT VICKERS SHIP AND ENGINEERING LIMITED KINGS GATE INCLUDING NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK
Millwood House Hawcoat 1860 1992 MILLWOOD
Graving Dock within the Dock Museum Hindpool 1872 1993 GRAVING DOCK
1 North Scale North Walney (North Scale) 1684 1976 1
14 North Scale North Walney (North Scale) 1751 1976 14
14 North Scale, Farm Buildings North Walney (North Scale) c.1700s 1993 FARM BUILDINGS IMMEDIATELY TO SOUTH EAST OF NUMBER 14
19 North Scale North Walney (North Scale) 1762 1976 19
20 North Scale and Farm Buildings North Walney (North Scale) 1728 1975 NUMBER 20 WITH ATTACHED FRONT GARDEN WALL AND ATTACHED BARN AND SHIPPONS
28 North Scale and Farm Buildings North Walney (North Scale) 1725 1976 NUMBER 28 WITH ATTACHED STABLES
Ormsgill Farm Buildings Ormsgill c.1700s 1949 BARN AND OUTBUILDING ADJOINING ORMSGILL FARMHOUSE
Romney Cottage Ormsgill c.1700s 1976 ROMNEY COTTAGE
1-41 Parade Street Central Barrow 1896 1976 1-41
2-46 Parade Street Central Barrow 1895 1976 2-46
Cenotaph Parkside 1919 1976 WAR MEMORIAL IN PUBLIC PARK
St. Mary the Virgin Church Of England Church South Walney (Vickerstown) 1908 1976 CHURCH OF ST MARY
Old School House, Walney Promenade South Walney (Vickerstown) 1856 1973 OLD SCHOOL HOUSE
Sink Fall Farm Hawcoat c.1700s 1976 SINK FALL FARMHOUSE WITH ATTACHED FARM BUILDINGS
Waver Cottage Roose (Rampside) c.1800s 1976 WAVER COTTAGE 30
Bow Windows Farm Roose (Rampside) 1654 1976 BOW WINDOWS FARMHOUSE AND ATTACHED FARMBUILDINGS
Rampside Lighthouse Roose (Rampside) 1875 1991 NUMBER 4 LEADING LIGHT ON FORESHORE NEAR RAMPSIDE HALL
The Concle Public House Roose (Rampside) c.1800s 1976 THE CONCLE PUBLIC HOUSE
Eastwood House Roose (Rampside) c.1800s 1993 EASTWOOD HOUSE
Moorhead Farm Roose (Rampside) 1719 1976 NUMBER 1 MOORHEAD COTTAGES AND ATTACHED BARN
Chetwynde School, Main Building Newbarns 1865 1976 OUR LADY'S SCHOOL, CROSSLANDS CONVENT
Crosslands Lodge Newbarns 1875 1976 LODGE TO CROSSLANDS
Manor Farmhouse Newbarns 1845 1976 MANOR FARMHOUSE
113-119 Rawlison Street, Former Police Station Central Barrow 1880 1976 113-119
Victoria Hall Hindpool 1888 1991 VICTORIA HALL
1 Chase End, Cross Lane Hawcoat c.1700s 1976 CHASE END 1
17 Roanhead Lane Hawcoat c.1700s 1976 NUMBER 17 AND ATTACHED OUTBUILDING
32 Robert Street Hindpool 1870 1976 32
1 St. George's Square Central Barrow 1864 1976 1
St. George's Church of England Church Central Barrow 1861 1976 CHURCH OF ST GEORGE
Railwaymen's Club Central Barrow 1865 1976 RAILWAYMEN'S CLUB AND PREMISES OF HSP PRINTING
2-10 Salthouse Road Central Barrow 1846 1976 2-10
2-10 Salthouse Road Central Barrow 1846 1976 2-10
14-20 Salthouse Road Central Barrow 1849 1976 14-20
143 Salthouse Road Central Barrow c.1800s 1976 143
143 Salthouse Road Central Barrow c.1800s 1976 143
143 Salthouse Road, Barn Central Barrow c.1700s 1976 BARN IMMEDIATELY TO WEST OF NUMBER 143
145 and 147 Salthouse Road Central Barrow c.1600s 1976 145 AND 147
151 Salthouse Road Central Barrow 1802 1976 151
153 Salthouse Road and Farm Buildings Central Barrow c.1700s 1976 NUMBER 153 WITH ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS
153 Salthouse Road and Farm Buildings Central Barrow c.1700s 1976 NUMBER 153 WITH ADJOINING FARM BUILDINGS
St. George's House Central Barrow 1860 1973 ST GEORGE'S HOUSE
4 Newbarns Village Newbarns c.1800s 1976 NUMBER 4 NEW BARNS VILLAGE
6-26 School Street Central Barrow c.1800s 1976 6-26
St. George's Church of England Primary School Hindpool 1849 1976 ST GEORGES CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL
1-9 Schooner Street Barrow Island 1884 1993 SCHOONER STREET TENEMENTS 1-9
1-9 Ship Street Barrow Island 1884 1993 SHIP STREET TENEMENT 1-9
Harbour Hotel Central Barrow 1850 1976 HARBOUR HOTEL
14 Tower Street Roose (Roa Island) c.1800s 1976 TOWER HOUSE 14
Roa Island Watch Tower Roose (Roa Island) 1849 1976 WATCH TOWER
Victoria Park Hotel Parkside c.1900s 1976 VICTORIA PARK HOTEL
John Whinnerah Institute Hindpool 1938 2001 THE JOHN WHINNERAH INSTITUTE BUILDING WITH GATE PIERS TO FRONT AND BICYCLE SHED IN REAR WALL

Demolished Listed Buildings

The following Grade II listed buildings have been demolished in Barrow.

Name Image Location Year Completed Year Listed Year Demolished English Heritage Description
North Lonsdale Hospital North Wing Central Barrow 1887 1976 1995 NORTH LONSDALE HOSPITAL, REMAINING NORTH WING
North Lonsdale Hospital South Wing Central Barrow 1899 1976 1995 NORTH LONSDALE HOSPITAL, REMAINING SOUTH WING
Trinity Church Hindpool 1875 1976 2013 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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