There are 274
listed building
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s in the former
Borough of Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness was a local government district with borough status in Cumbria, England. It was named after its main town, Barrow-in-Furness. Other settlements included Dalton-in-Furness and Askam-in-Furness. It was the smallest district i ...
(now part of
Westmorland and Furness
Westmorland and Furness is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in Cumbria, England. The economy is mainly focused on tourism around both the Lake District and Cumbria Coast, shipbuilding and the Royal Port of Barrow, Royal ...
) , with about 70% in
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is a port town and civil parish (as just "Barrow") in the Westmorland and Furness district of Cumbria, England. Historic counties of England, Historically in the county of Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borou ...
itself. The 2015 Heritage Index formed by the
Royal Society of Arts
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and the
Heritage Lottery Fund
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History
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placed the Borough as seventh highest of 325 English districts with an especially high score relating to industrial heritage assets.
The
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conservation area contains dozens of historic shipyard buildings and tenements, while numerous listed buildings can be found lining
Abbey Road
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and
Duke Street, which were designed as the principal north to south and east to west thoroughfares of the
Victorian
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19th century
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** Victorian architecture
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planned town. Despite many buildings and structures dating from this era, an abundance of listed buildings exist throughout the Borough that pre-date Barrow, in villages that were consumed by the rapidly expanding town. One notable example being
Newbarns
Newbarns is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is bordered by Hawcoat, Parkside, Risedale and Roose, the local population stood at 5,515 in 2001, decreasing to 5,487 at the 2011 Census.
Newbarns covers ...
village which retains its original 18th century street layout. Significant clusters of listed buildings can be found around the ruins of the 12th-century
Furness Abbey
Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behi ...
and Market Street, the Medieval centre of
Dalton-in-Furness
Dalton-in-Furness is a town in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, north east of Barrow-in-Furness. Along with the rest of the Furness peninsula, it was historically part of Lancashire. It is in the parish of Dalton Town with Newton, a ...
. The oldest listed building in Barrow is Furness Abbey, dated 1127 and the newest is the
John Whinnerah Institute, completed in 1934.
Within other heritage categories, assets recognised by
Historic England
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in Barrow including
Barrow Cemetery and
Barrow Park which are both designated Grade II on the
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. Furness Abbey in addition to comprising listed buildings is also a
Barrow-in-Furness has 8 Grade I listed buildings, representing a higher proportion of all listed buildings than national average. They are listed below.
Barrow-in-Furness has 15 Grade II* listed buildings. They are listed below.
Barrow-in-Furness has 250 Grade II listed buildings. They are listed below.
The following Grade II listed buildings have been demolished in Barrow. The list excludes buildings that were de-listed and subsequently demolished (e.g. 51 Forshaw Street and Queen's Hotel).