A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness: Places-People-History
Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building. Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is surrounded by sea, and beyond that the Lakeland Hills, while the protective arms of Walney Island provide a natural channel and harbour. Nature sits alongside industry and heritage. The iron ore industry once scarred the landscape, but time and new growth have disguised the marks. Farming is still a crucial factor in Barrow and you do not have to stray far to discover old abbey granges still functioning yet diversifying. In this book, Gill Jepson provides a fascinating insight into Barrow's places, events and its famous sons and daughters. Among them are footballer Emlyn Hughes, rugby player Willie Horne, Isle of Man TT racer Eddie Crooks, portrait artist George Romney, and the chef and 'Hairy Biker' Dave Myers. Discover the stories behind buildings including the magnificent Victorian Town Hall, the terraced houses and tenements, and gems of medieval architecture including Furness Abbey, Piel Castle and Dalton Castle.
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A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness: Places-People-History
Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building. Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is surrounded by sea, and beyond that the Lakeland Hills, while the protective arms of Walney Island provide a natural channel and harbour. Nature sits alongside industry and heritage. The iron ore industry once scarred the landscape, but time and new growth have disguised the marks. Farming is still a crucial factor in Barrow and you do not have to stray far to discover old abbey granges still functioning yet diversifying. In this book, Gill Jepson provides a fascinating insight into Barrow's places, events and its famous sons and daughters. Among them are footballer Emlyn Hughes, rugby player Willie Horne, Isle of Man TT racer Eddie Crooks, portrait artist George Romney, and the chef and 'Hairy Biker' Dave Myers. Discover the stories behind buildings including the magnificent Victorian Town Hall, the terraced houses and tenements, and gems of medieval architecture including Furness Abbey, Piel Castle and Dalton Castle.
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A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness: Places-People-History

A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness: Places-People-History

by Gill Jepson
A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness: Places-People-History

A-Z of Barrow-in-Furness: Places-People-History

by Gill Jepson

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Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building. Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is surrounded by sea, and beyond that the Lakeland Hills, while the protective arms of Walney Island provide a natural channel and harbour. Nature sits alongside industry and heritage. The iron ore industry once scarred the landscape, but time and new growth have disguised the marks. Farming is still a crucial factor in Barrow and you do not have to stray far to discover old abbey granges still functioning yet diversifying. In this book, Gill Jepson provides a fascinating insight into Barrow's places, events and its famous sons and daughters. Among them are footballer Emlyn Hughes, rugby player Willie Horne, Isle of Man TT racer Eddie Crooks, portrait artist George Romney, and the chef and 'Hairy Biker' Dave Myers. Discover the stories behind buildings including the magnificent Victorian Town Hall, the terraced houses and tenements, and gems of medieval architecture including Furness Abbey, Piel Castle and Dalton Castle.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781445675435
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
Publication date: 09/15/2020
Series: A-Z
Sold by: INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format: eBook
Pages: 96
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Gill Jepson is a well known author from South Cumbria and founder member of 'Furness Abbey Fellowship' a voluntary group who work alongside English Heritage to support the abbey. She likes nothing better than exploring the beautiful Furness peninsula and this is a great inspiration for her stories. She is a keen local historian and teacher and has researched the history of Barrow-in-Furness extensively.

Table of Contents

Introduction 5

Abbey House 6

Abbey Mill Café 7

Abbey Tavern 7

Abbotswood 8

Amphitheatre 9

Alexander, Caroline 9

Bow Bridge 10

Barrow AFC Bluebirds 11

Barrow Island 11

Bewley Wife Steps 12

Bob, Joe and June Birrell 13

Black Castle (Cenotaph) 14

Buccleuch, Duke of 15

Bus Depot 15

Cavendish, Frederick Lord 16

Christmas Tree Festival 17

Close, Dr William 17

Cocken 18

Cranes 19

Crooks, Eddie 20

Custodian's Ticket Booth 21

Dalton Carnegie Library 22

Dalton Pele Tower 23

Devonshire Buildings 24

Dock Museum 25

Docks 26

Doherty, Neil 27

Duke of Devonshire, 7th 27

Duke of Edinburgh Hotel 28

Egerton Buildings 29

Fisher Family 30

Fisher, William: Diary 31

Furness Abbey 31

Furness Railway Company 32

Gall, James 33

Gaythorpe, Harper 34

'Gaza Strip' 34

Gleaston 35

Goadsbarrow 36

Gradwell, William 36

Greengate 37

Hairy Biker Dave Myers 38

Hawcoat Village 39

Health Centre, Alfred Barrow 40

Hindenburg 41

Horne, Willie 42

How Tun Woods 42

Hughes, Emlyn 43

Hotel Imperial, Cornwallis Street 44

Invincible 45

Ireleth-in-Furness 46

Iron and Steel 46

Isles of Barrow 47

Italian Families and Ice-cream Parlours 48

Jeffersons 50

Jubilee Bridge 51

Kendall, William 52

Keswick to Barrow Walk 52

Last, Nella (Housewife 49) 54

Leach, Alice 55

Leece 56

Legionella Outbreak 56

Maws on, Thomas, Designer of Barrow Park 57

Medieval Fair 58

Michaelson, T. Y. P. 58

Morecambe Bay 59

Mystery Plays 60

Newbarns 61

North Scale 62

Offcomers 63

Ormsgill 63

Paley, Sharpe and Austin 64

Parades 65

Pepi, Countess and Reno 66

Piel Castle 67

Public Library and Archives 67

Pugin 68

Queen's Arms at Biggar 69

Rabbit Hill 70

Rampside, The Concle 71

Rampside Church 71

Ramsden, Sir James 72

Roa Island Lifeboat Station 73

Roa Island 73

Roanhead and Sandscale Haws 74

Romney, George 75

Roose 75

Round House 76

Rowling, J. K. 77

Roy's Ices 77

Rugby 78

Salthouse 79

Sandstone 80

Satsuma Bowl 80

Schneider, H.W. 81

Stanway, Georgia 82

St George's Church 82

Stone Trough 83

Sowerby Woods 83

(Nan) Tait Centre 84

Terraced Houses 85

Thomas the Tank Engine 85

Town Hall 86

Urswick (Close Enough) 87

Vickerstown 88

Victoria Hall 89

Walney Island Nature Reserves 90

Wadham, Edward 90

West, Fr Thomas 91

Xmas Lights 92

X-pats 92

Yarl River 93

Yarlside and Holbeck 94

Zoo 95

Acknowledgements 96

About the Author 96

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