List of tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness ranks buildings and structures by height.
There are a diverse range of tall structures within the borough, the tallest of which is currently Devonshire Dock Hall, a shipbuilding hall occupied by BAE Systems.
In addition to buildings and structures within Barrow, Ormonde Wind Farm, Walney Wind Farm and the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm form a cluster of wind farms off the coast of Barrow, the tallest turbines of which reach a height of 120m (394ft).
Completed
[edit]This lists buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness that are at least 30 m (98 ft) tall.
On Land/ Urban Limits
[edit]An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Primary use | Notes |
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1 | Devonshire Dock Hall | 51 (167) | N/A | 1986 | Industrial | Devonshire Dock Hall is a large indoor shipbuilding and assembly complex that forms part of the BAE Systems shipyard.[1] | |
2 | Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall | 50 (164) | 6 | 1886 | Government | Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall is a Victorian-era, neo-Gothic municipal building in the central business district of Barrow-in-Furness. The building serves as the base of Barrow Borough Council.[2] | |
3 | St. James' Church | 46 (150) | N/A | 1869 | Religion | St. James Church belongs to the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle within the ecclesiastical Province of York. The present church building dates from the mid-19th century and is a Grade II listed building.[3] | |
4 | Central Yard Facility | 41 (135) | N/A | 2018 | Industrial | Shipbuilding hall constructed to assist in construction of Vanguard-class submarines | |
5 | Furness Abbey | 40 (131) | N/A | 1450 | Religion | Furness Abbey is a former Catholic monastery dating back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behind Fountains Abbey, prior to its dissolution during the English Reformation. The abbey contains a number of individual Grade I Listed Buildings.[4] | |
6 | St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church | 1888 | Church | Tallest Catholic Church spire in Barrow | |||
7 | Craven House | 34 (112) | 7 | 1967 | Office | At 7 floors, Craven House is the tallest office building in Barrow-in-Furness.[5] |
Off Shore
[edit]An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Primary use | Notes |
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1 | Walney Wind Farm | 120 (394) | N/A | 2011 | Wind farm | The tallest wind farm turbines located off the Barrow coastline and at a time the world's largest operational offshore wind farm. Hub heights reach 120 metres.[6] | |
2 | Ormonde Wind Farm | 100 (328) | N/A | 2011 | Wind farm | Hub heights reach 100 metres.[7] | |
3 | Barrow Offshore Wind Farm | 75 (246) | N/A | 2006 | Wind farm | Hub heights reach 75 metres.[8] |
Demolished
[edit]This lists buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness that were at least 30 m (98 ft) tall and have since been demolished.
Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Primary use | Notes |
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1 | Barrow Hematite Steel Company Works | N/A | 1867 | 1980 | Steelworks chimneys | |||
2 | Barrow-in-Furness power station | N/A | 1960 | Concrete cooling tower | ||||
3 | Roosecote Power Station | 63 (207) | N/A | 1991 | 2015 | Chimney | Former power station chimney stack.[9] | |
4 | Buccleuch Dock hammerhead crane | 50 (160) | N/A | 1942 | 2011 | Shipyard crane | Shipyard crane dismantled in 2011 was the shipyards last remaining pre-war crane | |
5 | Furness Academy North Site |
See also
[edit]- List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
- List of tallest buildings
References
[edit]- ^ "Devonshire Dock Hall". Archived from the original on 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ "Barrow BC - Contact Us". Archived from the original on 4 July 2016.
- ^ St. James' Church
- ^ Furness Abbey
- ^ Craven HouseArchived 2011-08-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Walney Extension offshore wind farm".
- ^ "Ormonde Wind Farm". Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ^ Barrow Offshore Wind Farm
- ^ "Barrow's Iconic Power Station is Demolished". 28 January 2015.