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Hindpool is an area and electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.It is bordered by Barrow Island, Central Barrow, Ormsgill, Parkside and the Walney Channel, [1] the local population stood at 5,851 in 2011. [2]
The four-storey Italianate style building stands on the corner of Abbey Road and Hindpool Road. The Custom House was granted Grade II listed building status in 1976 when it was a social club. [1] It has since been converted to contain a number of restaurants and leisure facilities, including LazerZone
Abbey Road's name derives from Furness Abbey, a former Cistercian monastery along the route of the road. Beginning at Market Street, in the centre of Dalton-in-Furness, the road runs 3.7 miles (6.0 km) south and terminates at Hindpool Road, close to the centre of Barrow where the A590 and A5087 merge. Abbey Road predates Barrow itself although ...
The Jute Works itself was designed by architects Paley and Austin and occupied over 12-acres with a 580 feet (177 m) facade on Hindpool Road and 360 feet (110 m) along Abbey Road. [1] [3] The mill was served by its own railway station on a branch of the Furness Railway which connected it to the town's docks, steelworks and cornmill. [3]
Barrow has many retail and leisure parks for a town of its size, including Cornmill Crossing, Cornerhouse Retail Park, Hollywood Park, Hindpool Retail Park and Walney Road Retail Park. [105] [106] Between them they host a number of supermarkets, electrical, home furnishing, clothing and discount stores, gyms, restaurants and Cumbria's largest ...
There are 274 listed buildings in the former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness (now part of Westmorland and Furness) , with about 70% in Barrow-in-Furness itself. The 2015 Heritage Index formed by the Royal Society of Arts and the Heritage Lottery Fund placed the Borough as seventh highest of 325 English districts with an especially high score relating to industrial heritage assets. [1]
The preserved Abbey Road frontage of the John Whinnerah Institute in 2016. The John Whinnerah Institute is a Grade II listed Art Deco building and former educational establishment located on Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, England. [1]
Hindpool Road Wesleyan Methodist Central: Methodism: 1862 Opened in 1862 and closed in 1935, the former church building is now 'Scorpio' nightclub. [45] King's Hall Wesleyan Methodist Hindpool: Methodism: 1907 From construction in 1907 until 1951, King's Hall served as a church although it has served various purposes since. [46]