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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]
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]
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
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 ...
The A590 trunk road runs across the northern edge of Barrow Island before crossing Walney Bridge and terminating on Walney Island. To the south of Barrow Island, Michaelson Road Bridge is another vehicle and foot bridge that crosses Buccleuch Dock into Central Barrow. Island Road is a wide tree-lined boulevard that acts as the primary artery ...
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]
Hindpool Retail Park is the only one of the four retail parks to have increased its number of units since opening. Next and the former Brantano were built in 2005 on the site of a former women's institute that straddled the retail park, while a smaller building was constructed within the park itself in 2015 to house Costa Coffee and Subway .