Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library
Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library is a Grade II listed Beaux-Arts style building located at Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness, England. Operated since 2023 by Westmorland and Furness Council, it is the largest library in the town and the present structure, designed by J A Charles was originally built as a Carnegie library with support from the Carnegie Foundation.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: public library in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, UK
- Also known as: “Barrow Library” and “Public Library, Museum And Forecourt Wall And Railings Facing Ramsden Square”
- Address: Ramsden Square, Barrow in Furness, LA14 1LL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Craven Park and Custom House.
Craven Park
Pitch
Photo: Rosalind Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Craven Park is a rugby league stadium in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the home of Barrow Raiders rugby league team. Craven Park is situated 820 feet west of Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library.
Custom House
Restaurant
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The Custom House in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a former government building, having housed the customs offices for trade handled at the Ports of Barrow and Lancaster. Custom House is situated 700 feet southwest of Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library.
Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall
Town hall
Photo: Ian Petticrew, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall is a Gothic Revival style municipal building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The building, which served as the headquarters of the former Barrow Borough Council, and now one of the bases of Westmorland and Furness Council, lies within a Conservation Area with Grade II* listed status. Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall is situated 1,300 feet southeast of Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Barrow-in-Furness and Vickerstown.
Barrow-in-Furness
Photo: Stevvvv4444, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport in Cumbria, at the tip of the Furness peninsula. Many visitors come to Barrow for the Dock Museum, which tells the history of steelworks, the shipyard and the Barrow Blitz.
Vickerstown
Suburb
Photo: Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vickerstown is an area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, covered by the wards of Walney North and Walney South. It is an example of a model village built for workers by a company needing to expand, having been constructed in the early 20th century by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering.
North Scale
Village
North Scale is a village and one of only four settlements on the Isle of Walney, Cumbria, England. It is the northernmost settlement, lying a mile north of Vickerstown.
Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library
- Categories: library building, public library, building, and education
- Location: Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, North West England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.11452° or 54° 6′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.2314° or 3° 13′ 53″ westInception
1915Operator
Cumbria County CouncilOpen location code
9C6R4Q79+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 328880341OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q4863853
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