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Trinity Church, Barrow-in-Furness
Trinity Church was a Presbyterian church located on School Street in Barrow-in-Furness, England. It is not the same building as the joint Methodist and URC church in Parkside, Barrow-in-Furness known as the Trinity Church Centre. History The church building was built in 1875 to accommodate the town's large Scottish Presbyterian congregation which had been meeting in the Welsh Chapel for ten years. In 1907 another Presbyterian church, St Andrew's, was built on Walney. The church closed nearly 100 years after its foundation in 1971 when congregations merged in the context of the creation of the United Reformed Church. Churchgoers moved to a former Congregationalist church. The Trinity building continued to be used for various functions, however in March 2005 was almost destroyed by fire when it was being used as a bike store. The building's owner absolved itself of all responsibility for its upkeep in 2009 and Barrow Borough Council took control in 2013, and with no chance of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hindpool
Hindpool is an area and Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is bordered by Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Island, Central Barrow, Ormsgill, Parkside, Barrow-in-Furness, Parkside and the Walney Channel, the local population stood at 5,851 in 2011. The ward covers the entire western half of the town centre and includes Barrow's main List of leading shopping streets and districts by city, shopping district. Other local landmarks include the Furness College, Barrow-in-Furness, Furness College Channelside campus, the Dock Museum and the Barrow-in-Furness Main Public Library, Main Public Library. Hindpool is also home to two stadia - Barrow Raiders' Craven Park (Barrow), Craven Park and Barrow A.F.C.'s Holker Street. The ward itself will be combined with Barrow Island and Central wards in April 2023 following formation of the new Westmorland and Furness Local Authority and be named 'Old Barrow'. History The Hindpool Estate ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |