Abbey Road is the principal north to south arterial road through

Barrow-in-Furness Barrow-in-Furness is a port town in Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it was incorporated as a municipal borough in 1867 and merged with Dalton-in-Furness Urban District in 1974 to form the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness. In 2023 the ...

Cumbria Cumbria ( ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in North West England, bordering Scotland. The county and Cumbria County Council, its local government, came into existence in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972. Cumb ...

, England.

Background

Abbey Road's name derives from

Furness Abbey Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former Catholic monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the coun ...

, a former Cistercian monastery along the route of the road. Beginning at Market Street, in the centre of

Dalton-in-Furness Dalton-in-Furness is a town and former civil parish in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. In 2011 it had a population of 7,827. It is located north east of Barrow-in-Furness. History Dalton is mentioned in the Domesday Book, wr ...

, the road runs south and terminates at Hindpool Road, close to the centre of Barrow where the

A590 The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England. It runs north-east to south-west from M6 junction 36, through the towns of Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to terminate at Biggar Bank on Walney Island.boulevard A boulevard is a type of broad avenue planted with rows of trees, or in parts of North America, any urban highway. Boulevards were originally circumferential roads following the line of former city walls. In American usage, boulevards may ...

with multiple lanes, while the northern section of the road beyond Mill Brow is single lane, winding and more rural in nature. Sites along Abbey Road include Dalton town centre,

Furness General Hospital Furness General Hospital (FGH) is a hospital located in the Hawcoat area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital, which replaced four local hosp ...

Barrow Park Barrow Park is a 45-acre public park in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is located entirely within the Parkside ward, to which the park lends its name, bound by Abbey Road, Park Drive, Greengate Street and Park Avenue. Barrow Park was d ...

Barrow-in-Furness railway station Barrow-in-Furness is a railway station on the Cumbrian Coast Line and Furness Line, south-west of Carlisle and north-west of Lancaster, in the town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains. His ...

, Barrow town centre and several of Barrow's retail parks. Until 1932, the

Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company The Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company operated a tramway service in Barrow-in-Furness between 1885 and 1932.The Golden Age of Tramways. Published by Taylor and Francis. History The Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company was owned by Barrow-in-Fu ...

operated a tram line along Abbey Road from Ramsden Square to the current location of Furness General Hospital.

Junctions and intersections

Significant intersections on the system include (from north to south): * Market Street * Long Lane * Park Road * Dalton Lane * Rating Lane * Hawcoat Lane/Hollow Lane * Cheltenham Street/Park Drive * Holker Street/Rawlinson Street * Hartington Street/Dalton Road * Duke Street at Ramsden Square * Hindpool Road

Listed buildings

The southern stretch of Abbey Road from Rawlinson Street to Hindpool Road lies entirely within the Central Barrow

Conservation Area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

, the list below includes every listed building located on Abbey Road.English Heritage Listed Buildings Search
* 298 Abbey Road (Grade II) * Abbey House Hotel (Grade II*) * Abbey Road Conservatives Club (Grade II) * Abbotswood Lodge (Grade II) * Barrow Main Public Library (Grade II) * Central Fire Station (Grade II) *

Cooke's Building Cooke's Building is a Grade II listed building located at 104 Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Designed by Howard Evans for businessman Henry Whiteside, Cooke's Building was built in 1875 and contains five-storey building (includ ...

(Grade II) *

Custom House A custom house or customs house was traditionally a building housing the offices for a jurisdictional government whose officials oversaw the functions associated with importing and exporting goods into and out of a country, such as collecting c ...

(Grade II) *

Duke of Edinburgh Hotel The Duke of Edinburgh Hotel is a Hotel rating, 4-star luxury hotel located on Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The building itself was built in 1871 and was granted Listed building, grade II status in 1976. ...

(Grade II) *

John Whinnerah Institute 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. Having been constructed between 1937 and 1938 on the site of the demolished Jute Works ...

(Grade II) * Mill Brow Lodge (Grade II) *

Nan Tait Centre The Nan Tait Centre is a Grade II listed building located at Abbey Road in the Hindpool area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Designed by architects Woodhouse and Willoughby it was built for the Barrow Corporation as the town's new Tec ...

(Grade II) *

National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank, commonly known as NatWest, is a major retail and commercial bank in the United Kingdom based in London, England. It was established in 1968 by the merger of National Provincial Bank and Westminster Bank. In 2000, it ...

(Grade II) *

Oxford Chambers Oxford Chambers is a Listed building, Grade II listed building located on Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Oxford Chambers was constructed in 1875 with the intention of it functioning as a commercia ...

(Grade II) * Ramsden Hall (Grade II) * Statue of

Sir James Ramsden Sir James Ramsden (25 February 1822 – 19 October 1896) was a British mechanical engineer, industrialist, and civic leader, who played a dominant role in the development of the new town of Barrow-in-Furness, in the historic county of La ...

(Grade II) * St. Mary's Church (Grade II*) * White Horse Public House (Grade II) * Working Men's Club and Institute (Grade II)

References

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