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Devonshire Buildings

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Constructed in the 1870s for the Barrow Iron Ship Building Company to house local shipyard workers, the buildings are nearly symmetrical and have octagonal towers at the end of each block. The buildings are similar to tenements in
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was constructed between 1898 and 1901 in an effort to relieve overcrowding in the Barrow Island tenements, which had already seen some shipyard workers forced to live aboard the liner
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Similar tenements exist across Barrow Island, with those on Barque, Brig, Sloop and Steamer Streets also having listed building status. The
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The northernmost block of the Devonshire Buildings viewed from Michaelson Road
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List of non-ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
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Major refurbishment project at Devonshire Buildings
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54°06′15″N 3°13′52″W / 54.1041°N 3.2311°W / 54.1041; -3.2311
Paley and Austin
Listed Building
Devonshire Buildings is located in Cumbria
Barrow Island
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
National Heritage List for England
listed buildings
Glasgow
Vickerstown
Walney Island
SS Alaska
icon
Cumbria portal
Listed buildings in Barrow-in-Furness
List of non-ecclesiastical works by Paley and Austin
Scotch Buildings
Historic England
"Devonshire Buildings, 10–14 Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness (1197845)"
National Heritage List for England
"Devonshire Buildings, 1–9 Michaelson Road, Island Road Mission, and the Devonshire Public House, Barrow-in-Furness (1218436)"
The History of Devonshire Buildings
Major refurbishment project at Devonshire Buildings
Official Holker Estate website
Categories
Buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness
Grade II* listed buildings in Cumbria
Paley and Austin buildings

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