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St. George's Square, Barrow-in-Furness

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the building was built between 1885 and 1887, with another wing added in 1899. North Lonsdale served as the town's primary hospital for almost a century, with no less than seven wards including dozens of beds, an operating theatre, dispensary and laundry. Other hospitals in the town during the 20th
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a mere 20 years later. The adjoining structures are adjacent to the square along The Strand currently in a state of disuse. Amongst the other firsts for the town located in St. George's Square were the Lancaster Bank and Harbour Hotel Public House. Despite these buildings still standing, they have
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Barrow's first hospital located close to St. George's Square was completed in 1866; however, the town's rapid and sudden growth meant that the tiny St. George's Hospital, with only a handful of beds, soon became redundant. A new much larger hospital named North Lonsdale Hospital was constructed on
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St. George's Church is a focal point of the square and the oldest active Anglican parish church in Barrow. It was constructed between 1859 and 1861 and still to this day remains one of the town's largest places of worship with a capacity of 1,000.
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and Devonshire Road, the latter two specialising in maternity and infectious diseases respectively. North Lonsdale Hospital finally closed down in 1989 after all services had been transferred to the modern
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The following list includes listed buildings in St. George's Square, and excludes those on nearby School Street which forms a continuous conservation area with St. George's Square.
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and is flanked by a number of listed buildings. Amongst the most notable buildings located in St. George's Square are the former headquarters of the
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long served a different purpose (predominantly residential), as the town centre expanded northwards where land was more abundant.
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that acted as the centre of the town during the late 19th century. The square now lies in the southernmost fringes of the
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the northern corner of St. George's Square. Design by local architects
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1 St. Georges Square/Former Lancaster Banking Company (Grade II)
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which were completed in 1863, however this was replaced by
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North Lonsdale Hospital pictured in the early 20th century
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Index

Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
public space
Central ward
Port of Barrow
conservation area
Furness Railway
first permanent train station
Barrow Central Station

Paley and Austin
Roose
Risedale
Furness General Hospital
Abbey Road

St. George's Church, Barrow-in-Furness
Furness Railway Headquarters and Station
Listed buildings in Barrow-in-Furness


"St. George's Walk"
Barrow Borough Council
the original


"North Lonsdale Hospital"
The National Archive

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