List of tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness
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This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness ranks freestanding structures in Barrow-in-Furness
, England
by height. Only structures taller than 30 metres (98 ft) are listed below. There are a diverse range of tall structures within the borough including the one hundred and two 120 metres (394 ft) tall wind turbines of the Walney Wind Farm and the 51 metres (167 ft) Devonshire Dock Hall.
Barrow-in-Furness
Barrow-in-Furness is an industrial town and seaport which forms about half the territory of the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness in the county of Cumbria, England. It lies north of Liverpool, northwest of Manchester and southwest from the county town of Carlisle...
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by height. Only structures taller than 30 metres (98 ft) are listed below. There are a diverse range of tall structures within the borough including the one hundred and two 120 metres (394 ft) tall wind turbines of the Walney Wind Farm and the 51 metres (167 ft) Devonshire Dock Hall.
Tallest buildings and structures
Rank | Name | Use | Image | Height | Year | Notes | |
metres | feet | ||||||
1 | Ormonde Wind Farm Ormonde Wind Farm The Ormonde Wind Farm is a wind farm west of Barrow-in-Furness in the Irish Sea. The wind farm covers an area of . It has a total capacity of 150 MW and is expected to produce around 500 GWh of electricity per year.... |
Wind turbine (x30) | 152 | 499 | 2011 | ||
2 | Walney Wind Farm Walney Wind Farm Walney Wind Farm is an offshore wind farm currently under construction 14km west of Walney Island off the coast of Cumbria, in the Irish Sea, England. It is being developed by Walney Offshore Windfarms Limited, a partnership between Dong Energy and Scottish and Southern Energy. The farm is... |
Wind turbine (x102) | 120 | 394 | 2011 | ||
3 | Barrow Offshore Wind Farm | Wind turbine (x30) | 71 | 233 | 2006 | ||
4 | Devonshire Dock Hall Devonshire Dock Hall Devonshire Dock Hall is a large shipbuilding hall that forms part of the BAE Systems Submarine Solutions shipyard in the Barrow Island area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.... |
Shipbuilding hall | 51 | 167 | 1986 | ||
5 | Barrow Town Hall Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall is a Victorian-era, neo-gothic municipal building in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The building serves as the base of Barrow Borough Council and houses a number of local government departments. The building was constructed in a four year period entirely from local sandstone... |
Government building | 50 | 164 | 1886 | ||
6 | St. James' Church St. James' Church, Barrow-in-Furness St. James' Church is a large Church of England church in Barrow-in-Furness, England. It belongs to the Diocese of Carlisle which in itself forms part of the ecclesiastical Province of York. St... |
Place of worship | 46 | 150 | 1869 | ||
7 | Furness Academy North Site Tower Furness Academy Furness Academy is an independent secondary school in Barrow-in-Furness, England. It is the fourth and last academy to have been formed in the county of Cumbria after the closure of Alfred Barrow School, Parkview Community College of Technology and Thorncliffe School in 2009.-Academy... |
Educational building | 37 | 120 | 1970 | ||
8 | Craven House Craven House Craven House is a large office building located in the English town of Barrow-in-Furness. At seven storeys tall it is one of the tallest habitable buildings in the town, although it is considerably shorter than the likes of Devonshire Dock Hall and Barrow Town Hall... |
Office building | 34 | 112 | |||
Phoenix House | Office building | ||||||
Roosecote Power Station Roosecote Power Station Roosecote Power Station is a gas-fired and former coal-fired power station, situated in the Roosecote district of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, North West England. The current gas-fired station was the first CCGT power station to supply electricity to the United Kingdom's National Grid.-Coal-fired... |
Power station | 1991 | |||||
St. Mary of Furness Church St. Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church St. Mary of Furness is a Roman Catholic church located on Duke Street in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The congregation was founded in 1858, however the current building was constructed between 1866 and 1867 with £6,000 donated by Spencer Cavendish the 8th Duke of Devonshire. Designed by English... |
Place of worship | 1888 | |||||
Trinity Church Centre | Place of worship | 1902 |