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Bed And Breakfast In Barrow In Furness
We are a Friendly Family owned Hotel managed and run by myself and my staff, located in a quiet residential area with a secure and secluded private Car Park, overlooked by a large landscaped Garden. The Hotel is approximately 1 and ¼ miles from both the Business and Town Centres. The building was originally two large imposing Victorian Houses joined together some 55 years ago, which has resulted in no two bedrooms being the same size or shape. A Free WIFI Network is now available through out the building. All bedrooms are En Suite and consist of a mixture of Single, Twin Double and one Family Room. All rooms contain Remote / Teletext Televisions Hospitality Trays, Trouser Presses and Radio Alarm Clocks. Our Function Room overlooks and indeed opens out into our landscaped gardens and is the ideal venue for all manner of family gatherings from Christenings to Anniversaries to Weddings all of which receive my personal attention.
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Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbric: Barragh-yn-Faiddis), often known simply as Barrow, 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 100.2 miles (161 km) northwest of Manchester and 54 miles (87 km) south southwest from the county town of Carlisle. The town is situated at the tip of the Furness peninsula bordered only by Morecambe Bay and the Irish Sea. Barrow is located just over 220 miles (350 km) north-west of London and 60 miles (97 km) south of the Scottish border. Historically a part of Lancashire, Barrow was a small fishing village before the arrival of the Industrial Revolution in the mid-19th century. The building of the Furness Railway allowed iron ore to be transported to the area; the village's location made it ideal for smelting and then exporting steel. The natural harbour the booming town possessed allowed the locally produced steel to be put to another use: shipbuilding.[1] The shipyard became a significant producer of naval vessels and from the 1960s increasingly specialised in the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. The original iron- and steel- making enterprises closed down after World War II, leaving boat building the area's main industry and employer. All of Britain's Vanguard class submarines, which carry Trident nuclear weapons, were manufactured at the facility. With the end of the Cold War and subsequent decrease in military spending the town suffered high unemployment, though the shipyard remains operational and the largest submarine production facility in the UK.[2] The waterfront Many areas of the town have seen regeneration in the 1990s and on 28 September 2007 Barrow's £200 million Dockland regeneration project began. Due to be completed by 2020, the project includes a new 'Barrow Marina Village' which will incorporate a £8 million 400-berth marina, 600 houses, restaurants, shops, hotels and a new state of the art bridge across Cavendish Dock.[citation needed] A large watersports centre is also being built, with the possibility of a cruise ship terminal, some cruise ships are already scheduled to dock in Barrow mainly for tourists to visit the Lake District despite there still being no official cruise ship terminal. The Tahitian Princess is visiting port in May 2009.[30] Shipyard The shipyard has been given planning permission to construct a new 200 ft (61 m) tall assembly hall, dubbed 'Son of DDH' in a reference to the existing Devonshire Dock Hall shipbuilding facility. However, the building will not now be used for the construction of aircraft carrier sections as the carrier build will now take place in Glasgow. John Hutton, MP for Barrow, has, however, promised that all seven Astute Class submarines will be built at the shipyard.[31] Following a decline in employment levels at the shipyard over the last 20 years, BAE recently announced that the current workforce of 3,835 could soon grow to 5,000, although this is still only a third of the 14,000 employed in the 1980s.[32] Bridges For many years there have been discussions whether or not to construct bridges across Morecambe Bay and the Duddon Estuary, leading to the Build Duddon and Morecambe Bridges party contesting national elections in the borough of Barrow and Furness, receiving 409 (1.1%) votes in the 2005 general election.[33] [edit] Morecambe Bay bridge This project has recently received more coverage. Construction of the 12-mile (19 km) structure would create Europe's longest bridge and the 7th longest in the world. Connecting Heysham in Lancashire to Rampside, the bridge would also produce 200 MW of renewable energy from a tidal stream system, enough to power over 400,000 homes. The bridge would have a major economic impact on the area through increased employment and tourism, and would cut journeys to Manchester from Barrow from two hours down to under one, which would put Barrow within commuting range of a major city. The project's backer, Bridge Across the Bay Ltd., intends to seek planning permission in 2010. Subject to approval and the provision of finance, construction could begin around 2011, and the company estimates the bridge could be completed in 2015. [2][3] The bridge is becoming ever more likely, as a second bridge to Walney Island from mainland Barrow is planned to relieve congestion, the Morecambe Bay bridge proposal is also being discussed by local councils[4]. [edit] Duddon Estuary bridge A smaller bridge crossing the Duddon Estuary linking Askam and Millom, would definitely help improve transport links to the area.[citation needed] There has also been talk of building a road and rail tunnel under the Duddon instead of a bridge.[5] Geography Barrow-in-Furness is situated at the tip of the Furness peninsula on the north-western edge of Morecambe Bay. The town centre and major industrial areas sit on a fairly flat coastal shelf, with a gentle incline leading away from the coast. Ten miles (16 km) to the north-east is the southern boundary of the English Lake District. Islands Main article: Islands of Furness The town is sheltered from the Irish Sea by Walney Island, a 14 mile (22.5 km) long island connected to the mainland by the bascule type Jubilee bridge. About 13,000 live on the isle's various settlements, mostly in Vickerstown, which was built to house workers in the rapidly expanding shipyard. Another significant island which lay in the Walney Channel was Barrow Island, but following the filling of the channel to create land for the yard it is now directly connected to the town. Other islands which lie close to Barrow are Piel Island, whose castle protected the harbour from marauding Scots, Sheep Island, Roa Island and Foulney Island. Other Associated British Ports Holdings owns and operates the port of Barrow which can berth vessels up to 200 m (660 ft) long and with a draught of 10 m (33 ft). Principal traffic includes the export of condensate by-product from the production of gas at the Rampside Gas Terminal, wood pulp, and locally quarried limestone which is exported to Scandinavia for use in the paper industry. The port, which has deep water access, also handles the shipment of nuclear fuels and waste for BNFL's nearby Sellafield plant.[61] In 1985, gas was discovered in Morecambe Bay, with the products processed onshore at the gas terminal in Rampside, south of the town.[62] A new 30 turbine wind-farm which has recently been built in the Irish Sea off the coast of Walney Island, although the electricity generated is sent by undersea cable to Heysham.[63] James Fisher & Sons plc, a service provider in all sectors of the marine industry and a specialist supplier of engineering services to the nuclear industry in the UK and abroad,[64] was founded in Barrow in 1847[65] and is the largest company to have its headquarters situated in Cumbria.[citation needed] Annual revenue stood at almost £90 million in 2007 (up 55% from £57 million in 2006), as well as staff numbers standing at over 1,000 worldwide, with 120 of those in the Barrow headquarters.[66] Other major employers include the NHS, through Furness General Hospital, which employs 1,800 staff[67] and the Kimberly Clark paper mill which has 400 employees.[68] Amongst many retailers that have established themselves in Barrow, the furniture store Stollers is noted as being one of the largest shops of its kind in the UK. Tourism Being only around 20 minutes from the Lake District,[70] Barrow has been referred to as a 'gateway to the lakes',[71] a status which could be enhanced by the new marina complex and planned cruise ship terminal.[72] Barrow itself has several tourist attractions, including the Dock Museum. The museum tells the history of Barrow's shipbuilding, as well as offering gallery space to local artists and schoolchildren. It is built upon and around the old graving dock.[73] Barrow also has a popular indoor market, which features a food hall as well as stalls selling clothes and other goods.[74][75] Barrow has been described as the Lake District's premier shopping town, with big name shops mingling in with small local ones,[76] and being home to Portland Walk Shopping Centre.[77] The town also features Hollywood Park - a leisure facility with restaurants, shops[76] and Cumbria's largest cinema.[78] The town also features several other retail parks.[79] The Park Leisure Centre is a fitness suite with a pool, set in the 45-acre (18 ha) Barrow Park.[76] Roads Barrow's principal road link is the A590, linking it to Ulverston, the Lake District and to the M6 motorway.[80] Just north of Barrow is the southern terminus of the A595, linking the town to Whitehaven, Workington and eventually Carlisle.[80] The possibility of a bridge link over Morecambe Bay is occasionally raised, with feasibility studies currently underway.[81] Walney Bridge connects Barrow Island to Walney Island. Buses Bus services within the town are operated by Stagecoach North West. There is no specifically designated bus station, although many buses start and terminate their routes near the town hall. The original bus depot was known for its role in a 1970s television commercial for Chewits sweets before its demolition.[82] Other services link Barrow with outlying villages as well as longer distance routes to Dalton-in-Furness, Ulverston and Kendal. Railways Barrow-in-Furness railway station provides connections to Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle to the north, via the Cumbrian Coast Line and to Ulverston, Grange-over-Sands and Lancaster to the east, via the Furness Line. It handles 503,800 passengers annually.[83] Barrow has a second railway station, called Roose railway station, which serves the suburb of Roose. Furness Abbey, Barrow's third main line station, closed in 1950. There was also a station on Barrow Island, used to enable workers at Vickers Limited (as it was then known) to commute directly between the shipyard and nearby towns served by the Furness Railway. This railway link was severed in 1966 when the famous cradle bridge across the docks was closed permanently for safety reasons. Other transport Other means of transport in and out of Barrow include air (in the 1980s Furness Air was an airline which made it available for Barrovians to commute to Manchester Intl.), with the town being home to a regional airfield (Barrow/Walney Island Airfield) which operate two Beechkraft Kingair 250 aircraft which fly to various routes every weekday including: Manchester Intl., Bristol and Blackpool intl, owned and operated by BAE Systems (IATA airport code: BWF, ICAO: EGNL), the longest runway is almost 4,000 feet long. It is one of two airports in the county, the other being Carlisle Airport. The nearest international airport is Blackpool International Airport, although most people from Barrow use the larger Liverpool and Manchester airports. Despite being one of the UK's leading shipbuilding centres, Barrow is only a minor port. Although there are no ferry links to Barrow, there are proposals to create a cruise ship terminal.[84] Culture Barrow is unique within Cumbria and the local dialect tends to be more Lancashire oriented. Like Liverpool, this is down to the large numbers of settlers from various regions (including predominantly Scotland, elsewhere in England and Ireland amongst other locations). In general the Barrovian dialect tends to drop certain letters (including h and t) for example holiday could be pronounced as 'oliday, and with the drop of the hthere is more emphasis on the letter o. This can also be seen with the word "hiya" which could be pronounced " 'iya" with alot of emphasis on the letter "i". Another example is with the letter t where twenty is often pronounced twen'y (again an emphasis on the n could occur), see Cumbrian dialect as well as Lancashire dialect for more information. Nightlife There are countless pubs and working men's clubs located across Barrow—Barrow has fourteen of the latter, one of the highest number per capita of any British town.[102] There are also many bars and clubs found primarily in Barrow Town Centre on Duke Street and Cornwallis Street. Popular venues on Duke Street include the following bars: Chambers, The Lounge, Bar Cairo, Yates's. Cornwallis Street – often dubbed the Gaza Strip by locals – is currently undergoing a multi-million pound renovation with the former Martinis being the flagship renovation into Club M. Other clubs on Cornwallis Street include: Circus Circus, Kavannas, O'Sullivans, Scorpio and the nearby floating Blue Lagoon Nightclub which has multiple floors like many other Barrow clubs although with a capacity of 2,400 it is the town's largest club. Music Barrow has produced several musical performers of note. They include Thomas Round, a singer and actor in D'Oyly Carte productions of Savoy Opera[103] as well as Glenn Cornick, the original bass guitarist in the rock band Jethro Tull.[104] The father of Simply Red's Mick Hucknall was born in Barrow before moving to Manchester.[105] In addition, Paul MacKenzie, bass player with 1980s Preston-based thrash metal band Xentrix, is from Barrow [106]. More recently, hip-hop DJ and record producer Aim has had considerable commercial success.[107] Les Muscutt, jazz banjo player and guitarist was born in Barrow in Furness in 1942. The family moved to East Ham in London where Les became a professional musician at age 15. Shortly after the Second World War an Old Tyme Dancing trio was formed by Wyn Large (piano), Felix Lee (piano accordion) and Reg Powell (drums). This group entertained three or more times a week at several venues in the town and surrounding districts and was very popular with those locals who enjoyed keeping Old Tyme dancing alive. Wyn Large was succeeded by Billy Steele in the 1960s after which the group became known as the Felix Lee Trio until it disbanded in the 1970s due to its ageing members. Expressive arts Several people of note in the world of Art and Literature have come from Barrow. Artist Keith Tyson, who won the Turner Prize in 2002, was born in nearby Ulverston and attended the Barrow-in-Furness College of Engineering as well as working at then VSEL shipyard.[108] Constance Spry, the author and florist who revolutionised interior design in the U.K in the 1930s and 40's, moved to the town with her son Anthony during World War I to work as welfare supervisor.[109] Peter Purves, later a Blue Peter presenter, began his acting career with 2 years as a member of the Renaissance Theatre Company at the town's Her Majesty's Theatre.[110] The Canteen Media & Arts Centre - known simply as "The Canteen" - and Forum Twenty Eight are the main venues for theatre. Literature In fictional works, Barrow and Vickerstown on Walney Island featured in children's show The Railway Series, which developed into Thomas the Tank Engine, as the point where the fictional Island of Sodor connected to mainland Britain and the national rail network.[111] The great Portuguese poet Fernando Pessoa wrote a poem called "Barrow-in-Furness". His "heteronym" Álvaro de Campos lived in Barrow when he was studying ship engineering.
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