St.

Georges Square, Barrow-in-Furness

North Lonsdale Hospital pictured in the early 20th Century

redundant.[2] A new much larger hospital named North

St. Georges Square in 1951. The former Furness Railway head-
quarters and Lancaster Bank are both visible as is ocean liner SS Lonsdale Hospital was constructed on the northern cor-
Oronsay being tted out ner of St. Georges Square.[2] Design by local architects
Paley and Austin the building was built between 1885 and
1887 with another wing added in 1899.[3] North Lonsdale
St. Georges Square, in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria,
served as the towns primary hospital for almost a century
England is a public space that acted as the centre of the
with no less than seven wards including dozens of beds,
town during the late-19th Century. The square now lies
an operating theatre, dispensary and laundry. Other hos-
in the southernmost fringes of the Central ward close to
pitals in the town during the 20th Century were located
the Port of Barrow.
in Roose, Risedale and Devonshire Road, the latter two
specialising in maternity and infectious diseases respec-
tively. North Lonsdale Hospital nally closed down in
1 Background 1989 after all services had been transferred to the mod-
ern Furness General Hospital o Abbey Road. Despite
St. Georges Square is a conservation area and is anked its listed status the entire complex was demolished in the
by a number of listed buildings. Amongst the most no- mid-1990s to make way for a retirement home. Planning
table buildings located in St. Georges Square are the permission was approved in 2013 for housing units to be
former headquarters of the Furness Railway and Bar- constructed on the remainder of the site.[3]
rows rst permanent train station which were completed
in 1863,[1] however this was replaced by Barrow Central
Station a meer 20 years later. The adjoining structures 3 St. Georges Church
are adjacent to the square along The Strand currently in a
state of disuse. Amongst the other rsts for the town lo-
Main article: St. Georges Church, Barrow-in-Furness
cated in St. Georges Square were the Lancaster Bank and
Harbour Hotel Public House.[1] Despite these buildings
still standing, they have long served a dierent purpose St. Georges Church is a focal point of the square and the
(predominantly residential), as the town centre expanded oldest active Anglican parish church in Barrow. It was
northwards where land was more abundant. constructed between 1859 and 1861 and still to this day
remains one of the towns largest places of worship with
a capacity of 1,000.
2 North Lonsdale Hospital
Barrows rst hospital located close to St. Georges 4 Listed Buildings
Square was completed in 1866, however the towns rapid
and sudden growth meant that the tiny St. Georges The following list includes listed buildings in St. Georges
Hospital, with only a handful of beds soon became Square, and excludes those on nearby School Street which

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[8] St. Georges House. English Heritage. Retrieved 11

May 2014.

Coordinates: 540629N 31316W / 54.108N

3.221W

St. Georges Church located in the square

forms a continuous conservation area with St. Georges

Square.

1 St. Georges Square/Former Lancaster Banking

Company (Grade II)[4]

Harbour Hotel (Grade II)[5]

Railwaymens Club/Former Furness Railway Head-

quarters and Station (Grade II)[6]

St. Georges Church (Grade II)[7]

St. Georges House/Former Vicarage[8]

5 See also
Listed buildings in Barrow-in-Furness

6 References
[1] St. Georges Walk (PDF). Barrow Borough Council.
Retrieved 11 May 2014.

[2] North Lonsdale Hospital. The National Archive. Re-

trieved 12 May 2014.

[3] North Lonsdale Hospital. English Heritage. Retrieved

12 May 2014.

[4] 1 St. Georges Square. English Heritage. Retrieved 11

May 2014.

[5] Harbour Hotel. English Heritage. Retrieved 11 May

2014.

[6] Railwaymens Club. English Heritage. Retrieved 11

May 2014.

[7] Church of St George. English Heritage. Retrieved 11

May 2014.
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