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 buildings and structures by height.
There are a diverse range of tall structures within the borough, the tallest of which is currently Devonshire Dock Hall, a shipbuilding hall occupied by BAE Systems.
In addition to buildings and structures within Barrow, Ormonde Wind Farm, Walney Wind Farm and the Barrow Offshore Wind Farm form a cluster of wind farms off the coast of Barrow, the tallest turbines of which reach a height of 120m (394ft).
Completed
This lists buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness that are at least 30 m (98 ft) tall.
On land
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Primary use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devonshire Dock Hall |  |
51 (167) | N/A | 1986 | Industrial | Devonshire Dock Hall is a large indoor shipbuilding and assembly complex that forms part of the BAE Systems shipyard.[1] |
| 2 | Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall |  |
50 (164) | 6 | 1886 | Government | Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall is a Victorian-era, neo-Gothic municipal building in the central business district of Barrow-in-Furness. The building serves as the base of Barrow Borough Council.[2] |
| 3 | St. James' Church |  |
46 (150) | N/A | 1869 | Religion | St. James Church belongs to the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle within the ecclesiastical Province of York. The present church building dates from the mid-19th century and is a Grade II listed building.[3] |
| 4 | Central Yard Facility |  |
41 (135) | N/A | 2018 | Industrial | Shipbuilding hall constructed to assist in construction of Vanguard-class submarines |
| 5 | Furness Abbey |  |
40 (131) | N/A | 1450 | Religion | Furness Abbey is a former Catholic monastery dating back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behind Fountains Abbey, prior to its dissolution during the English Reformation. The abbey contains a number of individual Grade I Listed Buildings.[4] |
| 6 | St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church |  |
1888 | Church | Tallest Catholic Church spire in Barrow | ||
| 7 | Craven House | .jpg) |
34 (112) | 7 | 1967 | Office | At 7 floors, Craven House is the tallest office building in Barrow-in-Furness.[5] |
Off shore
An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Primary use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walney Wind Farm |  |
120 (394) | N/A | 2011 | Wind farm | The tallest wind farm turbines located off the Barrow coastline and at a time the world's largest operational offshore wind farm. Hub heights reach 120 metres.[6] |
| 2 | Ormonde Wind Farm |  |
100 (328) | N/A | 2011 | Wind farm | Hub heights reach 100 metres.[7] |
| 3 | Barrow Offshore Wind Farm |  |
75 (246) | N/A | 2006 | Wind farm | Hub heights reach 75 metres.[8] |
Demolished
This lists buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness that were at least 30 m (98 ft) tall and have since been demolished.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Primary use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barrow Hematite Steel Company Works | N/A | 1867 | 1980 | Steelworks chimneys | |||
| 2 | Barrow-in-Furness power station | N/A | 1960 | Concrete cooling tower | ||||
| 3 | Roosecote Power Station |  |
63 (207) | N/A | 1991 | 2015 | Chimney | Former power station chimney stack.[9] |
| 4 | Buccleuch Dock hammerhead crane |  |
50 (160) | N/A | 1942 | 2011 | Shipyard crane | Shipyard crane dismantled in 2011 was the shipyards last remaining pre-war crane |
| 5 | Furness Academy North Site |  |