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Former Roa Island Hotel


The former Roa Island Hotel (originally called the Pier Hotel), on Roa Island, was built in the mid-late 19th century. At that time, there was a railway station on the island, with the causeway built in 1847, to carry a branch line of the Furness Railway. The railway connected passengers with steam ship services, leaving from piers on Roa Island, to Fleetwood and later Belfast. The station closed in 1936. The hotel and bar, at that time owned by Bass, was put on sale in c.2001, and is now a private residence. The side wing of the building is said to be converted from a former boathouse. The building is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England.

Roa Island Former Public Houses Historic Buildings and Monuments in Barrow-in-Furness
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ROA ISLAND HOTEL - List Entry
- Public house. Mid-late C19. Scored stucco over stone, slate roof. 2 storeys and attic, 3:1-bay entrance front with 3-bay right return and 1-storey, 3-bay side wing to front left. Plinth..... …
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Roa Island Hotel & Station, c.1908
- View looking South at Roa Island hotel and station. Old customs house with tower in background. Photo from the Sankey Family Photograph Collection (c/o Cumbria Archives), available under a Creative …
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Roa Island Station, 1910s
- Looking south down the platform with the Roa Island Hotel at the centre. Totally devoid of people and railway stock. A short spur siding leads to the island gas works. …
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Geo / Heritage Meta Data

List number: 1283005
List grade: 2
County: Cumbria
Grid ref: SD2322364983
Unitary Auth: Westmorland & Furness

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