Barrow Park - List Entry
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Description
"Public park to original designs of Thomas Mawson, amended by the Borough Surveyor and mostly laid out between 1908 and 1915. It is roughly an S-plan and comprises a total of 18.5 ha.....A new public park for Barrow in Furness was designed by Thomas Mawson in 1900. Part of the proposed park was fenced off in 1902 and opened as a public space, but it was not until 1907 that the council decided to proceed with the laying out of the park. The Borough Surveyor produced a new plan based on Mawson’s original design, which was largely implemented between 1908 and 1915 including: a lake, an upper and lower shelter, three bowling greens, a bandstand with seated terraces, tennis courts and a refreshment pavilion. The pre-existing Piel House was incorporated into the new park and provided accommodation for the head gardener and park keeper. In 1920 the First World War memorial was added as the focal point of the park, and in 1924 the boating lake was extended...." -
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Further information
Link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1437665
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