Barrow-in-Furness – St Mary
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Description
Built to the designs of E. W. Pugin and the first and the finest Catholic church in Barrow, a planned nineteenth-century town built on the fortunes of the ironworks. The tower and spire are a major local landmark, and the church and (later) presbytery a composition of high townscape value, on the edge of the town centre conservation area.Barrow is a planned nineteenth century town, with wide tree-lined streets and many imposing civic and commercial buildings. The two chief landowners at the time of the town’s expansion were the Duke of Devonshire and the Duke of Buccleuch..... -
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Further information
Link: https://taking-stock.org.uk/building/barrow-in-furness-st-mary/
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