Timeline_of_Barrow-in-Furness

Timeline of Barrow-in-Furness

Timeline of Barrow-in-Furness

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The following is a timeline of the history of Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Prior to 19th century

19th century

Walney Lighthouse superseded the port and new town of Barrow upon completion in 1804
Statue of Henry Schneider, a founder of the new town of Barrow
The Barrow Jute Works opened in 1870 and employed upwards of 2,000 women
Barrow Town Hall was completed in 1887

20th century

The Mayfly airship disaster in Cavendish Dock
The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1960; the UK's first nuclear powered submarine
INS Viraat of the Indian Navy was launched as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes in 1953
Devonshire Dock Hall was completed in 1986 and included the world's largest shiplift

21st century

Barrow Offshore Wind Farm, the first of many such facilities to be built off the town's coast

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Britannica 1910.

Further reading

  • "Barrow-in-Furness" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 443.
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