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Timeline of Barrow-in-Furness

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

Contents

Prior to 19th century

  • 1086 - The Domesday Book records settlements in Hietun, Rosse and Hougenai (now Hawcoat, Roose and Walney)
  • 1123 - Furness Abbey is established
  • 1190 - Barrow Island from which Barrow takes its name is first recorded as being named Barrai
  • 1327 - The current Piel Castle is completed
  • 1537 - Furness Abbey is destroyed in the English Reformation

    • 19th century

  • 1801 - Population of village of Barrow stood at 1,958 during 1801 UK Census
  • 1804 - Walney Lighthouse is completed
  • 1839 - Henry Schneider arrives to exploit local iron ore
  • 1846
  • Furness Railway is opened
  • Roa Island causeway is completed
  • 1850 - Expansive haematite deposits are discovered in the area
  • 1852 - Jane Roper is the first ship to be built in Barrow
  • 1858 - St. Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church is built
  • 1859 - Schneider Hannay & Co is founded
  • 1860 - Barrow Co-operative Society is established
  • 1861 - St. George's Church is built
  • 1863 - Construction begins on Barrow's dock system
  • 1865
  • A magnitude 3.0 earthquake causes extensive damage to the Rampside area
  • Schneider Hannay & Co becomes the Barrow Hematite Steel Company
  • 1867
  • Barrow is granted municipal borough status
  • Sir James Ramsden becomes first mayor of Barrow
  • Devonshire Dock opens
  • Cases' Brewery opens
  • 1869 - St. James' Church is built
  • 1870 - Barrow Jute Works are completed
  • 1871
  • The Barrow Shipbuilding Company is established
  • Barrow Corn Mills are built
  • 1872 - Furness Golf Club is founded
  • 1873 - Duke of Devonshire is the first steamship to be built in Barrow
  • 1875
  • Barrow Football Club, the forerunner of Barrow Raiders is established
  • Devonshire Buildings are built
  • 1876 - Barrow's steelworks become the world's largest
  • 1881
  • The antonymous Barrow-in-Furness Borough Police force is established
  • SS City of Rome is launched, briefly the world's largest liner
  • 1882 - Barrow Central railway station is opened
  • 1884 - Michaelson Road Bridge is opened
  • 1885
  • The Barrow and Furness parliament constituency is established
  • Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company commences operation
  • 1886 - Ottoman submarine Abdül Hamid is launched in Barrow and becomes the first submarine to fire a live torpedo underwater
  • 1887
  • Barrow Town Hall is completed
  • North Lonsdale Hospital is opened
  • 1897 - The Barrow Shipbuilding Company becomes Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering after being purchased by Vickers Limited
  • 1898 - The North-Western Daily Mail first begins publishing

    • 20th century

  • 1900 - Japanese battleship Mikasa is launched
  • 1901
  • Population of Barrow stood at 67,354 during 1901 UK Census
  • Barrow A.F.C. is established
  • The Vickerstown estate is completed
  • 1902 - Abbey Road Synagogue is built
  • 1903 - The Barrow Technical School is established
  • 1908 - Jubilee Bridge is opened
  • 1909
  • Brazilian battleship São Paulo and HMS Vanguard are launched
  • 1911 - The Mayfly airship disaster
  • 1912
  • Barrow Central Fire Station is opened
  • Japanese battleship Kongō is launched
  • 1914
  • The outbreak of World War I in which 616 Barrovian men die
  • Abbey House is built
  • Explosion occurs on Tanker SS Vedra which runs aground off Walney killing 36
  • 1919 - Barrow Park Cenotaph is built
  • 1922
  • Barrow Main Public Library is opened
  • Sporadic marches and violence occur over shipyard overtime disputes
  • 1929 - Buccleuch Street Electricity Plant opens
  • 1931 - RMS Strathaird is launched
  • 1932 - Barrow-in-Furness Tramways Company ceases operation
  • 1938 - The John Whinnerah Institute is established
  • 1939
  • Outbreak of World War II in which 268 Barrovian men die
  • HMS Illustrious is launched
  • 1940
  • HMS Indomitable is launched by Winston Churchill
  • HMS Upholder the most successful British submarine of the war is launched
  • Luftwaffe aerial bombardment of Barrow during World War II begins
  • 1941
  • Barrow/Walney Island Airport is opened as a Royal Air Force base
  • The majority of the Barrow Blitz takes place killing 83 civilians
  • 1943 - HMS Colossus is launched
  • 1944 - The role of Bishop of Barrow-in-Furness is placed in abeyance
  • 1945
  • HMAS Melbourne is launched
  • RMS Empress of Russia is gutted by fire in Buccleuch Dock
  • 1947 - Barrow Hematite Steel Company Limited becomes Barrow Ironworks Limited
  • 1951 - Barrow's population peaks at 76,619 during the 1951 UK Census
  • 1953 - HMS Hermes the largest naval vessle built in Barrow is launched
  • 1954 - The coal-fired Roosecote Power Station opens
  • 1955 - First and to date only time Barrow have won rugby league's Challenge Cup
  • 1959 - SS Oriana is launched
  • 1960 - Queen Elizabeth II launches HMS Dreadnought the UK's first nuclear powered submarine
  • 1963 - Iron ore deposits run out and ironworks cease operation
  • 1965 - Queen Elizabeth II launches oil tanker British Admiral, the first UK vessle to exceed 100,000 tonnes
  • 1971 - HMS Swiftsure is launched
  • 1974
  • The Borough of Barrow-in-Furness is formed
  • Barrow is annexed from Lancashire to become part of the modern county of Cumbria
  • 1977 - HMS Invincible is launched
  • 1980 - Barrow's last remaining steelworks close down
  • 1981 - HMS Trafalgar is launched
  • 1984 - Furness General Hospital is opened
  • 1985 - Rampside Gas Terminal first collects gas from the Irish Sea
  • 1986 - Devonshire Dock Hall is completed
  • 1990 - Barrow A.F.C. win the FA Trophy
  • 1992
  • Commercial operations cease at Barrow/Walney Island Airport
  • HMS Vanguard is launched
  • Dalton bypass opens
  • 1994 - South Lakes Wild Animal Park opens
  • 1995 - GEC buys Barrow's shipyard
  • 1997 - Dock Museum opens
  • 1998
  • Portland Walk Shopping Centre opens
  • Queen Elizabeth II names HMS Ocean after being fitted out in Barrow
  • 1999 - GEC is merged with BAE Systems and the shipyard becomes part of BAE Systems Marine

    • 21st century

  • 2000 - RFA Wave Knight is launched
  • 2001
  • Population of Barrow stood at 71,979 during 2001 UK Census
  • HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark are launched
  • 2002 - A major outbreak of legionellosis occurs
  • 2006
  • Local council becomes first public body charged with manslaughter
  • Barrow Offshore Wind Farm is completed
  • 2007 - HMS Astute is launched
  • 2010
  • Construction of 'The Waterfront' begins
  • Barrow A.F.C. win the FA Trophy
  • 2011 - Furness General Hospital scandal comes to light
  • 2016 - UK Government approves construction of the Dreadnought-class submarines in Barrow

    • References

    Timeline of Barrow-in-Furness Wikipedia
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