Co-operative Building, Barrow-in-Furness explained

The Co-operative Building on Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a former department store.^[1] Constructed by the Barrow Co-operative Society in 1889 and expanded in 1902 it served as the town's largest such shop up until closure in 1996. Pub operator Wetherspoon opened a venue in the ground floor of the former Co-op Building in 1998 named after the Furness Railway and in 2015 converted the vacant upper floors of the building into a 52-bedroom hotel.^[2]

See also

• British co-operative movement

External links

• The Furness Railway Pub, Wetherspoon
• The Furness Railway Hotel, Wetherspoon

References

54.1157°N -3.2279°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Heart of Barrow Walk. Barrow Borough Council. 24 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714200606/http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/pdf/HoB%20Walk%20Leaflet.pdf. 14 July 2014. dead.
2. Web site: Pub Chain's £3.5M Hotel Bid for Barrow Granted. North West Evening Mail. 4 February 2015.