List of places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness explained

This article lists places of worship in the English town of Barrow-in-Furness. Barrow was a town built on industry and up until the late 19th century was only a small village. The population skyrocketed in a matter of decades to a peak of over 70,000, as a result the majority of the town's places of worship were built in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Many were only temporary timber structures and soon replaced by the present buildings. According to the 2001 UK Census, 81.03% of Barrow's population identified as Christian with 0.58% of individuals stating another religion (the majority being Muslims and Buddhists). However these figures are currently outdated, as even in 2001 7.59% of individuals didn't state a religion (as opposed to stating 'no religion') as well as the fact that between 2001 and 2007, the ethnic minority population of Barrow has almost trebled in size.[1] All current places of worship in Barrow belong to denominations of Christianity, although three Jewish Synagogues were sited in the town in the early 20th century.[2] Despite this, the Kadampa Buddhist Temple and Manjushri Mahayana Centre which are located on the outskirts of the borough are amongst the oldest Buddhist centres in the western world. The nearest Mosque to the town is sited in Lancaster, the nearest Synagogue in Blackpool and Gurudwara in Preston.[3]

This list also includes churches in the wider Borough of Barrow-in-Furness.

Existing places of worship

Below is a list of current buildings that were purpose built as places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness.

Christian churches

The borough has an estimated 33 active churches for 67,300 inhabitants, a ratio of one church for every 2,039 people.

NameImageWardDedicationReference YearDenomination ChristianGradeBeneficeNotes
Grace Church BarrowRoosecote[4] 2017CoE PlantSouth Barrow TeamPlanted in the Holbeck & Roose area in 2017.
St Peter, Ireleth with AskamAskam and IrelethPeter[5] 1865CoEAskam and DaltonChapel (to Dalton parish church) existed since 1608
Askam Methodist ChurchAskam and Ireleth[6] MethodistSW Cumbria United Area
St Mary, Dalton-in-FurnessDalton Town with NewtonMaryMedievalCoEAskam and DaltonPresent church built 1883-1885
Our Lady of the Rosary & St Margaret of Scotland, DaltonDalton Town with NewtonMary & Margaret[7] Roman CatholicUlverston & Dalston
Dalton Community ChurchDalton Town with Newton[8] Methodist / URCSW Cumbria United Area
St Peter, Lindal and MartonLindal and MartonPeter1875CoEPennington, Lindal, BardseaCurrent building 1886. Benefice includes two churches in South Lakeland
St Francis, BarrowOrmsgillFrancis of Assisi[9] 1955CoENorth Barrow Team
St Pius' Roman Catholic ChurchOrmsgillPope Pius X[10] 1955Roman Catholic
St Paul, Newbarns & HawcoatHawcoatPaul[11] 1871CoECurrent church and front facade extended in the 20th century.[12]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsHawcoat1998Latter Day Saint
St James, BarrowHindpoolJames1869CoEII*North Barrow TeamBarrow's 2nd oldest Anglican church. Holds 1,000 worshippers. 150 ft spire[13]
St Mark, BarrowHindpoolMark[14] 1989CoEOriginal church completed in 1877. Restored after WWII bombing.[15]
St Mary of Furness, BarrowHindpoolMary[16] 1858Roman CatholicIIOur Lady of Furness ParishThe spire of the church was added in 1888.[17]
Hartington St Methodist ChurchHindpool1874MethodistSW Cumbria United AreaOriginally known as Bethel Primitive Methodist.[18]
The Salvation ArmyHindpool[19] 1910Salvation Army
Trinity Church CentreParksideTrinity1902Methodist / URCSW Cumbria United AreaAKA Abbey Road Wesleyan Methodist. Original church completed 1876.[20]
Abbey Road Baptist ChurchParkside1958Baptist Union
Spring Mount Christian FellowshipParkside[21] Independent
St Aidan, BarrowNewbarnsAidan of Lindisfarne[22] 1967CoESouth Barrow TeamOriginal hall (now vicarage) completed in 1952, extended 1967.[23]
Holy Family Roman Catholic ChurchNewbarnsHoly Family1951Roman CatholicOur Lady of Furness Parish
Beacon Hill Methodist ChurchNewbarns1956MethodistSW Cumbria United Area
St George, BarrowCentralGeorge1860CoEIISouth Barrow TeamBarrow's oldest existing Anglican church.[24]
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic ChurchCentralSacred Heart1929Roman CatholicOur Lady of Furness ParishOriginal chapel opened 1902[25]
Ramsden Street United Reformed ChurchCentral[26] 1864URCSW Cumbria United Area
Emmanuel Community ChurchCentralJesus[27] 1995Independent
Risedale Gospel HallRisedale[28] Gospel Hall[29]
St John, BarrowBarrow IslandJohn the Evangelist1935CoEIIOriginal church completed in 1876[30]
St Patrick's Roman Catholic ChurchBarrow IslandPatrick1933Roman CatholicOur Lady of Furness ParishOriginal church completed 1885[31]
Vickerstown Methodist ChurchWalney NorthMethodistSW Cumbria United Area
St Columba's Roman Catholic ChurchWalney SouthColumba1958Roman CatholicOur Lady of Furness Parish
St Mary the Virgin, WalneyWalney SouthMary[32] 1930CoEIIA church has existed on the site since 1577[33]

Churches belonging to groups not universally recognised as Christian

NameImageWard/parishWebFoundedDenominationNotes
Harley St Spiritualist ChurchHindpoolSpiritualism
Spiritualists Psychological Hall[34] Spiritualism

Former places of worship

Below is a list of current or former buildings that were purpose built as places of worship in Barrow-in-Furness, but no longer serve this purpose.

NameImageWardDenominationBuiltGradeNotes
Abbey Road/ Ainslie Street SynagogueParksideJudaism1900Barrow's first synagogue was built in 1902 and closed in 1913.[35]
Christ ChurchHindpoolMethodism1875Opened in 1875, the Christ Church Methodist New Connexion was almost completely destroyed by World War II bombing, small parts of the lower church still stand today and house a gym.[36]
Crellin Street SynagogueHindpoolJudaism1920Barrow's growing Ashkenazi Jewish population relocated to a larger synagogue between 1918 and 1925.
Emmanuel ChurchParksideCongregationalist1900A small chapel opened on the site in 1876 and was extended in 1900. Rising maintenance costs lead to the building being abandoned, it was demolished in 1993 and an elderly home is now on the site.[37]
Forshaw Street Primitive MethodistHindpoolMethodism1866Opened in 1866 and closed in 1953, the site of the former church is now home to a furniture store and part of Debenhams, Portland Walk.[38]
Greengate Street Wesleyan MethodistCentralMethodism1876Opened in 1876 and closed around 1996, before construction of new buildings began on the site in 2001.[39]
Hindpool Road CongregationalCentralCongregationalist1863The first church to be built on the site opened in 1857, the current building was completed in 1863 although it closed in 1931. The current building houses a garage.[40]
Hindpool Road Wesleyan MethodistCentralMethodism1862Opened in 1862 and closed in 1935, the former church building is now 'Scorpio' nightclub.
King's Hall Wesleyan MethodistHindpoolMethodism1907From construction in 1907 until 1951, King's Hall served as a church although it has served various purposes since.[41]
Marsh Street Primitive MethodistCentralMethodism1875Opened in 1875 and closed in 1953, the church building is currently derelict.[42]
Roose Methodist ChurchRoosecoteMethodismClosed 2016[43]
Roose Road Bible ChristianRisedaleMethodism1875Opened in 1875 and closed in 1976, the church building has served various purposes since.[44]
School Street SynagogueHindpoolJudaism62 School Street functioned as Barrow's only synagogue between 1925 and 1974 when the local Jewish population dwindled to around a dozen.
St Luke, BarrowRisedaleCoE1964Original church 1877.[45] Redundant 2008 and demolished 2017.[46]
St Matthew, BarrowOrmsgillCoE1967Original church completed 1877.[47] Closed 2015
St Michael, RampsideRoosecote (Rampside)CoE1840Benefice includes three churches in South Lakeland. Chapel of ease on site dates back to 1621. Closed 2016[48]
St Perran, RooseRoosecoteCoE1967Closed 2014
St Mary of Furness monastery

NewbarnsCistercian1123IFounded in 1123 and disestablished and destroyed in 1537 by Henry VII's Reformation. Better known as Furness Abbey it was once the second richest and most powerful cistercian monastery in the country.
Stonedyke Methodist ChapelRooseMethodism1877Opened in 1877 and closed in 1991, the church building is derelict.[49]
Storey Square United Methodist Free ChurchCentralMethodism1894The first church on the site opened in 1874, and the current building was completed in 1894, the church closed in 1952 and the current building stands derelict.[50]
Trinity ChurchHindpoolPresbyterianism1867IIOnce one of Barrow's largest functioning churches, Trinity church was closed in 1971 and has been derelict since. In 2005, a fire destroyed the abandoned building even more and it was ultimately demolished in 2013.[51]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?adminCompAndTimeId=25428%3A280&a=3&b=276911&c=LA14+3LD&d=13&r=0&e=13&f=21821&o=131&g=431977&i=1x1003x1004x1005&l=1812&m=0&s=1260985605140&enc=1 Ethnicity 2001–2007
  2. Web site: Genuki: Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire.
  3. Web site: Places of Worship . 2009-12-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100301085114/http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/Default.aspx?page=456 . 1 March 2010 .
  4. Web site: Grace Church Barrow Barrow-in-Furness UK. Grace Church Barrow Barrow-in-Furness UK. 2017-11-13.
  5. Web site: Dalton Parish Churches – St Mary's Dalton, St Peter's Ireleth and Askam – The Parish of Dalton and Ireleth with Askam. www.daltonparish.co.uk. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  6. Web site: SW Cumbria United Area. SW Cumbria United Area. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  7. Web site: St Mary of Furness Catholic Church Ulverston. St Mary of Furness Catholic Church Ulverston. en. 2017-07-19.
  8. Web site: About. Dalton Community Church. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  9. Web site: Home Page. North Barrow Churches. en.
  10. Web site: Catholic Directory: St Pius X - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Layton. CathCom - Nick. CatholicDirectory.org. 2017-07-19.
  11. Web site: Welcome to God's family at St Pauls Church - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria - Welcome to God's family of St Paul's, Barrow-in-Furness Jesus - real life, real hope, real love. stpaulsbarrow.org.uk. en-gb. 2017-07-19.
  12. Web site: Genuki: St Paul Church of England, Newbarns, Lancashire.
  13. Web site: Genuki: St James Church of England, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  14. Web site: St. Mark's Church. Church. St. Mark's. www.stmarksbarrow.org.uk. 2017-07-19.
  15. Web site: Genuki: St Mark Church of England, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  16. Web site: The Parish of "Our Lady of Furness". The Parish of "Our Lady of Furness". en-US. 2017-07-19.
  17. Web site: Genuki: St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  18. Web site: Genuki: Bethel Primitive Methodist, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  19. Web site: Barrow-in-Furness The Salvation Army. www.salvationarmy.org.uk. en. 2017-07-19.
  20. Web site: Genuki: Abbey Road Wesleyan Methodist, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  21. Web site: Welcome to Spring Mount - Church in Barrow in Furness. Spring Mount. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  22. Web site: Welcome to SBTM. South Barrow Team Ministry. 2017-07-19.
  23. Web site: Genuki: St Aidan, Barrow in Furness, Church of England, Lancashire.
  24. Web site: Genuki: St George, Church of England, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  25. Web site: Genuki: Sacred Heart Roman Catholic, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  26. Web site: Ramsden Street URC Church, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria.. www.ramsdenstreeturc.org.uk. 2017-07-19.
  27. Web site: Welcome to the Frontpage!. www.ecc-barrow.com. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  28. Web site: Home. www.risedalegospelhall.org.uk. en-gb. 2017-07-20.
  29. Web site: HTML Redirect Lists.
  30. Web site: Genuki: St John the Evangelist, Barrow in Furness, Church of England, Lancashire.
  31. Web site: Genuki: St Patrick, Roman Catholic, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  32. Web site: St Mary's Walney. www.walneyparishchurch.co.uk. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  33. Web site: Genuki: St Mary the Virgin, Walney, Church of England, Lancashire.
  34. Web site: Barrow in Furness Spiritualist Church. Union. Spiritualists' National. www.snu.org.uk. 2017-07-19.
  35. Web site: Barrow-in-Furness Synagogue. Jewish Communities and Records. 14 February 2011.
  36. Web site: Genuki: Christ Church, Methodist New Connexion, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  37. Web site: Genuki: Emmanuel Congregational, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  38. Web site: Genuki: Forshaw St Primitive Methodist, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  39. Web site: Genuki: Greengate St Wesleyan Methodist, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  40. Web site: Genuki: Hindpool Road Congregational, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  41. Web site: Genuki: King's Hall Wesleyan Methodist, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  42. Web site: Genuki: Marsh St Primitive Methodist, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  43. News: Roose Methodist Church. 2012-03-22. SW Cumbria United Area. 2017-07-19. en-GB.
  44. Web site: Genuki: Roose Rd Bible Christian, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  45. Web site: Genuki: St Luke Church of England, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  46. Web site: Derelict Barrow church to be redeveloped into homes for adults with disabilities The Mail. www.nwemail.co.uk. en-GB. 2017-07-19.
  47. Web site: Genuki: St Matthew, Barrow in Furness, Church of England, Lancashire.
  48. Web site: Rampside church set to close its doors for good The Mail. www.nwemail.co.uk. en-GB. 2017-10-25.
  49. Web site: Genuki: Stonedyke Methodist Chapel Wesleyan Methodist, Roose, Lancashire.
  50. Web site: Genuki: Storey Square United Methodist Free Church, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.
  51. Web site: Genuki: Trinity Presbyterian, Barrow in Furness, Lancashire.

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