Furness Railway - Barrow Docks

Barrow Docks

See also: Port of Barrow

Details given are those shown for 1912:

  • Total area of water: 278 acres (113 ha)
  • Four docks: Devonshire; Buccleuch; Ramsden; and Cavendish. There was also a Timber Dock.
  • Length of quays 2.25 miles (3.62 km)
  • The firm of Messrs Vickers built major ships for the Royal Navy here
  • There was also a deep water berth in Walney Channel

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