Co-operative Building, Barrow-in-Furness

The Furness Railway photographed in March 2016

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]

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References

  1. ^ "Heart of Barrow Walk" (PDF). Barrow Borough Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Pub Chain's £3.5M Hotel Bid for Barrow Granted". North West Evening Mail. Retrieved 4 February 2015.

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