Co-operative Building, Barrow-in-Furness

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]

The Furness Railway photographed in March 2016

See also

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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