Ramsden Square
Ramsden Square looking north up Abbey Road in 2014.
Ramsden Square looking south towards Barrow's shipyard in 2014.
Ramsden Square is a square located at the intersection of Abbey Road and Duke Street in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It marks the boundary of the Central and Hindpool wards and now acts as a major roundabout. Ramsden Square was first laid out in the 1840s to act as a focal point of Sir James Ramsden's master plan for the new town of Barrow, separating its burgeoning industries and commercial core. The centerpiece of the square is a statue of Ramsden himself while it is framed by a number of historic buildings including Barrow Central Library,[1] the National Westminster Bank Building[2] and formerly the Barrow Jute Works.
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[edit]- ^ Historic England. "Public Library (1197858)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "National Westminster Bank (1283024)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 January 2015.