Furness Railway - Barrow Docks

Barrow Docks

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