Ramsden Vault Immediately East Of Crematorium (Not Included) At Borough Cemetery

The Ramsden vault, located immediately east of the crematorium at the Borough Cemetery in Barrow-in-Furness, is a family vault built around 1886 for the Ramsden family. Constructed from red ashlar sandstone and set into a bank, it features a single doorway in its buttressed front wall, showcasing a Gothic Revival style. The oak door is adorned with decorative ironwork and a scrolled grill, while the entrance is framed by a moulded arch and hoodmould, which includes a ram's head keystone. The parapet is finished with roll-moulded copings. The flanking buttresses have double-chamfered plinths, offsets, and display the arms of Ramsden and the Borough beneath roll-moulded gablets. Notably, Sir James Ramsden, a key figure in the development of modern Barrow, is interred here; he was knighted in 1872 and passed away on October 19, 1896. Ramsden commissioned the vault approximately ten years before his death.