The Abbey Tavern

The Abbey Tavern is a public house located in Barrow in Furness, dating from the early 19th century with an extension added in 1848. It is constructed from red sandstone and features slate roofs. The building has three and two storeys, with a window arrangement of two on the first floor and three on the second. The three-storey section on the left has three pointed arched openings with later three-light traceried windows, and a lancet window on the right. The first floor includes a transomed four-light window with a king mullion and hoodmould, as well as a double-transomed stair window on the right with pointed-arched lights and a continuous dripmould. The second floor features a stepped three-light mullioned window with a hoodmould and relieving arch. The gables have roll-moulded copings with finials, a continuous parapet wall, and a small gable above the stair window. The building has side gables and an external end stack on the right.

The two-storey section has a 20th-century door set within a transomed four-light window on the left. The right side features mullioned and transomed two- and three-light windows with dripmoulds and an offset buttress at the right corner. On the first floor, there are cross-windows with pointed-arched lights, a moulded eaves band, and roll-moulded gable copings. The external end stack on the right has offsets and a moulded cap. There are also one-storey outbuildings against the right return.

The Abbey Tavern represents a remnant of a larger hotel that served the Furness Railway. This hotel was rebuilt from the remains of a 17th-century house belonging to Sir Thomas Preston, but it was largely demolished in 1951 and 1954. The ground floor of the three-storey section was previously enclosed by a verandah.