Ramsden Hall

Ramsden Hall, originally built as baths in 1872, is located on Abbey Road in Barrow in Furness. It was commissioned by James Ramsden, who was the town's first mayor. The building is constructed of brindled brick and features graduated slate roofs. It has a symmetrical design with one-storey aisles surrounding a taller central section that includes a clerestorey. A chimney is positioned at the rear left corner.

The façade consists of three sets of three bays. The entrance is slightly projected and features double doors with narrow panels set beneath a moulded segmental arch, which has a ram's-head keystone. Above the entrance is a frieze inscribed with "PRESENTED TO THE TOWN BY JAMES RAMSDEN ESQ. FIRST MAYOR." The cornice leads to a swept roof with a flat top. On either side of the entrance, there are three small windows with projecting sills, moulded segmental arches, and keystones, topped by a dentilled parapet. Above these windows, small gables rise, each adorned with an oculus and moulded ashlar copings.

The taller central section, positioned between the gables, features sunken panels on either side of a tripartite casement, which is set beneath a moulded brick arch and a broken segmental pediment with carving. The right side of the building has a doorway with an integral lantern in the overlight, and three recessed panels, each containing three short windows with linked sills and cambered arches. A lean-to roof extends from the front gable, beneath which are nine clerestorey windows with casements that have glazing bars. The opening lights of the second, fifth, and eighth windows are embellished with scrollwork beneath segmental cornices on shaped brackets. The left side features a round, tapered chimney that rises from the aisle roof.

Inside, the bathing facilities have been removed, revealing three-bay arcades supported by wooden posts and arch braces. The front end has moulded imposts above a broad arch and pointed side arches, with decorative ribbons in relief. The opposite end was originally similar but has since been altered. The building features queen-post trusses. It was converted into a public hall in 1886 and later became an annex to the College of Further Education.