Barrow Monument is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 March 1950. Monument. 3 related planning applications.
Barrow Monument
- WRENN ID
- under-stronghold-stoat
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 March 1950
- Type
- Monument
- Address
- Barrow Monument, Hoad Hill, Ulverston, LA12 7LD
- OS grid reference
- SD 294 790
- Coordinates
- 54.20253, -3.08288
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Barrow Monument is a seamark and memorial dedicated to Sir John Barrow, constructed in 1850 and designed by Andrew Trimen. This structure is made of limestone ashlar sourced from Birkrigg Quarry and is over 30 meters high, resembling a lighthouse, situated at the summit of Hoad Hill. The monument features a projecting plain cornice above which sits a lantern with round-arched openings, topped by a cornice and an ashlar dome. The shaft contains narrow slit openings that provide light to the stairway. The entrance doorway is located on the west side, with a lintel inscribed: 'IN HONOUR OF SIR JOHN BARROW, BART. ERECTED A.D. 1850.' Above this inscription is a panel carved with his shield and crest.
The interior, which has not been inspected, is said to have originally included a circular apartment on the ground floor, featuring a marble bust over the doorway, Portland stone sculptures on the walls, a plate engraved with the names of subscribers, and an inscription around the domed roof. The lantern is reportedly accessible via a flight of limestone steps with an iron balustrade, and it has pilasters engraved with the names of notable Arctic voyagers.
Historically, Sir John Barrow was born in 1764 at Dragley Beck Cottage. He traveled to China and South Africa, became Secretary to the Admiralty in 1804, promoted Arctic expeditions, and passed away in 1848 at the age of 85.
Local climate
Barrow Monument sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,650 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 82% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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