Re:discover Barrow Heritage Action Zone

08/12/2023

TONIGHT! Here’s a sneak peak of Art Gene artist in residence Sarah Hardacre's Lost Shops lightbox exhibition, supported by BarrowFull, revealing the stories of the lost shops on Duke Street, part of Barrow’s Historic England Re:discover Barrow High Street Heritage Action Zone

Launch event runs from 6.30- 8.30pm in front of Barrow Town Hall, where complimentary hot soup will be served.

29/11/2023

Next Friday 8th Dec Art Gene will be exhibiting a series of lightboxes on Duke St celebrating the shops from years gone by as part of the High Street Heritage Action Zone programme. Join artist in residence Sarah Hardacre from 6.30pm for this FREE launch event

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27/03/2023

What's happening down at 105 Duke St?

Come down to FON Full of Noises' free pop-up exhibition "From a Pin to a Piano" opening TODAY for ONE WEEK ONLY!

Don't miss new and nostalgic sounds, smells, exhibits and a different take on what a museum could be.

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17/03/2023

What have the fantastic folks at FON been up to?

Drop into 105 Duke St between 27th March & 2nd April to discover Old artefacts from Duke Street's History in the "From A Pin to A Piano – A People’s Museum of Barrow" funded by Historic England

Free exhibition: From A Pin to A Piano - A People's Museum of Barrow
For one week only Monday 27 March - Sunday 2 April 11-5
105 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness

As well as the old Barrow Museum's famous Moose, Penny Farthing and a listening booth where people can play original Pass's records, memories of dances at the nearby Public Hall will feature in this exhibition with scented smoke & ambient sounds plus silent video and animation from artist John Hall of Artspace: Arts projects and Residencies in South Cumbria featuring the Margaret Hetherington School of Dancing.

16/11/2022

Our rearranged Festival of Built Heritage will now be running 2nd and 3rd December!

The festival will include tours of our fantastic Town Hall, traditional sign painting workshops hosted by Art Gene & a screening of short film "Wishbone" produced by Signal Film & Media.

The planned exhibition of Abbotswood by The Dock Museum will still be going ahead, but with a much reduced scope due to staff illness.

Full events & tickets at www.theforumbarrow.co.uk/event, 01229 820000

01/11/2022

For those who missed it, Live Music Now have now released the video for our HSHAZ Anthem "When We've Finished at the Wireworks", written from peoples' memories of Duke St and the wider town. A big thank you to Maz O'Connor and Jorgie Wilson for putting it together through workshops with Risedale Care Home and George Hastwell School, and all the other acts that performed on the day!

Video available here https://vimeo.com/millhillmedia/review/762633794/73432957e3

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27/09/2022

Works are starting this week on improvements to Duke Street. The finished scheme will include trees, planting and new furniture to make the street a more pleasant place to be. Works are part of the wider HSHAZ scheme to repair buildings on the street and deliver cultural events.

Works are anticipated to last 18 weeks with temporary lights installed at the Cavendish St junction this week.

Temporary suspension of parking bays will be commencing from 17th October and moving up the road in phases between the Cavendish St junction and Ramsden Sq. Bus stops outside TNT Records and Forrester's Solicitors will also be temporarily suspended during the works.

Existing hard paving in front of buildings is largely unaffected so there will be minimal disruption and businesses will remain open throughout the works.

HSHAZ works are funded through Historic England, Barrow Borough Council and Barrow BID

09/09/2022

Following the announcement of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II yesterday, all events associated with the Festival of Built Heritage today and tomorrow will be cancelled. The Barrow Borough Council statement on her passing can be read here: www.barrowbc.gov.uk/news/tributes-paid-upon-passing-of-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth/

We will be hoping to rearrange the festival and will post details in the near future.

08/09/2022

Starting tomorrow! Final tickets available for our events celebrating our local built heritage - book through The Forum website for tickets to our sign painting workshops, HSHAZ tours, Barrow 155 history talk, Town Hall tours and Wishbone, a short film by Signal Film & Media

08/09/2022

During the Festival of Built Heritage on the 9th and 10th September, the Dock Museum will be displaying an exhibit of Abbotswood: Barrow's Lost Country House in the main reception of the Town Hall. This free exhibition will be open to the general public between 10AM & 4PM on both days.

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07/09/2022

Dan Elsworth of Greenlane Archaeology is returning on the 9th & 10th September to host walking tours of our High Street Heritage Action Zone, uncovering some of the history of some of our most important buildings. Tickets available through The Forum box office www.theforumbarrow.co.uk/event/festival-of-built-local-walking-tours/ or 01229 820000

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06/09/2022

As part of the national Heritage Open Days, we're running guided tours of our fantastic Town Hall again on the 9th & 10th September, taking in grand rooms like the Queen's Hall, Council Chamber and Mayor's Parlour and all the antiquities it holds. Tickets are available through The Forum box office at www.theforumbarrow.co.uk/event/heritage-town-hall-tours/ or 01229 820000

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