Timeline of Barrow-in-Furness

The following is a timeline of the history of Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom.

Walney Lighthouse superseded the port and new town of Barrow upon completion in 1804
Statue of Henry Schneider , a founder of the new town of Barrow
The Barrow Jute Works opened in 1870 and employed upwards of 2,000 women
Barrow Town Hall was completed in 1887
The Mayfly airship disaster in Cavendish Dock
The launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1960; the UK's first nuclear powered submarine
INS Viraat of the Indian Navy was launched as the Royal Navy's HMS Hermes in 1953
Devonshire Dock Hall was completed in 1986 and included the world's largest shiplift
Barrow Offshore Wind Farm , the first of many such facilities to be built off the town's coast