The Washington In the past few weeks there has been news that the Crystal Palace, Wheatsheaf and the Washington are being considered for conversion to “multiple occupation”.
Another popular venue planned for conversion to flats and houses is the Victoria Park Hotel.
The Abbey Tavern, closed for years, is likely to become part of the offering to visitors at the adjoining Furness Abbey.
One of the few encouraging signs for drinkers is work to restore the King Alfred on Walney from its most recent role as an Indian restaurant. 
King Alfred
This look at the drinking places we have lost in Barrow was prompted by a talk by Mike Roberts as a conference of token collectors held at Newbury.
He pointed to figures from the Campaign for Real Ale which showed that 28 British pubs closed “unnecessarily” each week.
More than half of licensees at tied pub company bars earned under £10,000 per year.
Mr Roberts had done a survey of pubs in the Huddersfied area which in Victorian times had issued brass checks or tokens to drinkers – as a kind of money-off incentive, or as pre-payment for pub concerts.
He found 49 premises which issued them.
A total of 22 had closed by the 1970s with another 12 in the past 10 years. That left just 15 – just under half – still serving drinks.
See how many of these Barrow pubs you you can remember having a drink in.
The Alexandra Hotel, on the Corner of Paxton Terrace and Thomas Street, closed in June 1969 and was demolished to make way for the Civic Hall and indoor market. It had opened in 1863.
The Bull Hotel could be found on the corner of Paxton Terrace and Dalton Road and was one of the oldest in Barrow, opening in 1860.
It closed in 1968 as another casualty of the town centre redevelopment.
The Crown Inn traded from 1860 to 1968 in John Street while the Cumberland Arms, on Calcutta Street, served pints from 1864 to 1974.
You could enjoy a drink at the Junction Hotel, in Fisher Street, from 1866 to 1964.
The New Inn, in Franklin Street, opened in 1861.
Back then it was trading as the Hammer and Pincers. It pulled its final pints for customers in 1972.
- What Barrow pubs do you remember drinking in? Post your comments below and we'll look for pictures in our archives.
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