Dock Museum
The Dock Museum is situated in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Most of its exhibits concern the history of the town, focusing on the shipbuilding industry at VSEL (now BAE Systems), the steelworks industry — of which Barrow once had the world's largest, the Furness Railway and the World War II bombings of the town. There has been a museum in Barrow since 1907 and in its current location since 1994, when 50,000 people visited it in its first year, visitor numbers peaked at 120,000 in 2001. The museum has free entry and remains under public ownership.
The Dock Museum seen facing southwards towards Devonshire Dock Hall | |
Dock Museum Location in Barrow-in-Furness Borough Dock Museum Location in Cumbria | |
| Established | 1907 (as Furness Museum) |
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| Location | North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54.1121°N 3.2400°W |
| Collection size | 2,100 objects |
| Visitors | 52,000 (2015) |
| Website | dockmuseum.org.uk |
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