Barrow Jute Works

[2] The jute fabrics produced were used for a wide range of items including telegraph cables, ropes and artificial hair, later including the production of Kalemeit for carpets, rugs and window drapery.[3] The quality of produce was acknowledged in 1878 at the Exposition Universelle in Paris, France where the Barrow and Calcutta Jute Company was awarded a gold medal in the field.[3] Two fires damaged the works during its history - 1879 and 1892, the latter occasion destroying half of the mill that was never rebuilt.The site is now occupied by Hindpool Retail Park having also previously contained the Barrow Corporation Bus Depot up until its demolition in the 1980s.The southernmost part of the site fronting Abbey Road contains the former John Whinnerah Institute and Lakeland Laundry building.
Painting of Barrow Jute works dated 1875. The Custom House is also visible to the right
Photograph of the works as it appeared in 1898
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