The Friends of the Monument are very pleased to announce that Sir Anthony Barrow, 7th Bt. of Ulverston, is now our patron following the sad death of his father, Sir Richard John Uniacke Barrow 6th Bt. of Ulverston, on 16 February 2009 at age 75. Click each arrow for more information  

(Photo courtesy of Allan Wilson Photography, Ulverston)

Official Monument Opening Set For Sunday 22nd August 2010

85% Of Scaffolding Is Now Down - New Copper Cupola Revealed - Official Opening 22nd August

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We all have much to celebrate!  The following news was made public at the 10th March 2008 Ulverston Town Council Meeting:

“PRESS RELEASE:

SUCCESSFUL BID TO HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND FOR ULVERSTON’S SIR JOHN BARROW MONUMENT

The Heritage Lottery fund has awarded Ulverston Town Council in Cumbria £891,000 towards the restoration of the Sir John Barrow Monument on Hoad Hill in Ulverston, Cumbria. The total project cost is £1,120,000."

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View the Architect's Phase 2 Drawings:

Background Information:
This site has been designed by the "Friends" of the Sir John Barrow Monument with the aim of raising general understanding of both the Monument and Sir John Barrow.  We hope your site visit proves to be an enjoyable one and please do contact us (using the "Contact Us" button) with any queries or ideas for improving the site.  Be sure to visit our gallery, where you will find a host of photographs, documents and historic newspaper articles.
The Sir John Barrow Monument (sometimes referred to as the Hoad Monument) was built in 1850 and stands proudly on Hoad Hill (436 ft/133 m) overlooking the market town of Ulverston.  It was constructed to commemorate Ulverston’s famous son Sir John Barrow, who was born in Ulverston in Dragley Beck in 1764 and stands 100 ft (30.5 m) tall.

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The Monument was constructed in the style of a former Eddystone Lighthouse to celebrate Sir John’s illustrious career as the Second Secretary to the Admiralty.  It is an iconic symbol for the town and is famous throughout the Northwest.  It is a grade 2* (star) listed building and is owned by the Sir John Barrow Trust which is part of Ulverston Town Council
Over the years the Monument's condition has deteriorated to the point where it has now been closed to the public on safety grounds.  The Friends of the Sir John Barrow Monument and the Ulverston Partnership are working together to raise the  funds required to return the monument to a sound and safe condition so that it can be enjoyed, inside and out by all.  In 2005 we received a grant of £43,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to allow the Phase 1 investigative work  to be undertaken .  This allowed our nominated architect to make an assessment of the building's condition during 2006.  The Phase 1 findings and recommendations were presented to the Ulverston Town Council on Monday 29th January 2007 - complete with the draft Conservation Management Plan to cover the restoration and ongoing maintenance of the Monument.  On March 30th the architect's Phase 1 report was passed to the Heritage Lottery Fund to bring Phase 1 to its conclusion.  This was followed, on 7th September 2007, by the submission of the Phase 2 bid to the Heritage Lottery Fund in Manchester.  The HLF decision regarding agreeing the Phase 2 Monument restoration grant was announced on 10th March 2008.

Click here to see the Phase 1 Report  

The restoration work will primarily be directed at preventing damp ingress to the building which is considered to be the main cause of the deterioration.  The aim is for Phase 2 to be completed by the end of 2009 and to reopen the building to the public in Spring of 2010.
We hope that, one day, we may have the pleasure of meeting you at one of the Fund Raising Events, Monument Open Days or upon the reopening of the renovated Monument in Spring 2010.  

 

Since 2004 the Friends have met at the Kings Arms, Ulverston, on the first Monday of most months of the year to progress the fund raising and other activities. We are very much indebted to Stuart and Lynne Ward, Landlord & Landlady, and to their predecessors Bob and Helen Hutton, for the generous ongoing loan of their main meeting room for these purposes.

Bob & Helen Ward  
(Photo courtesy of Allan Wilson Photography, Ulverston)

Latest News
 
1 On 28th April 2009 @ 11.22am, one day after the work commenced, the Monument survived an earthquake recorded at 3.7 on the Richter scale - the largest in the Ulverston area for 174 years (prior to the Monument being built!)  
2 Lambert Walker, the restoration project lead contractors, commenced access work on the Chittery Lane approach  on 27th April 2009
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The Friends were very saddened to hear that, after suffering a long illness, our patron, Sir Richard John Uniacke Barrow, 6th Bt. of Ulverston died on 16 February 2009 at age 75.  Our sincere condolences go to Sir Anthony Barrow, who succeeds him as the 7th Bt. of Ulverston, and the Barrow family
4 On March 10th 2008 the Heritage Lottery Fund announced its  £891,000 support for the Monument restoration project 
5 Relative of Sir John Barrow donates a very generous £5,000 towards the Restoration Fund
6 Following the 7th July Carnival, £1,242 was awarded to the restoration fund by the 2007 Ulverton Carnival Committee on 19th September gives a further boost to the funds.  Enjoy the pictures 
7 The Phase 2 Monument restoration bid was submitted to the Heritage Lottery Fund in Manchester on September 7th.  The final HLF decision is now due by end March 2008
8 Very generous local donation of £1,500 ( the second largest private contribution) made in August helps to keep the fund raising on course 
9 The Friends are delighted to advise that Sir Richard Barrow, 6th Baronet of Ulverston, has kindly agreed to be patron of the Friends.
10 Complete Phase 1 Conservation Management Plan (less cost estimates) now available on line.  Click here to view
11 Direct descendant of Sir John Barrow, Anthony Barrow, visited the Monument on 25th June.  Anthony is the son of Sir Richard Barrow, 6th Baronet of Ulverston.  He offered his full support to the Monument restoration programme. 
12 Phase 1 of Monument Restoration Programme was concluded with the submission of the Architect's Phase 1 report to the Heritage Lottery Fund on 30th March 2007.
13 Rt Hon John Hutton MP gave his full support to the restoration project when he visited the Monument on Friday 2nd February 2007
14 Local Trust Gives a  Massive £10,000 Boost To Restoration Funds  

Copyright Note:

Unless stated otherwise, all information, photos and illustrations contained on the site were provided from the archives of the Sir John Barrow Trust.
Ulverston Town Councillors, as Trustees of the Sir John Barrow Trust, claim ownership of copyright of much of the material contained herein, but have no objection to site visitors copying from the website for non commercial use only.  If copied items are reused, the Sir John Barrow Trustees would appreciate the following acknowledgement included with each copy:-  "This copy is kindly permitted by the Sir John Barrow Trust, copyright owners."
 

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