Chenal Walney - Izeria

Le chenal Walney (en anglais : Walney Channel) sépare l’île Walney du continent britannique. La partie nord du chenal s’ouvre sur l’estuaire du Duddon. Elle est à la fois la plus étroite et la moins profonde. La moitié sud du chenal est plus large, et elle est régulièrement draguée pour permettre aux navires d’accéder au port de Barrow-in-Furness. Cette moitié s’ouvre sur la baie de Morecambe. Le chenal est enjambé par le pont de Walney (officiellement Jubilee Bridge) achevé en 1908. En raison des besoins de la navigation, en particulier des activités du chantier naval Vickers, il a été construit comme un pont basculant.

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Walney Channel

The Walney Channel separates Walney Island from the British mainland. The northern portion of the channel opens into the Duddon Estuary and is both narrower and shallower. The southern half of the channel is wider and is regularly dredged to allow shipping to access the Port of Barrow. This half opens into Morecambe Bay. The channel is spanned by Walney Bridge (officially Jubilee Bridge) completed in 1908. Because of the needs of navigation, particularly the activities of the Vickers shipyard, it was constructed as a bascule bridge. The bridge that crosses the channel is also part of the A590. Investigations are ongoing into the possibility of seagrass restoration in the channel.

Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness

Barrow Island is an area, current Town Council and former district-level ward of Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Originally separate from the British mainland, land reclamation in the 1860s saw the northern fringes of the island connected to Central Barrow. Barrow Island is also bound to the south and east by the town's dock system and to the west by Walney Channel. The Ward population taken at the 2011 census was 2,616. Whilst still an electoral ward for Barrow Town Council, the ward was combined at a district/ local authority level with Central and Hindpool wards in April 2023 following formation of the new Westmorland and Furness local authority and be named 'Old Barrow'.

Devonshire Buildings

The Devonshire Buildings are two adjacent apartment buildings in the Barrow Island area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. They are both recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II* listed buildings. Constructed in the 1870s for the Barrow Iron Ship Building Company to house local shipyard workers, the buildings are nearly symmetrical and have octagonal towers at the end of each block. The buildings are similar to tenements in Glasgow, Scotland, which were inspired by housing in France. Between 2008 and 2013 Devonshire Buildings were extensively refurbished by the Holker Group. Similar tenements exist across Barrow Island, with those on Barque, Brig, Sloop and Steamer Streets also having listed building status. The Vickerstown estate on Walney Island was constructed between 1898 and 1901 in an effort to relieve overcrowding in the Barrow Island tenements, which had already seen some shipyard workers forced to live aboard the liner SS Alaska, which was moored in Barrow docks.

Walney Bridge

Walney Bridge, officially Jubilee Bridge, is a bascule bridge in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Completed in 1908, it spans Walney Channel, linking Barrow Island to Walney Island. The bridge carries the A590 trunk road, which has its western terminus on Walney.

Islands of Furness

The Islands of Furness are situated to the south-west and east of the Furness Peninsula. Within England, they are the third biggest collection of islands. They are generally quite small, though at 12.99 km2 Walney Island is the eighth biggest in England. Of these, only Walney Island, Barrow Island, Roa Island and Piel Island are inhabited. The majority of the islands lay within the boundary of the former Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, with some 15,000 residents constituting 20% of the district's population. They are the largest group of islands between Anglesey in Wales and the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. The main islands are: Walney Island - Population 10,651 (Settlements include Biggar, North Scale, North Walney and Vickerstown) Barrow Island - Population 2,616 Sheep Island - Population 0 Roa Island - Population ~100 Piel Island - Population ~10 Foulney Island - Population 0 Chapel Island - Population 0 As well as these, the small islets of Dova Haw, also known as Crab Island and Headin Haw sit in Walney Channel, whilst the old Ramsey Island is now, like Barrow Island, part of the docks system. Chapel, Piel, Foulney and Sheep Islands are tidal and can be walked to at low tide, with appropriate care. Anyone wishing to walk to Piel and Chapel Islands should seek local advice as fast tides and quicksands can be extremely dangerous.