The Dock Museum is a museum situated in the British town of Barrow-in-Furness (Cumbria). It's exhibits are largely based around the history of the town, especially the shipbuilding industry at VSEL (now BAE) and the Steelworks industry - of which Barrow once had the worlds largest. The current museum was established in 1994, when 50,000 people visited it in it's first year. Visitor numbers are always increasing in the Dock Museum, and in 2001 it saw an admission 120,000. The museum is free entry, and is one of the Lake Districts top attractions. The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Cumbria (IPA: ), is a shire county in the extreme North West of England. ... Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Men from Francisco de Orellanas expedition building a small brigantine, the San Pedro, to be used in the search for food Shipbuilding is the construction of ships. ... Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd (VSEL) is based at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. ... BAe evolution since 1955 until 1999 merger to form BAE Systems British Aerospace (BAe) was a British aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE SYSTEMS. The company was formed on April 29, 1977 by the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. ... A steel mill at the turn of the century in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A steel mill (British English and Australian English steelworks) is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Exhibits

On initial entrance to the museum, the majority of the ground floors exhibitions are about the town's history, how it was established, aswell as how it was affected by World War II. There is even an area dedicated to nearby Furness Abbey, once one of the country's richest and grandest abbeys. The largest part of the museum is to the left, where 4 floors containing models of ships and submarines built in Barrow, along with other maritime exhibits can be found. There are interactive computers, local works of art as well as a cinema screening images of the town's past on the very bottom floor. This entire wing, is built where one of the shipyard's docks used to be, the very dock that was Aircraft carrier HMS Invincible was launched, the dock wall can still be bearing the height marks, and dripping with water. This is the oldest part of the museum, and is one of it's main attractions. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Categories: Cistercians | Ruins | England | Stub ... Bold textTHIS IS THE PAGE THAT A.S. REALLY NEEDS!! THIS IS NOW MARKED!!! ] ps i like A.O. This article is about an abbey as a Christian monastic community. ... Four aircraft carriers, (bottom-to-top) Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault carrier USS Wasp, supercarrier USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft carrier is a warship designed to deploy and recover aircraft — in effect acting as a sea... The sixth and current HMS Invincible (R05) is a light aircraft carrier, the lead ship of three in her class. ...

Location

The Dock Museum is located in Barrow, England next to the Walney Channel. The Museum has a distinctive shape, and can been seen from the nearby intersection of the A590 road and Hindpool Road. For more information see the museum's site [1]. Barrow-in-Furness is a town in Cumbria, England. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the Queen England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 967 AD  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2007 estimate 50... Walney Island, also known as the Isle of Walney, is the eighth largest marine island in England. ... The A590 is a trunk road in southern Cumbria, in the north-west of England, running from M6 junction 36, to the town of Barrow-in-Furness. ...

Facilities

The museum is home to the Strollers Coffee Shop, a Gift shop, a Maritime themed adventure playground, Toilets, disabled access, a studio for hire aswell as access to the Channelside Walk, which leads up to the towns old slag banks, with great views of Barrow, Walney Island, the Lake District and the Isle of Man on a good day. A gift shop is a store primarily selling souvenirs relating to a particular topic, often to simply provide evidence that the consumer has visited that location. ... From the latin maritimus, maritime refers to things relating to the sea. ... Combination playground structure for small children; slides, climbers (stairs in this case), playhouse A playground is an area designed for children to play freely. ... Slag is also an early play by David Hare. ... Walney Island, otherwise the Isle of Walney is the eighth-largest marine island off the coast of England. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

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