Barrow Town Hall.
Officially Opened July 1887.
Also in view
Cavendish Statue.
Erected 1885
Henry Schneider.
Henry William Schneider, third Mayor of Barrow,
he held office for three years from 1875 -1878.
It was fully expected that Henry Schneider be
elected to succeed Sir Ramsden as second mayor
of Barrow.
Schneider declined the offer due to personal reasons.
Sir James Ramsden.
Barrow's first Mayor, holding office for five
years, from 1867 - 1872.
He chose the motto on the Barrow coat of arm.
Semper Sursum
He was Knighted by Queen Victoria in 1872.
Lord Fredrick Charles Cavendish
Lord Cavendish, was the second son of the 7th Duke of
Devonshire.
He took great interest in and was a benefactor of Barrow,
particularly the steel works, and the Barrow School Board
of which he was chairman.
Lord Cavendish entered Parliament in 1865 where he held
office as prime minister Gladstone's private secretary.
Gladstone came to admire and trust him, so much that he
appointed him Chief Secretary of Ireland.
On May 6th 1882, the day following his arrival in Dublin,
Lord Cavendish was walking in Phoenix Park with his
colleague Thomas Burke when Burke was attacked and
stabbed to death.
Tragically Lord Cavendish was also killed whilst trying to
defend his friend.
This page was last updated on: March 25, 2016
Josiah Timmis Smith.
Second Mayor of Barrow, who held office
for three years. 1872 - 1875.
Josiah Smith was a mechanical engineer, in the late 1850's he was responsible for the design and construction of the ironworks which was probably the finest and most modern in the country at the time.
This is Christian Boyde in May 1948, aged 87years. Placing her flowers on the statue of Lord Cavendish.
Christian was so touched by Lord Cavendish's murder, she vowed to pay tribute to his memory each year of her life on the date of his assassination.
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