Standing 100ft (30m) above Hoad Hill, it is an unmissable landmark on the Ulverston skyline. The Sir John Barrow Monument, or Hoad Monument, has stood proudly above the Cumbrian town since the ...

A direct descendant of Sir John Barrow made a poignant trip to Ulverston to mark the 175th anniversary of the monument named in his honour. Dennis Batty, the great-great-great-grandson of the famed ...

Ulverston Town Council provided an update this week about the Skoda Kodiaq that was first unveiled in March last year as a new asset for the Hoad Monument. The car has been fitted with new ...

The Sir John Barrow monument, named after a naval historian, is a 100ft (30.5m) high lighthouse-style building overlooking Ulverston. The 160-year-old structure - also known as the Hoad - was ...

Part of the Sir John Barrow monument in Ulverston was daubed with racist graffiti and covered in tar. The 100ft (30.5m) high lighthouse-style monument remembers the former naval historian and second ...

welcoming environment for visitors to the site.About Sir John Barrow monumentThe Sir John Barrow monument is situated on top of the 430ft Hoad Hill on the South Eastern approach to the Cumbrian market ...