Imperial Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness It now contains 49 rooms, a rooftop terrace and the Aspire cocktail lounge. Imperial Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness The Imperial Hotel (formerly "Hotel Imperial") located on Cornwallis Street in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a 4-star Grade II listed hotel built in 1875. The iconic five storey building was designed by architect Thomas Bennet and, like many Barrow buildings, constructed of red brick and sandstone. Other notable features of the building are the balcony located directly above the main entrance and the two decorative lamps standing in front of the hotel, which are also Grade II listed. The hotel underwent a £1 million
Imperial Sword Imperial Sword The Imperial Sword () is one of the four most important parts of the Imperial Regalia ("Reichskleinodien") of the Holy Roman Empire. During a coronation, it was given to the emperor along with the Imperial Crown ("Reichskrone"), Imperial Sceptre ("Reichszepter"), and the Imperial Orb ("Reichsapfel"). All four parts of the Imperial Regalia are displayed in the Imperial Treasury at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. The Imperial Sword was made for Emperor Otto IV in the twelfth century, possibly for his coronation as King of the Romans in 1198. Its predecessor, the sword of Otto III, is also