1 9 0 1 ▁and ▁ten ants ▁soon ▁moved ▁in , ▁despite ▁strict ▁selection ▁criteria . ▁A ▁to ll ▁bridge ▁to ▁the ▁main land ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 . ▁ ▁The ▁re arm ament ▁programme ▁and ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁second ▁phase ▁of ▁building ▁during ▁which ▁government ▁lo ans ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁build ▁accommod ation ▁for ▁workers ▁but ▁these ▁houses ▁were ▁more ▁util itar ian ▁than ▁those ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁plans . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁houses ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁on ▁to ▁ten ants ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁properties ▁still ▁under ▁its ▁control , ▁the ▁estate ▁company ▁was ▁w ound ▁up . ▁ ▁Modern ▁V icker st own ▁ ▁V icker st own ▁remains ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bar row ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁conservation ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁int act . ▁Bar row ▁ship yard ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁employ er ▁in ▁the ▁town , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁now ▁owned ▁by ▁B AE ▁Systems . ▁The ▁A 5 9 0 ▁road ▁begins ▁just ▁west ▁of ▁V icker st own ▁and ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁area ▁before ▁crossing ▁Wal ney ▁Bridge ▁into ▁the ▁Bar row ▁Island ▁area ▁of ▁Bar row . ▁The ▁A 5 9 0 ▁continues ▁for ▁ 3 4 ▁miles ▁towards ▁the ▁M 6 ▁motor way . ▁There ▁are ▁two ▁places ▁of ▁worship ▁in