Old Sedgwick Gunpowder Mills, Helsington | ||
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Sedgwick Gunpowder Mills | ||
Old Sedgwick Gunpowder Mills | ||
site name:- | Kent, River | |
locality:- | Sedgwick | |
civil parish:- | Helsington (formerly Westmorland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | gunpowder mill | |
coordinates:- | SD50888742 (about) | |
1Km square:- | SD5087 | |
10Km square:- | SD58 | |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto source Page 184:- "..." "Proceed through Sedgwick,[2] and fall in with the course of the river at Force-bridge," "[2] Near this place are large works for the manufactory of gunpowder." |
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evidence:- | old map:- West 1784 map |
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source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland,
Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch,
engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784. Ws02SD58.jpg "Powdermills" item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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On the River Kent, begun by John Wakefield, William Gurnal and Edward Johnson, 1764,
later Wakefield Strickland and Co; operated to 1850. |
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Somervell, John: 1930: Water Power Mills of South Westmorland Tyler, Ian: 2002: Gunpowder Mills of Cumbria: Blue Roc Publications (Threlkeld, Keswick, Cumbria):: ISBN 0 9523028 8 8 |
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person:- | : Wakefield, John |
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person:- | : Gurnal, William |
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person:- | : Johnson, Edward |
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date:- | 1764 |
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