Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Sprint Mill, Strickland Roger | ||
| Sprint Mill | ||
| site name:- | Sprint, River | |
| civil parish:- | Strickland Roger (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | water mill | |
| locality type:- | mill | |
| locality type:- | fulling mill (ex) | |
| locality type:- | corn mill (ex) | |
| locality type:- | workplace | |
| coordinates:- | SD51589615 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5196 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
| SummaryText:- | The mill is now used for woodland crafts. | |
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 BXB89.jpg (taken 11.8.2012)  BXB90.jpg (taken 11.8.2012) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 16) placename:- Sprint Mill |
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| source data:- | Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25
inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton,
Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "Sprint Mill (Woollen)" |
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 BXB91.jpg House. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXB96.jpg Bridge at the mill. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXB92.jpg Shaving horse (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXB93.jpg Drawing knife and rounder plane. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXB94.jpg Rounder plane fitted on a joiner's brace, and a pruning saw. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXB95.jpg Parts of a chair. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXC02.jpg Chairs. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXC29.jpg Gate. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland  BXC30.jpg Gate. (taken 11.8.2012) courtesy of Edward Acland |
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| notes:- |
There may have been a mill here in early times, certainly recorded from 1th 16th century,
for corn and fulling. It was also used for wool spinning. Laterly there was electroplating,
brush manufacture, and dental work! At some stage a turbine replaced the water wheel. |
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| Somervell, John: 1930: Water Power Mills of South Westmorland |
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