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| Hardcragg Hall, Grange-over-Sands | ||
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| Hardcragg Hall | ||
| Street:- | Grange Fell Road | |
| locality:- | Grange-over-Sands | |
| civil parish:- | Grange-over-Sands (formerly Lancashire) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD40547794 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4077 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD47 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Hardcragg Hall placename:- Hard Crag item:- sundial |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "HARDCRAGG HALL / / GRANGE FELL ROAD / GRANGE OVER SANDS / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 460516 / SD4054777942" |
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| hearsay:- |
Built in 1563. |
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| John Wilkinson, iron master, lived here. The first iron boat was sailed by him ono
the River Winster; he made iron pipes for the water works in Paris; he made canon
used by Wellington. |
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| Beatrix Potter was a visitor here and met a friendly porker in the piggery who became
Pigling Bland. The piggery was where the library now stands, in Pig Lane. |
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| person:- | ironmaster : Wilkinson, John |
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| place:- | home | |
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