Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| Oak Bank Mill, Skelsmergh | ||
| Oak Bank Mill | ||
| site name:- | Sprint, River | |
| civil parish:- | Skelsmergh (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | water mill | |
| locality type:- | mill | |
| locality type:- | bobbin mill | |
| coordinates:- | SD51769646 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5196 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 33 12) placename:- Oakbank 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. "Oakbank Mill (Bobbin) / Weir / Mill Race" |
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| notes:- |
Built as a bobbin mill by Robert Seed, mid 19th century, listed in directories from
1849-94; succeeded by son Thomas, then Thomas's sisters; then William Shepherd, who
also made tool hafts; then Tubss, Hiscox and Co, London; later Mr Grundy. It had a
large mill dam, and a large water wheel which was replaced by a turbine. |
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| Somervell, John:1930: Water Power Mills of South Westmorland |
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