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North Wall, Whitehaven Harbour
North Wall
site name:-   Whitehaven Harbour
locality:-   North Harbour
locality:-   Whitehaven
civil parish:-   Whitehaven (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   quay
coordinates:-   NX97201859 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NX9718
10Km square:-   NX91

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 67 2) 
placename:-  North Wall
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.
"NORTH WALL / Mooring Posts / ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  North Wall
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"North Wall"
quay 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   old text:- Admiralty 1933
placename:-  Old North Wall
item:-  navigation lights
source data:-   image AY01p390, button  goto source
Page 390:-  "..."
"A light is exhibited at an elevation of 25 feet (7m6), from a white post, 10 feet (3m0) in height, situated at the head of Old North wall (Lat. 54~ 33' N., Long. 3~ 35' W.)"

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