Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| ironworks, Little Clifton | ||
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| Little Clifton Ironworks | ||
| Brigfoot Ironworks | ||
| locality:- | Furnace House (near) | |
| civil parish:- | Little Clifton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | blast furnace | |
| locality type:- | ironworks | |
| coordinates:- | NY05472782 (?) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY0527 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY02 | |
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| notes:- |
Descriptions of the location lack precision, but the site is plotted on a plan belonging
to Lowther Estates. |
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| The blast furnace was erected in 1723. A letter from John Spedding to James Lowther,
30 August 1723:- |
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| "A work like what you mention is now erecting by Mr. Cookson at Brigfoot. He proposes
to use pitt coal in smelting ironstone and thinks to have his work forwards by Christmas" |
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| This is an early use of coke for a blast furnace. Coke was made nearby. |
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| Lancaster and Wattleworth 1977 Finlay 2006 Carlisle RO : D/Lons/W8/9/8 |
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