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| Wrengill Quarry, Longsleddale | ||
| Wrengill Quarry | ||
| civil parish:- | Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | slate quarry | |
| locality type:- | quarry (disused) | |
| coordinates:- | NY47340853 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4708 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY40 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Nicolson and Burn 1777 item:- slate |
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| source data:- | Book, History and Antiquities of the Counties of Westmorland and
Cumberland, 2 volumes, by Joseph Nicolson and Richard Burn,
published by W Strahan and T Cadell, Strand, London, 1777. pp.133-134 "Sleddale Beck, commonly called Spret, springs in Wrangdale-head in this dale (a place famous for fine blue slate got there), ..." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) item:- slate |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourcePage 166:- "... The road [S from Gatescarth] traverses the mountain as on the other side, but is much better made, and wider, on account of the slate taken from the sides of these mountains and carried to Kendal, &c. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Housman 1800 item:- slate |
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| source data:- | Guide book, Descriptive Tour, and Guide to the Lakes, Caves, Mountains ..., by John
Housman, published by F Jollie, Carlisle, Cumberland and C Law, Ave Maria Lane, London,
1800; published
1800-21. Page 72:- "... Great quantities of the finest blue slate are got at this place, and conveyed on horseback to some distance, till the ground becomes level enough to admit of carts travelling upon it." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Hodgson 1828 placename:- Wrangdale Slate Quarries |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 4 sheets mounted together on linen and rolled, Plan
of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1.25 inches to 1 mile, by Thomas Hodgson,
engraved by W R Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster,
and perhaps by C Smith, 172 Strand, London,1828. HDG6lsl4.jpg map courtesy of Mark Cropper "Wrangdale Slate Quarries" item:- private collection : 371 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Bulmer 1880s (1st edn 1885/Wmd) item:- slate |
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| source data:- | Series of books, each the History, Topography, and Directory of
a county in the NW, mostly by T F Bulmer, published by T Bulmer
and Co, Manchester, Lancashire, 1880s; 2nd editions 1900s-10s. "In the north, separating this township from Mardale, is Rangill Head, a mountain containing fine blue slate, which was extensively quarried towards the latter part of the last century." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Wilson 1912 item:- slate |
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| source data:- | Guide book, Longsleddale, by F M Wilson, published by T Wilson,
Kendal, Westmorland, 1912. WILSON1.txt "In the north is Rangill Head, a mountain containing fine blue slate, which was used extensively towards the end of the eighteenth century." |
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| evidence:- | map:- OS Six Inch (1956) placename:- Wrengill Quarry |
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| source data:- | Map series, various editions with the national grid, scale about
6 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey,
Southampton, Hampshire, scale 1 to 10560 from 1950s to 1960s,
then 1 to 10000 from 1960s to 2000s, superseded by print on
demand from digital data. SINY4708.jpg "Wrengill Quarry" |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Rose 1832-35 (vol.3 no.47) placename:- Long Sleddale Slate Quarry |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Long Sleddale Slate Quarry, Westmorland, ie Wrengill
Quarry, drawn by Thomas Allom, engraved by J W Lowry, published by Fisher, Son and
Co, London, 1832-35. click to enlargePR0049.jpg vol.3 pl.47 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated. printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "T. Allom. / J. W. Lowry. / LONG SLEDDALE SLATE QUARRY, WESTMORLAND" item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.49 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Rose 1832-35 placename:- Long Sleddale Slate Quarry placename:- Rangle Gill |
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| source data:- | Print, hand coloured engraving, Long Sleddale Slate Quarry, Westmorland, Westmorland,
by Thomas Allom, engraved by J W Lowry, 1835. click to enlargeR347.jpg The accompanying descriptive text includes:- "LONG SLEDDALE SLATE QUARRY,- WESTMORLAND." "... / The extensive slate quarries are situated at Rangle Gill, near the head of the dale, and are famous both for the quality and quantity of fine blue slate which they yield. The slabs are conveyed form the quarries on the backs of ponies and asses, the roads being inaccessible to carts. In the description of Thrang Crag Slate Quarry, at page 78, the reader will find some geological particulars applicable to the present subject. / ..." item:- JandMN : 43 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured, Slate Quarry in Longsleddale, Wrengill Quarry, Longsleddale, Westmorland,
drawn by Craig, engraved by Cook, published by R Wilks, 89 Chancery Lane, London,
1813. click to enlargePR1894.jpg "Engraved by Cook, from a Drawing by Craig. / for the Gallery of Nature & Art / SLATE QUARRY IN LONG-SLE-DALE, WESTMORELAND" item:- private collection : 374 Image © see bottom of page |
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| source data:- | Print, hand coloured, Slate Quarry in Longsleddale, Wrengill Quarry, Longsleddale,
Westmorland, drawn by Craig, engraved by Cook, published by R Wilks, 89 Chancery Lane,
London, 1813. click to enlargePR1791.jpg Included in the Gallery of Nature and Art. printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "Engraved by Cook, from a Drawing by Craig / For the Gallery of Nature &Art / SLATE QUARRY IN LONG-SLE-DALE, WESTMORLAND. / London: Published by R. Wilks, 89: Chancery Lane. Dec. 1. 1813." item:- private collection : 343 Image © see bottom of page |
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JandMN : 395 BXO36.jpg Rock, hand specimen of slate metamorphosed from tuff? from Wrengill Quarry, Longsleddale, Westmorland, NY474085, 1 March 2004. Ordovician; Borrowdale Volcanic Group. (taken 1.3.2004) |
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"... Between Sadgill and the Slate Quarries the rocky barriers and the huge fragments
of stone which have tumbled from them furnish a grand spectacle." |
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| hearsay:- |
The quarry was worked by italian prisoners of war, during World War II. When they
were sent home the worked stopped, tools laid down, jobs half done. |
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| Glover, David: 2014: Quarries of Lakeland: Bookcase (Carlisle, Cumbria) |
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