Old Cumbria Gazetteer |
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| lighthouse, Workington | ||
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| civil parish:- | Workington (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | lighthouse | |
| 1Km square:- | NX9827 (about) | |
| 10Km square:- | NX92 | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag item:- sea mark |
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| source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto sourceGentleman's Magazine 1748 p.4 "... [crossing the Derwent southward] On the opposite side we came up with the light-house and high land which we had seen for several miles; they are principal sea-marks for Workington harbour, and the Scotch coast, which appears exactly as I have drawn it."  click to enlargeG748E01.jpg "Appearance of How-michael chapel H, and Workington light house L, for 16 miles along the coast." |
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| evidence:- | old drawing:- Smith 1746 B |
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| source data:- | Drawing, pencil and ink, A View of the Land at Darwent Mouth, in a Survey of the Coast
of Cumberland, by George Smith, 1746. click to enlargeSM2103.jpg ms at bottom:- "A View of the land at Darwent Mouth from the / North Side of Workington Harbour. / a, the Lighthouse, ,b, How-michal Chapel." item:- Carlisle Library : 5.3 Image © Carlisle Library |
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