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Barrow 1901 – a description of its industries
Arnside to St Bees
Carlisle to St Bees
Buyer’s Guide to Cumberland and Westmorland
Country House Technology
Crush Mills
Cumbria – An Industrial History
Defence and Industry in Cumbria
Know your mill buildings – an expert’s guide
Places to visit
Broughton-in-Furness
Cockermouth Mills
Harrington
Keswick Mills
Mealbank
Ulverston – Along the Town Beck
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Aviation
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Airships
Walney Airfield
B
Barytes
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Force Crag Mine – The Mill
Minor Minerals
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Hartley’s Brewery, Ulverston
Bricks
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Heversham Brickworks
Newland Firebricks
Wythop Silica Brick
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Ulverston Canal
Chemicals
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Marchon Works at Whitehaven
Backbarrow Blue Gallery
Backbarrow Ultramarine Works
The Devil’s Porridge
Coal
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Coal from Tindale Fell
Coke in West Cumberland
Copper
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Cumbrian Copper Sites
Spothow Gill Copper Mine
Corn Mills
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Corn Mills Gallery
Muncaster Mill Gallery
Natland Mill Beck Mill
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill Gallery
Cotton
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Langthwaite Cotton Mill
The First Cotton Mills
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Electricity
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Farming in Cumbria Today
Improvements
Educators
The Land Settlement Association in Cumbria
Landowners
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Footwear
K Shoes
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Gasworks
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Gasworks Gallery
The early years
The later years
Country House Gasworks
The Independents
Gunpowder
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Low Wood Gunpowder Works
Gypsum
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Iron and Steel
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Backbarrow Ironworks Gallery
The charcoal/coke blast furnaces of Cumbria
Cumberland Iron and Steel
Derwent Iron & Steel Works Gallery
Duddon Furnace Gallery
Iron and Steel Sites
The Low Furness Iron and Steel Company
Water powered smelt sites
West Coast Iron and Steel Gallery
Iron Mining
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Hodbarrow Mines
Hodbarrow Mines (photos)
The mines of Eskdale
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Lead and Zinc
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Tindale Zinc Spelter
Lime
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Cumbrian Limekilns
Limeburning on Kendal Fell
Limekilns Gallery
Sandside Quarry
Linen and Flax
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Flax Gallery
Catherine Street Mill – Whitehaven
Flax Production – Pre 19th Century
Holme Mills – flax and coconut matting
N-Z of industries
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Nuclear
Calder Hall
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Paper
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Burneside Paper Mill
Paper-making chronograph
Peat
Peat cutting
A visit to peat-diggers
Ports and Harbours
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A history of the port of Barrow
Workington Port Gallery
Potash Kilns
Pottery
Wetheriggs Country Pottery
Q
Quarrying
Main Page
The Dentdale Marble Industry
R
Railways
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Railways to Carlisle
The Rowrah and Kelton Fell (Mineral) Railway
Roads
Main Page
Heavy Transport in Cumbria before 1800
Road Gates
Kendal Carriers
Listed Bridges in the Lake District National Park
S
Salt
Shipbuilding
Slate
Main Page
Wrengill Quarry – Longsleddale
Snuff
Snuff
Helsington Snuff Mill
T
Tanning
Main Page
Rusland Tannery
Telecommunications
Tile-making
Main Page
Reake Wood Tile Kiln
W
Wad
Water supply and sewage
Windmills
Main Page
Keswick Windmill?
Wolfram
Woodland Industries
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Swill basket making
Bobbin Mills Gallery
Work in the Woods – 1715
Wool
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Farfield Mill
Farfield photos
Fulling Mills in Cumbria
Goodacres Carpets
Howgill Woollen Mill
Woollen Mills
Paper-making chronograph
from the original by John Gavin
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Welcome
About us
Cumbria Industrial History Society
Membership Form
Photos
Photo Collections
Finding photos in the MDS collection
Order Form (Digital Images)
Programme of Events 2023
Publications
Around Cumbria
Barrow 1901 – a description of its industries
Arnside to St Bees
Carlisle to St Bees
Buyer’s Guide to Cumberland and Westmorland
Country House Technology
Crush Mills
Cumbria – An Industrial History
Defence and Industry in Cumbria
Know your mill buildings – an expert’s guide
Places to visit
Broughton-in-Furness
Cockermouth Mills
Harrington
Keswick Mills
Mealbank
Ulverston – Along the Town Beck
Ulverston Canal and South Ulverston
Where to find out more
A-M of industries
A
Aviation
Main Page
Airships
Walney Airfield
B
Barytes
Main Page
Force Crag Mine – The Mill
Minor Minerals
Brewing
Main Page
Hartley’s Brewery, Ulverston
Bricks
Main Page
Heversham Brickworks
Newland Firebricks
Wythop Silica Brick
C
Canals
Main Page
Ulverston Canal
Chemicals
Main Page
Marchon Works at Whitehaven
Backbarrow Blue Gallery
Backbarrow Ultramarine Works
The Devil’s Porridge
Coal
Main Page
Coal from Tindale Fell
Coke in West Cumberland
Copper
Main Page
Cumbrian Copper Sites
Spothow Gill Copper Mine
Corn Mills
Main Page
Corn Mills Gallery
Muncaster Mill Gallery
Natland Mill Beck Mill
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill Gallery
Cotton
Main Page
Langthwaite Cotton Mill
The First Cotton Mills
E
Electricity
F
Farming
Main Page
Farming in Cumbria Today
Improvements
Educators
The Land Settlement Association in Cumbria
Landowners
Modern Farm Buildings
Footwear
K Shoes
G
Gasworks
Main Page
Gasworks Gallery
The early years
The later years
Country House Gasworks
The Independents
Gunpowder
Main Page
Low Wood Gunpowder Works
Gypsum
I
Iron and Steel
Main Page
Backbarrow Ironworks Gallery
The charcoal/coke blast furnaces of Cumbria
Cumberland Iron and Steel
Derwent Iron & Steel Works Gallery
Duddon Furnace Gallery
Iron and Steel Sites
The Low Furness Iron and Steel Company
Water powered smelt sites
West Coast Iron and Steel Gallery
Iron Mining
Main Page
Hodbarrow Mines
Hodbarrow Mines (photos)
The mines of Eskdale
L
Lead and Zinc
Main Page
Tindale Zinc Spelter
Lime
Main Page
Cumbrian Limekilns
Limeburning on Kendal Fell
Limekilns Gallery
Sandside Quarry
Linen and Flax
Main Page
Flax Gallery
Catherine Street Mill – Whitehaven
Flax Production – Pre 19th Century
Holme Mills – flax and coconut matting
N-Z of industries
N
Nuclear
Calder Hall
P
Paper
Main Page
Burneside Paper Mill
Paper-making chronograph
Peat
Peat cutting
A visit to peat-diggers
Ports and Harbours
Main Page
A history of the port of Barrow
Workington Port Gallery
Potash Kilns
Pottery
Wetheriggs Country Pottery
Q
Quarrying
Main Page
The Dentdale Marble Industry
R
Railways
Main Page
Railways to Carlisle
The Rowrah and Kelton Fell (Mineral) Railway
Roads
Main Page
Heavy Transport in Cumbria before 1800
Road Gates
Kendal Carriers
Listed Bridges in the Lake District National Park
S
Salt
Shipbuilding
Slate
Main Page
Wrengill Quarry – Longsleddale
Snuff
Snuff
Helsington Snuff Mill
T
Tanning
Main Page
Rusland Tannery
Telecommunications
Tile-making
Main Page
Reake Wood Tile Kiln
W
Wad
Water supply and sewage
Windmills
Main Page
Keswick Windmill?
Wolfram
Woodland Industries
Main Page
Swill basket making
Bobbin Mills Gallery
Work in the Woods – 1715
Wool
Main Page
Farfield Mill
Farfield photos
Fulling Mills in Cumbria
Goodacres Carpets
Howgill Woollen Mill
Woollen Mills
