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Durham / Re: Gallon train wreck
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The paper manufactory at Felling Shore on the 1856/1862 OS 6 inch map:
https://maps.nls.uk/view/266662342#zoom=6.5&lat=1585&lon=6414&layers=BT
According to The Lost Mills by Jean V Stirk, a mill at Felling Shore was probably established as early as c1750. After various mishaps (fires)...
https://maps.nls.uk/view/266662342#zoom=6.5&lat=1585&lon=6414&layers=BT
According to The Lost Mills by Jean V Stirk, a mill at Felling Shore was probably established as early as c1750. After various mishaps (fires)...
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From 1826, Fellingshore Mill producing brown paper was occupied by Messrs. Thomas Gallon & Co as tenants of Sir Robert Hawks, from whom Thomas Gallon bought it in 1860.