The Woods, and Shipbuilding at the lost town of Harrington, Cumberland.
Formerly Bella Port.
The Lower Town around the Harbour was almost entirely demolished in 1966.
(Post under Construction).
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In 1772 there were 12 ships registered at Harrington, in 1799 there were 26, in 1810 there were 42 and in 1822 there were 38.
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Ship yards and ship builders at Harrington.
with lists of known ships built - this will change as more information (hopefully) appears.
Messrs Piele and Wood. from 1824 as continued as Piele and Co.
Ship yard and Rope works on the North side of the harbour at Harrington.
William Peile, Mariner married Mary Smith at Workington 16 Feb 1797 (is she related to John Smith harbour master at Workington?)
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Whitehaven Archives, Ref. DCU/4/228
11 Sep 1811, Colliery, Harbour and Industrial leases from 1758.
Counterpart lease for 77 years by John Christian Curwen to
Messrs. Peile, Wood, & Co., of additional premises for their shipbuilding
yard at Harrington. Plan attached.
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Jollie's Directory 1811. -
Thomas Peile and William Peile, 1820-1834. Harrington, Thomas Peile launched four boats from 1820-1825, and then William Peile launched a number from 1826 to 1835 under the name of Peile and Co. (info from Niel Scarrow).
Thomas Peile and William Peile. South side of the harbour.
1820-1835.Thomas launched four boats from 1820-1825, and then William launched several ships from 1826 to 1835 under the name of Peile and Co.
1823. Nestor, Brig, 206 tons. Thomas Piele.
1838 Registered Liverpool, Lily, Brig 138 tons, William Peile
Wood, Peile and Co. 1811-1825. Launched the first copper-bottomed boat, the Victory, burthen 219 tons in 1811. Presumably connected with Thomas Peile.
Peile, Wood & Co. Refs from the Carlisle Journal.
Harrington - Yesterday week a vessel called Marquis Wellington of 241 tons was launched from the yard Peile, Wood & Co.: - CJ 724, 5 September 1812.
Harrington - On Saturday se’nnight a vessel called Harmony of
152 tons was launched from the yard of W Peile, Wood,
Co - CJ 756, 17 April 1813.
Harrington - Last week a vessel called Traveller of 330 tons
was launched from the yard of Piele, Wood, & Co: CJ
857 (sic), 4 March 1815.
Harrington - On Saturday last a copper bottomed vessel called Martha of 200 tons was launched from the yard of W Peile, Wood, & Co. for Captain John Moordaff in the foreign trade: CJ 993, 1 November, 1817.
Harrington - Last week a vessel called Ann of 130 tons was launched from the yard of Peile, Wood, & Co.: CJ 1022, 30 May 1818
Harrington - On Wednesday week a copper bottomed schooner called Cherub of 133 tons was launched from the yard of W. Peile, Wood, & Co. for Captain Winder in the Mediterranean trade : CJ 1043, 24 October 1818.
Workington? - On Saturday a brig of 150 tons called Sprightly was launched from the yard of Peile, Wood & Co.: CJ 1079, 3 July 1819.
1816. Jun Tuesday last, a beautiful new copper-bottomed vessel was launched from the building yard of Messrs. William PEILE, WOOD, & Co. at Harrington, called the Mary; burthen 237 tons per register.
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Messrs Askew, Ellwood of Harrington.
North side of the Harbour, see plan of 1807 (below)
Askew, Ellwood and Co. 1784
-1810. This company introduced shipbuilding to Harrington, and their first ship,
Content, was launched in 1784 (info Niel Scarrow – verify).
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Refs to Askew Ellwood at Whitehaven Archives.
Whitehaven Archives ref. DPW/3/1 - Dates 1668 – 1778. Askew Ellwood.
Deeds relating to properties in Harrington, Workington, Dean, Cockermouth Borough, and Staburn; also to the ship Fearon of Workington, and to Horsegills in Kirklinton; owned by Askews of Harrington and their predecessors in title, including: 1668/9, 1725 - 1778 -
Attested copy will of John Lambert of Harrington yeoman, 1773 - Bond re sale of
the ship Fearon of Workington for the Tiffins of Workington, 1772 -
Whitehaven Archives
- DPW/3/3 Vouchers and letters, relating to the Askew
family of Harrington, and to the firm Askew Ellwood
& Co.
Including: - Captain's letter to Richard
Askew forwarding vouchers and bills of lading for homeward voyage of the
brig Eliza from Bordeaux: cargo details, 1790 –
Dates - 1790 - 1848,
undated.
For Related material see
also DPW 6/1
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Askew Ellwood, Harrington, launched the Jane 5 November 1788.
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1801, 8 August. Harrington. On 2 August a ship called Atlantic was launched
at the yard of Askew & Co for Mr Race: Carlisle Journal. 146, 8 August 1801.
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Daniel Brough and John Brough. 1787-1811.
Daniel Brough, launched Ulysses (1787) and Albicore (1791).
1811 John Brough launched the brig Maria 192 tons (Forsyth).
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Tubman Carter. 1809-1818.
In 1828 - Tubman Carter was the manager of the Colliery Office at Harrington in 1828 (Pigot's Directory).
1817. Albion Brig 186, tons, Built Henry Millward.
1820. Constitution, Brig, 231 tons (Thomas Peile?), Forsyth.
1809. Elizabeth, 172 tons Brig, Tubman Carter
1809. Henry Brig, 174 tons, Tubman Carter
1814. St George. Brig, owner John Inman Father in Law of Kelsick Wood, wrecked 1882.
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Henry Millward between 1811-1817. Launched four vessels including
Blucher of 224 tons in 1814 and Albion of 186 tons in 1817. Joseph Scarrow (1st
Mate, Master) and William Scarrow (1st Mate) sailed in both these vessels.
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Key, Carr and Co. 1811-1822. Launched the brig Harrington in 1813
and the brig Eleanor in 1814.
James Carr. 1818-1822. Launched four vessels, including the Quebec Packet, Brig 167 tons. (1820) in which William Scarrow sailed.
1822, Jessey Brig, 185 tons (Forsyth).
1818. Manley Brig, 166 Tons (Forsyth)
1820. Planter, Brig. 232 tons
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Williamson & Co. 1839-1879. Located on the South side of the harbour.
Founded by Richard Williamson, they launched their first vessel from Harrington in 1839, the Union, of 64 tons burthen.
He was later joined by his younger brother William. Williamsons had
two covered sheds, allowing work to continue during poor weather. Williamsons
produced 73 vessels until the firm moved to Workington in 1879. The move to Workington
was driven by the evolution of ship construction from timber to iron and steel,
and Workington had several iron works.
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Cumberland Pacquet, 25 Feb. 1783.
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Maps and Plans of the Harbour at Harrington.
Excellent detailed early 19th century Plan of the North Side of Harrington Harbour -
dated 1810.
Showing Ellwood and Askew's Ship Yard - with detail crop of heading.
Images provided by Neil Scarrow. Source unknown.
For Neil Scarrow's excellent website see http://www.cumberlandscarrow.com/index.htm
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I have so far been unable to locate any 18th Century maps or plans of Harrington.
A trawl of the Curwen Papers might produce more.
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The Curwen Papers at Carlisle Archives.
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/22905c20-22e6-4daf-8bac-648239eb758b
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/22905c20-22e6-4daf-8bac-648239eb758b
Harrington Town - 1842.
Extract from the Tithe Map of 1842, showing the fully developed planned town.
North is at the top of the image.
Whitehaven Archives YPR16/135.
Low res image of the tithe map .
https://cumbriapast.com/cgi-bin/cwaas/cp_main.pl?action=cp_transactions#loaded
Harrington Harbour, the South Side
Ordinance Survey Map - 1861.
Image Courtesy National Library of Scotland.
Harrington Harbour.
Showing the ship yard (timber yard).
1865, Ordinance Survey.
Courtesy National Library of Scotland.
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Harrington Harbour.
Surveyed in 1865.
Image Courtesy National Library of Scotland.
Peiles, Peiles and Wood etc were on the South side of the harbour.
Askew Ellwood on the North side.
Image Courtesy National Library of Scotland.
Ordinance Survey Map of Harrington Harbour, Surveyed 1864.
Image Courtesy National Library of Scotland.
Harrington Harbour –
The settlement of Harrington grew around a creek where the River Wyre entered the Irish Sea. About two miles south of Workington.
The private harbour originally called Bella Port after Henry Curwen's wife Isabella,
was established in about 1760 by Henry Curwen of Workington Hall, whose lands included the
Manor of Harrington.
Several coal measures underlay this part of the Curwen
estate and were already being exported before the harbour was extended.
Around 1770 the pier
and harbour structures were completed and its principal trade was coal from the
Curwen pits to Ireland, and agricultural lime brought by the ‘Lime Road’ from
Barfs Quarry near Distington.
Shortly after the completion of the improvements to the
harbour a wooden wagonway was constructed to convey the coal from the pits on
high ground a little over a mile south-east of the village. The wagonway was
believed to have been of about 3 ft gauge and coal was carried in horse-drawn
chaldron wagons.
The final approach to the harbour involved a 500 yard
descent at a gradient of 1 in 17 over what later came to be known as the Rose
Hill incline. Four pits were then in production, together raising 30 tons of
coal daily. The estimated annual cost of operating the waggonway and hurries is
recorded as being £426.
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As early as 1776 a ropery existed on the north side of the harbour
where shipwrights Askew, Ellwood & Co. were in business from 1784 to 1810.
(see map above).
South of the harbour the company of Peile operated, the
principal yard became Williamson & Son who began ship building in 1838.
Williamsons
took over the patent slip at the south-west corner of the harbour to enable
vessels to be hauled out for repairs. Operations at the shipyard after 1857
came to be impeded by the activities of the Harrington Ironworks which was set
up a short distance to the south of the harbour. Finally in 1879 James Bain,
owner of the ironworks, bought out the Williamson yard beside the harbour and
their shipbuilding operation transferred to Workington.
This entry requires some editing.
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The Principal Inhabitants of Harrington in 1811.
In the original text in Jollie's Cumberland Guide and Directory of 1881, these entries are contained in two
lists, "Persons in Business" and "Butchers Who Attend Harrington
Market"; these have been combined into this single list, and sorted by
surname, forename and trade.
From the website of Steve Bulman
http://www.stevebulman.f9.co.uk/cumbria/jollie_harrington_f.html
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Harrington Harbour, Cumberland.
1841.
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Pub. April 1816.
William Daniell.
Crop from the Daniel engraving above.
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Some old photographs of the harbour and town at Harrington.
All Gone!
The once open arcading of this building suggests that it might have been some sort of market building.
Christian Street, Harrington. Pre First World War.
Image courtesy Niel Scarrow at - http://www.cumberlandscarrow.com/harrington.htm
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Shipping registered at Harrington 1811 from Jollie’s Cumberland Guide
& Directory, 1811.
This list to be adjusted with builders and dates of construction as time permits.
Vessel Rig. Tonnage Master Owners
Albicore brig 114 J.
Glaister Captain and Co
Active br 154 H.
Piper W. Fisher and Co
Acorn br 82 H.
Pearce Captain and Co
Askew snow 157 M.
Moore Askew, Ellwood & Co
Belfast br 107 J.
Mitchinson W. Jefferson and Co
Broughton Tower br 62 W.
Campbell J. Wilson and Co
Content br 110 W.
Wildridge H. Temple and others
Countryman br 172 T.
Irving J. Hodgson and Co.
Castle br 78 W.
Wilson Captain and Co.
Dido br 80 T.
Elliot W. Fisher and Co.
Diligent br 72 J.
Gibson Captain and Co.
Eagle br 112 J.
Kay T. Charters and Co.
Elizabeth sn 172 J.
Winder Captain and Co.
Fisher bk 170 J.
Ditchburn J. Fisher and Co.
Grace br 112 J.
Douglas Captain and Co.
Harmony sn 170 W.
Curwen W. Piele and Co.
Henricus br 141 R.
Piper Captain and Co.
Hebe sn 115 E.
Irvine Captain and Co
Henry br 175 B.
Crosthwaite Captain and Co
Jane br 81 P.
Donahoe Captain and Co
Jackson br 66 J.
Huddart J. Huddart and Co
Liberty br 122 T.
Littledale Captain and Co
Lord Kilwarlin br 85 G.
Gibson Captain and Co
Lark br 71 A?
Raney Captain and Co
Mary-Ann br 98 W.
Nicholson Captain and Co
Mary & Betty sn 156 J.
Taggart Captain and Co
New Industry g 64 W.
Smith W. Smith
Nile br 138 J.
Ray J. Ray and Co
Nancy br 158 W.
Douglas Captain and Co...................
Nelson br 137 J.
Donahoe Captain and Co.
Nancy br 91 J.
Ellbeck Captain and Co.
Oeconomist br 95 J.
Alexander M. Alexander and Co.
Roberts br 152 R.
Craig Captain and Co.
Saltom sh 196 W.
Blake W. and J. Kay and Co.
St. Peter br 94 J.
Hodgson Captain and Co.
Sally br 183 A.
Grayson Captain and Co.
Success sn 145 I.
Kay Captain and Co.
Sally sl 27 C.
Graham J. Grave and Co.
Three Brothers sn 73 J.
Jameson Captain and Co.
Union br 169 W.
Craig Captain and Co.
Vine br 102 J.
Irwin Captain and Co.
Documents relating to Askews and Ellwoods at Whitehaven Archives.
Askews - at Harrington.
Whitehaven Archives DPW/3/1 - Deeds relating to properties in Harrington,
Workington, Dean, Cockermouth borough, and Stainburn; also to the ship Fearon
of Workington, and to Horsegills in Kirklinton; owned by the Askews of Harrington and their predecessors in title,
including: 1668/9, 1725 - 1778 - Attested copy will of John Lambert of
Harrington yeoman, 1773 - Bond re sale of the ship Fearon of Workington for the
Tiffins of Workington, 1772 Dates 1668 – 1778.
Whitehaven Archives - DPW/3/3
Vouchers and letters, relating to the Askew family of Harrington, and to
the firm Askew Ellwood & Co
Including: - Captain's letter to Richard
Askew forwarding vouchers and bills of lading for homeward voyage of the
brig Eliza from Bordeaux: cargo details, 1790 –
Accounts of the parish of Harrington with the Askew family
for rates, paupers (named), and bridge repairs 1800 - 1810 - Builders' vouchers
for work at Harrington and Dean 1803 - 1805 - Commission from the King to John
Askew of Workington gent., to take affidavits in the Northern Counties of
England, 1811 - Papers re the estate of Mary Askew deceased, widow, 1814-1816 -
Plan of Stainburn, n.d. [early C19th],
Dates - 1790 - 1848,
undated.
For Related material see
also DPW 6/1
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