Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Patterson's Spade Mill
Patterson's Spade Mill in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Patterson's Spade Mill is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Patterson's Spade Mill is a water-powered spade mill in Templepatrick, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Initially a flax and corn mill, it was later converted to a paper mill. Ownership passed to the Patterson family, who had been involved in the spade industry for several generations, converting the mill once again. The mill was purchased by the National Trust in 1992. It is the last spade mill in operation in situ in the British Isles.
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Background
History
There has a been a mill on the site of Patterson's Spade Mill since at least 1770. First used as a flax and corn mill until 1837, it was subsequently converted to use as a paper mill by Robert Sloane, initially employing nineteen people. Sloan's son, William, took over the paper mill, but by 1864 it had been transferred to a company called Diamond & Steen. By 1877 the mill had changed hands again to the Carnanee Paper Mills Company. In the 1880s it was owned by the Ballyclare Paper Mills Company, but by 1891 machinery had been removed and the site was dilapidated. In 1919-1920 the mill once again underwent conversion, this time to facilitate spade production, under the ownership of the…
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- Coordinates
- 54.7013, -6.0424
- Address
- Templepatrick, County Antrim
- Established
- 1839
- Official site
- www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17860481 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Patterson's Spade Mill (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Patterson's Spade Mill?
- Patterson's Spade Mill is in Northern Ireland, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.7013°, -6.0424°.
- When was Patterson's Spade Mill built?
- Patterson's Spade Mill dates to 1839.