Tyne and Wear HER(2776): South Hylton, Ford Paper Mill - Details
2776
Sunderland
South Hylton, Ford Paper Mill
South Hylton
NZ35NE
Industrial
Paper Industry Site
Paper Mill
Early Modern
C19
Documentary Evidence
Ford Paper Mill, established in 1838 by Thomas Routledge, made paper from Esparto grass.
3596
5734
NZ35965734
<< HER 2776 >> 1st edition Ordnance Survey Map, c.1855, 6 inch scale, Durham, 8
N.T. Sinclair in Milburn & Miller, (eds) 1988, Sunderland, River, Town & People, Industry to 1914, p.22