Ford Paper Mill
Ford Paper Mill
HER Number
2776
District
Sunderland
Site Name
Ford Paper Mill
Place
South Hylton
Map Sheet
NZ35NE
Class
Industrial
Site Type: Broad
Paper Industry Site
Site Type: Specific
Paper Mill
General Period
POST MEDIEVAL
Specific Period
Victorian 1837 to 1901
Form of Evidence
Documentary Evidence
Description
Ford Paper Mill, established in 1838 by Thomas Routledge, made paper from Esparto grass.
Easting
435960
Northing
557340
Grid Reference
NZ435960557340
Sources
<< 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
N.T. Sinclair in Milburn & Miller, (eds) 1988, Sunderland, River, Town & People, Industry to 1914, p.22