The Blue Mill
Introduction
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The Blue Mill
Image: © David Dixon Taken: 26 May 2014
Now the site of a hotel and health club, this was formerly the factory where the blue pigment ultramarine, or "dolly blue" was manufactured by Reckitt & Sons. The 'blue mill' was well-known locally, as dust from its production gave a blue tint to most of the village. Production continued until 1981.(http://web.archive.org/web/20060304060338/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cumbria/features/askaway/industrial/dolly_blue.shtml BBC Cumbria) http://www.cumbria-industries.org.uk/blue.htm Backbarrow Ultramarine Works Company
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Image Location
Latitude
54.256332
Longitude
-2.989879