Tablet
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1856
Materials
Stone
Measurements
685 x 1295 x 255 mm
Place of origin
Barrow-in-Furness
Collection
Dalton Castle, Cumbria
NT 418407
Summary
Large stone tablet inscribed 'S.H. and Co., Park Mines 1856'. Originally placed over the Engine House at Park Mine. 68.5 x 129.5 x 25.5cm; 27 x 51 x 10in. Given by Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council; the stone was rescued in 1968 from a dump at Barrow for display at Barrow public park, but was instead brought to the castle to preserve it from the threat of vandalism at the park.
Marks and inscriptions
S.H. and Co., Park Mines 1856