Old Cumbria Gazetteer

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	Old New Quay, Whitehaven Harbour
	Old New Quay
site name:-	Whitehaven Harbour
locality:-	Whitehaven
civil parish:-	Whitehaven (formerly Cumberland)
county:-	Cumbria
locality type:-	quay
coordinates:-	NX96771845 (etc)
1Km square:-	NX9618
10Km square:-	NX91
references:-	Listed Buildings 2010
	CBY82.jpg (taken 31.10.2014)   CBY84.jpg (taken 31.10.2014)
evidence:-	old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 67 2)  placename:-  New Quay
source data:-	Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948. "NEW QUAY / Mooring Posts / Capstan / ..."
evidence:-	old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)  placename:-  New Quay
source data:-	Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774. D49618S.jpg "New Quay" quay  item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-	old text:- Admiralty 1933 placename:-  Old New Quay placename:-  New Quay
source data:-	goto source Page 390:-  "..." "Signals. - A red flag is displayed from a flagstaff on the top"   goto source Page 391:-  "of a tower situated at the head of Old New quay (New quay), by day, or a red light is exhibited, at an elevation of 40 feet (12m2), from a white circular tower, 50 feet (15m2) in height, situated at the elbow of Old quay, at night, to denote the time of tidal attendance by officials, namely from 2 1/2 hours before until 1 1/2 hours after high water."
evidence:-	database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:-  Old New Quay
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "OLD NEW QUAY / / / WHITEHAVEN / COPELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75896 / NX9677818453"
source data:-	courtesy of English Heritage "Stone, built 1741 and lengthened in 1767."

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