What is recorded here
This slate commemorative plaque records: Isaac Wilkinson c1704 - 1784 practical metallurgist and inventor. British ironmakers profitably gained from his inventions. Foundryman Backbarrow Iron Company. Lived here c1730 - 1748 Recorded plaque organisation: South Lakeland District Council.
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- JThomas, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Michael Cowperthwaite, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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- Rude Health, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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