'LOVE', detail of James Cropper memorial (reverse face). Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
The James Cropper memorial on the bank of the River Kent in Kendal commemorates James Cropper, 1845 -1900. The reverse face of the memorial represents an oak tree with inscriptions 'LOVE', 'JOY', 'ZEAL', 'HOPE' and 'FAITH'. On the foot of the memorial is the name of the maker , HIGH HILL, KESWICK. The memorial is in green slate. James Cropper Plc has been making paper at their Burneside mills (north of Kendal) since 1845. In 1845 James Cropper rented the Burneside Mill from the Wakefield family and the Cowan Head Mill from the Wilsons. In 1854 Cowan Head was bought, and in 1880 Bowston Mill, between Burneside and Cowan Head, was also purchased. Bowston Mill may well have begun life as a fulling mill, but a new building was constructed to prepare rags and ropes for the other two mills. Bowston Mill was closed in the early 1960s when waste paper rather than rags was used in the paper pulp. James Cropper Plc currently produces a wide range of specialist paper products, supplying about 30% in rolls and 70% as sheets. Products include packaging boxes, coloured envelopes and paper, hardback book covers, watermarked and laid papers, printing and writing papers.
Size: 2589px × 3994px
Location: James Cropper memorial. Kendal, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe.
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: cropper, james, love, memorial, oak, sculpture, slate, tree
