ABSTRACT The wooded valley of Eller Beck at Skipton in North Yorkshire became the focus for the early industrialisation of the town during the 18th century, as the Earls of Thanet pursued improvement of their estates. Initially, investment was directed towards the quarrying of limestone and its export via the Springs Canal. The quarrying interest had shifted further east to Haw Bank by 1785, and a network of dams and watercourses was then constructed to power a new cotton mill. The canal was extended concurrently, and a railway from Haw Bank to a new canal terminus was constructed, transforming the historic landscape in the valley beneath the north walls of Skipton Castle. Downstream from the cotton mill, enterprising new industry was established at the former manorial corn and fulling mills. Recreational use of the woodland has since become a significant component within the regional tourist economy, thereby initiating a discrete new industrial phase.

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Thanet 伯爵和北约克郡斯基普顿埃勒贝克谷的工业化

摘要 位于北约克郡斯基普顿的 Eller Beck 树木繁茂的山谷在 18 世纪成为该镇早期工业化的重点，因为 Thanet 伯爵追求改善他们的庄园。最初，投资直接用于石灰石的采石和通过斯普林斯运河的出口。到 1785 年，采石场的兴趣进一步向东转移到霍班克，然后建造了一个水坝和水道网络，为一家新的棉纺厂提供动力。运河同时延伸，修建了一条从霍班克到新运河终点的铁路，改变了斯基普顿城堡北墙下山谷的历史景观。在棉纺厂的下游，在原庄园玉米和纺纱厂建立了进取的新产业。