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The
village detective explores Broughton in Furness.
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View
over Broughton in Furness
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Andy
Lowe, village detective
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View
over Broughton-in-Furness from the eastern approach road:
This compact market town dates from the 18th and 19th centuries
and was once a busy centre of woodland craft industries, with a
railway link to Coniston (1859-1962).
Today, the traditional industries and railway have gone, but the
town still has a strong identity as a thriving rural community with
a small weekly market and a busy livestock mart.
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Syke
House
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Syke
House:
Syke House on the western approach is an attractive listed building
with datestones of 1655 and 1740.
Before the mid-18th century, Broughton-in-Furness was a loose group
of buildings, strung out along this ancient coastal route .
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Broughton
House
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Broughton
House:
Broughton House is a fine mid-18th century town house indicating
the growing prosperity of this market town. Its formal elegance
contrasts with the adjacent earlier small cottages.
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Market
Square
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Market
Square:
Broughton-in-Furness Market Square was formally laid out in 1760
by John Gilpin Sawrey, the Lord of the Manor, who lived at Broughton
Tower,a large mansion just a short distance from the Square.
In the centre of the Square is an obelisk commemorating the Golden
Jubilee of George III in 1810, two slate fish market slabs, old
stocks, together with the surrounding three storey merchants houses
and Town Hall, creates a unique feeling to this historic market
town.
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The
Town Hall and obelisk
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