Ropemakers[View Source]

Askrigg parish records describe John Brenkley of Setbusk (Sedbusk, near Hawes) as a ropemaker at the time of his death in 1725.

The surviving records of Hawes church include detailed accounts for the years 1726-1802. The church's expenditure on bell ropes and related work has been extracted from these records.

In 1765 Isaac Metcalfe was paid 4/6d for a new Bell Wheel - a substantial figure at that date when two men's board for 29 days whilst working cost the "chapell wardens" 16/6d (82 1/2p).

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