Derwent Pencil Factory Keswick

Derwent pencil museum home of the world s first pencil.

Derwent pencil factory keswick. Derwent has continued to be proud of its cumbrian roots and in 2008 a purpose built factory was opened in lillyhall. The cumberland pencil company was created in 1916 and the first derwent colour pencil was introduced in 1938. Permanent highly lightfast opaque pens. The cumberland pencil company was created in 1916 and the first derwent colour pencil was introduced in 1938.

This launched the derwent project the refurbishment of the site to create a platform that extends our ministry. The first pencil factory in keswick opened in 1832. Located in keswick the home of the first pencil visitors enter this museum through a replica graphite mine which would have served as the source of the pencil industry over three centuries ago. Derwent pencil museum derwent art partners corporate social responsibility.

1 294 reviews 30 of 55 things to do in keswick. The second and current factory was started in the 1920s and completed in 1950 it closed in 2007 when the owners moved production to workington. With the lord s blessing and your support in 2015 we took another exciting step through the purchase of the former pencil factory in keswick. Derwent or the derwent cumberland pencil company is a manufacturer of pencils and other stationery.

A journey of pencil and graphite discovery. The derwent pencil shop stocking the full range of derwent fine art pencils coffee shop where you can relax with a coffee and a lovely slice of one of our delicious cakes and enjoy our free wifi. The business began in 1832 in cumberland under the name of banks son co. Highly lightfast opaque water soluble permanent buy pens now.

Mix and match your pencils save 10. Update reopening the derwent pencil museum following several extraordinary months and with a host of new safety measures in place we are hoping to open the derwent pencil museum on wed 22nd july. Things to do in keswick. Derwent has continued to be proud of its cumbrian roots and in 2008 a purpose built factory was opened in lillyhall.

Our pencil museum still stands on the site of our original factory in keswick. Art workshops demonstrations quizes colouring in theres so much more to a pencil. The yellow pencil was completed on 28 may 2001 is 7 91 metres 26 ft long and weighs 446 36 kilograms 984 1 lb. Buy own tins now.

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