Launderns

[Alex Edge]

Good Evening Everyone
In an estimate for some painting work to a Chapel my Great Grandfather says he will paint the "launderns". He appears to be referring to something associated with the window frames.  Does anyone know what launderns are?

Alex Edge

[emeltom]

Sorry can't even find anything on Google. Could be a local term for something.

Emeltom

[jorose]

Possibly?
http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/lantren

Lantren, Lantrane, Lantron, n. (Perh. merely Lantern n., but ? cf. ME. and e.m.E. laundyron, lawndyrne, landyron, land-iron (1459–1685) and cf. Landier, Landel(l and Lantter.) —

[Alex Edge]

Thank you for your responses, I've looked up the original document and the actual text reads:  "Painting windows launderns shutters and yard door..........".  The area concerned is North East Staffordshire.

Alex Edge

[MaxD]

I'd go for lanterns as in roof lanterns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roof_lantern. 

maxD

[fiddlerslass]

Hi,
 My husband's family (from Cornwall) refer to guttering as " launders".

[MaxD]

Think the Cornish folk have it!  http://www.storylines.org.uk/2012/12/13/give-that-nymshy-a-flasket-some-more-cornish-dialect-for-you/

Launder as gutter comes up quite easily on Google.

maxD

[Alex Edge]

Many thanks to everyone who looked into this on my behalf.  I think the West Country faction have hit the nail on the head.  I looked again at my G. Grandfather's contract and though he is going to reroof one side with slate and repoint the west wall he does not mention "rainwater" or "gutters".  At that time gutters would be wooden and need regular painting to keep them well maintained.  Clearly the original name was launders, his additional "n" is probably his written version of the oral.

This result raises a point which has been on my mind before, it's this,  did some of the early lead miners of North Staffordshire/Derbyshire come from the West Country? 

Alex Edge

[fiddlerslass]

Hi Alex,
 A quick look at the 1851 census of Derbyshire/Staffordshire for people born in Cornwall brings up a few who were lead/coal miners or engineers. The Cornish had a lot of mining engineering experience which they exported all over the world ( USA and Australia for example) , so I expect quite a few travelled north looking for work. Also mines needed other trades such as stonemasons, carpenters etc.

If you are specifically  interested in Lead mining the book by Raistrick is very good for general reading. I have Co. Durham lead miners in my ancestry and found the book very informative.



A History of Lead Mining in the Pennines

RAISTRICK, Arthur & JENNINGS, Bernard

Published by Davis Books (1983)

ISBN 10: 0946865000 ISBN 13: 9780946865000