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Place Fell, Patterdale
Place Fell
St Blasius Fell
civil parish:-   Patterdale (formerly Westmorland)
civil parish:-   Martindale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY40561696 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4016
10Km square:-   NY41
altitude:-   2156 feet
altitude:-   657m

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BTS61.jpg (taken 20.10.2010)  
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BLK69.jpg  From Cow Bridge, Hartsop.
(taken 5.12.2005)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 12 11) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.
evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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"PLACE FELL"
hill hachuring; hill or mountain 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland
evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"PLACE FELL"
hill hachuring; a hill or mountain 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
source data:-   Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in London, 1778 to 1821.
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Page 153:-  "[Mr Gray] '... [Ullswater from Dunmallet] the mountains, which rise very rude and awful, with their broken tops, on each hand. Directly in front, at better than three miles distance, Place-fell, one of the bravest among them, pushes its bold breast into the midst of the lake, and forces it to alter its course, forming first a large bay to the left, and then bending to the right. ...'"
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 201:-  "Oct. 1. A grey autumnal day, the air perfectly calm, and mild, went to see Ulls-water, ... From hence [Dunmallard Hill] saw the lake open directly at my feet, ... mountains which rise very rude and awful with their broken tops on each hand. Directly in front, at better than three miles distance, Place-fell, one of the bravest among them, pushes its bold broad breast into the midst of the lake, and forces it to alter its course, forming first a large bay to the left, and then bending to the right. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Ull) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Accurate Map of the Beautiful Lake of Ullswater, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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"PLACE FELL"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.7
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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"PLACE FELL"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Gilpin 1786
placename:-  Martindale Fell
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Book, Observations, Relative Chiefly to Picturesque Beauty, Made in the Year 1772, on Several Parts of England, Particularly the Mountains, and Lakes of Cumberland Westmoreland, by Rev William Gilpin, 1772-74; published 1786-1808.
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vol.2 p.55  "... a mountain, called Martindale-fell, or Place-fell: the southern boundary of the lake. This promontory uniting with the mountain, lets it easily down into the water, as by a step. An hesitation, if I may so call it, of this kind, eases greatly the heaviness of a line. In a distance, it is of less consequence: but in all the nearer grounds, it is necessary. ..."
"Martindale-fell is entirely unplanted; but it's line, and surface are both well varied. Numberless breaks (little vallies, and knolls) give it a lightness, without injuring it's simplicity."
"..."
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vol.2 p.56  "[near] the edge of which [lake] lies the village of Patterdale."
"We took this view at a point, which had just so much elevation, as to give variety to the lines of the lake. As we descended to the water, the view was still grand, and beautiful, but had lost some of it's more picturesque beauties: it had lost the fore-ground: it had lost the sweeping line round the mountain on the left: and it had lost the recess between the two woody promontories on the right. The whole margin of the lake was nearly reduced to one straight line.- The beauty of a view, especially in lake-scenery, we have before observed *, depends greatly on the nice position of it's point."
"[2.56.*] See page 96. Vol. 1."
evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Pless Fell
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 32:-  "... The whole Dale [Patterdale] consists at present of five small manors; Hartsop, the property of the Earl of Lonsdale; Deep-Dale, of the Duke of Norfolk; Griesdale and Pless-Fell, of William Hassel, Esq; of Dalemain; and Glenridding, of John Mounsey, Esquire."
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Page 34:-  "... failing (sic) under Pless-Fell take a view into Martindale. The first thing worth notice is the wall, almost opposite to Householm island [Norfolk Island], where Pless-Fell changes its name to Birk-Fell, (which it preserves as far as Sandwich Fields,) and where Martindale begins. ..."
evidence:-   old print:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Pless Fell
source data:-   Topograph, the view from Penrith Beacon, Cumberland, by James Clarke, published by James Clarke, London, 1787.
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"Pless Fell"
item:-  Armitt Library : A6615.12
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evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ullswater) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Lake Ullswater and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"A MOUNTAIN here called PLACE FELL"
item:-  private collection : 10.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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"Place Fell"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1814 (plate 48) 
item:-  cattle
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Brother Water, Patterdale, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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Plate 48 in Sixty Small Prints. 
printed at top right:-  "48"
printed at bottom:-  "BROTHER WATER. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6656.48
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1814 (plate 48) 
item:-  cattle
source data:-   Print, tinted soft ground etching, Brother Water, Patterdale, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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Plate 48 in Sixty Small Prints. 
printed at top right:-  "48"
printed at bottom:-  "BROTHER WATER. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6653.48
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evidence:-   old print:- Farington 1816
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving and descriptive text, The Head of Ulswater from Gobarrow Park, Westmorland and Cumberland, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by F R Hay, published by T Cadell and W Davies, Strand, London, 1815.
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printed, bottom left, right, centre  "Drawn by J. Farington R.A. / Engraved by F. R. Hay. / The Head of Ulswater from Gobarrow Park. / London Published Septr. 15, 1815, by T. Cadell &W. Davies, Strand."
Descriptive text:-  "... The dark and rugged mountain, on the left of our engraving, is Place Fell. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6666.9
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, The Mountains of Ullswater as seen from Pooley Bridge, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.109 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Ulswater: / as seen from Pooley Bridge."
"Swarth Fell / Cawdale Moor / Winter Crag / Dove Crags / Hallen Fell, and Place Fell / Stone Cross Pike / Birk Fell / Dolly Waggon Pike / Nether Cove Head / Helvellyn High Man / Catchety Cam / Helvellyn Low Man / Herring Pike / Keppel Cove Head / Raise / Greenside / Gowbarrow"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains of Patterdale as seen from the Slate Quarry on Place Fell, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.137 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Patterdale: / as seen from the Slate Quarry on Place Fell."
"Place Fell / Hartshop Dod / Cawdale Moor / Kirkstone Pass / Red Screes / Deepdale Park / Blease / Birks / Dolly Waggon Pike / Eagle Crag / Bleaberry Pike / Helvellyn Pile / Hall Bank / Raise / Greenside / Herring Pike / Glenridding Dod / Glencoin Fell"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.10
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Ullswater from Pooley Bridge, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.12 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Mountains of Patterdale from the Slate Quarry on Place Fell, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.14 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.9
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Patterdale, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.11 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF PATTERDALE: as seen from the Slate Quarry on Place Fell."
"Place Fell / Hartsop Dod / Cawdale Moor / Kirkstone Pass / Red Screes / Deepdale Park / Blease / Birks / Dolly Waggon Pike / Eagle Crag / Bleaberry Crag / Helvellyn Pile / Hall Bank / Raise / Greenside / Herring Pike / Glenridding Dod / Glencoin Fell"
item:-  JandMN : 48.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, Mountains of Ullswater, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.113 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "MOUNTAINS OF ULLSWATER: as seen from Pooley Bridge."
Mountains are listed:-  "Swarth Fell / Cawdale Moor / Winter Crag / Dove Crags / Martindale Hause / Hallen Fell, and Place Fell / Stone Cross Pike / Birk Fell / Dolly Waggon Pike / Nether Cove Head / Helvellyn High Man / Catchety Cam / Helvellyn Low Man / Herring Pike / Keppel Cove Head / Raise / Greenside / Gowbarrow"
item:-  JandMN : 48.13
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.
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"Place Fell"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.
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Page 37:-  "... closing in the whole [view from Kirkstone Pass] in front, the mass of Place Fell,- the other side of which goes sheer down into Ullswater."
evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen on the Keswick Road approaching Ullswater, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Opposite p.104 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS SEEN ON THE KESWICK ROAD APPROACHING ULLSWATER."
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Place Fell, 2 Birk Fell, 3 Red Screes, 4 Scandale Head, 5 Dove Crag (Hartsop), 6 Birks, 7 Rydal Head, 8 St. Sundays Crag, 9, Fairfield, 10 Glenridding Dod, 11 Dolly Waggon Pike, 12 Bleaberry Fell, 13 Striding Edge, 14 Herring Pike, 15 Gowbarrow Park."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.15
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Ullswater - Mountains as seen a little on the Matterdale Road near Lyulph's Tower on Ullswater, and Mountains as seen at the Slate Quarry at Blowick on Ullswater, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
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"... 1 Place Fell ... 1 Place Fell ..."
item:-  JandMN : 37.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen a little on the Matterdale Road near Lyulph's Tower on Ulleswater, and Mountains as seen at the Slate Quarry at Blowick on Ulleswater, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
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"... 1 Place Fell ... 1 Place Fell ..."
item:-  JandMN : 32.15
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, Lower Reach, Ullswater, from Pooley Bridge, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.114 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "LOWER REACH, ULLSWATER, / from Pooley Bridge. / [London Pubd. ...]"
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Swarth Fell. / Martindale. / High Street. / Hallen Fell. / Kirkstone. / Place Fell. / Fairfield. / Gowbarrow Parks. / Dunmallet."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.41
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evidence:-   outline view:- 
placename:-  Place Fell
source data:-   Print, hand coloured engraving, Lower Reach, Ullswater from Pooley Bridge, Westmorland and Cumberland, published by Sherwood and Co, London, 1836?
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Objects in the view are identified by a caption at the bottom - Swarth Fell, Martindale, High Street, Hallen Fell, Kirkstone, Place Fell, Fairfield, Gowbarrow Parks, Dumallet. 
printed at bottom:-  "LOWER REACH, ULLSWATER. / from Pooley Bridge. / Pubd. April 15th 1836 by Sherwood &Co London."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.371
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evidence:-   old print:- 
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Ulleswater, Westmoreland, drawn by Craig, engraved by Hay, published by R N Rose, 45 Holborn Hill, London, 1820.
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Included in the Gallery of Nature and Art. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "Engraved by Hay from a Drawing by Craig / for the Gallery of Nature &Art / ULLESWATER, WESTMORELAND. / From the Duke of Norfolk's Park. / London, Published by R. N. Rose, 45 Holborn Hill, May 1, 1820."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.362
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CDM08.jpg  From Beda Fell.
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CDM09.jpg  From Beda Fell.
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BTS62.jpg (taken 20.10.2010)  
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BMY07.jpg (taken 2.11.2006)  
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CED62.jpg  From Spying How.
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BRA01.jpg  Unnamed tarns on the top.
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