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Page 142:-
roads to Ulles Water; one along the north, the other along
the south side of the Eamont, both meeting near Pooley
Bridge, a hamlet at the foot of the lake, where the river
speeds its limpid way out of it.
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Dalemain
Dacre
Dacre bears
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The northern road leads past Dalemain Hall, built in the
style of architecture that marks the reign of William III,
and seated on the Dacre, which, rising in the moorish
country of Penruddock, flows down a soft sequestered valley,
past the gloomy and monastic Hall of Hutton John and the
castle of Dacre, joining the Eamont in the park. It forms,
with Dacre Castle and Blencathra behind, a grand picture as
viewed from this Hall. On the right, are Dacre Castle and
Church. The Castle is now converted into a farm-house, the
moat is filled up, and the outworks destroyed; but the main
building remains in a perfect state, consisting of four
towers of excellent masonry. The church is a neat stone
fabric dedicated to St. Andrew; it contains several
monuments of the Hasell family; and on the north side of the
altar-table is the effigy of a knight in armour. In the
churchyard are four remarkable monuments, being the figures
of bears, about five feet in height, sitting on their
haunches, and clasping a rude pillar.
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Pooley Bridge
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The road by the south leads over Eamont Bridge, thence by
Yanwath (that fine specimen of the old Westmorland hall)
through Tirril, and past Barton church to Pooley Bridge,
where there is a pretty good inn, affording accommodation,
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-- Dacre Castle
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-- "Dacre, The" -- (Dacre, River)
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-- "Dalemain Hall" -- Dalemain
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-- St Andrew's Church
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