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Page 19:-
Hemans, when its appearance was more primitive and less
pretty than it is now,- improved as it has been by its
present resident, her then young friend, the Rev. Robert
Perceval Graves. Next comes Wansfell Holme, inhabited by the
Rev. James J. Hornby. This is another choice situation. On
the opposite shore is Wray Castle, erected by James Dawson,
Esq.,- a most defensible-looking place for so peaceful a
region; but an enviable residence, both from its interior
beauty and the views it commands. Just above it, Pullwyke
bay, where lily of the valley is found, runs far into the
land; and overlooking it is seen Pull Cottage, the residence
of Major Rogers. Next, the sweet, tranquil Brathay valley
opens, with Mr. Redmayne's mansion of Brathay Hall, on a
green slope above the lake; and just behind, on a wooded
knoll in the gorge of the valley, the beautiful little
church, called Brathay Chapel, built by Mr. Redmayne.
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Rothay
Brathay
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Two rivers fall into the lake, uniting just before they
reach it;- the Rothay, which comes down from Dunmail Raise,
beyond Grasmere, and the Brathay, which issues from
Elterwater, a group of pools, rather than a lake, lying at
the foot of the hills near Langdale. The valleys of the
Rothay and the Brathay are separated by Loughrigg,- the
ridge of which, at its further end, commands Grasmere; its
Windermere end shelters Clappersgate and Waterhead. The
steamer sweeps round to the pier at Waterhead, where there
is a cluster of dwellings, the most imposing of which is the
large grey stone house called Wanlas How, the property of
Alexander C. Brenchley, Esq. Omnibuses are in waiting here,
from Ambleside and Grasmere,-
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-- Brathay Hall
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-- Brathay, River
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-- Dove Nest
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-- "Elterwater" -- Elter Water
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-- "Brathay Chapel" -- Holy Trinity Church
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-- Loughrigg Fell
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-- (pier, Waterhead)
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-- Pull Cottage
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-- "Pullwyke" -- Pull Wyke
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-- Rothay, River
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-- "Wanlas How" -- Wanlass Howe
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-- Wansfell Holme
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-- Wray Castle
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