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Gentleman's Magazine 1825 part 1 p.412
Kent; Kepel-cove-tarn; Red-tarn, a mile long, of a brownish red; Rydal-water, one mile long; Skeggles-water; Small-water; Sunbiggin-tarn; ULLSWATER (the lower end of which, called Ousemere), about nine miles long; Wa[ ]dale-beck; Winfell-tarn; WINANDERMERE, in which are 12 islands, is 10 miles and a half long.
Eminences and Views. The high land about Askham affords a most charming and extensive prospect; BOWFELL, 1036 yards high; Brougham-hall, beautiful prospect from the terrace; Carlton-hall, extensive and varied prospect; Crossfell mountain, 1000 yards above the level of the sea; Curwen's island, one of the loveliest and most sacred seats of simplicity; Farlton-knot, a bold and high mountain; Grassmere, 'as sweet a scene as travelled eye ever beheld;' Hall-hill; Hard-knot-hill; Hartsop-high-field, from whence Broadwater is seen to great advantage; Haverback Castle-hill; Helsington Chapel, from whence a romantic prospect of the 'sea, woods, rocks, and fertile valley below;' HELVELLYN, 1070 yards high; Kirkby Lonsdale Church-yard, celebrated for its fine view; LOWTHER PARK, compared by Lord Macartney to the park of the Emperor of Chinas, called 'Van-shoe-yuen, or the paradise of 10,000, or innumerable trees;' 'so rich, so various, so beautiful, so sublime a prospect, my eyes had never beheld;' Mell-fell; Murton-pit; Naddle Forest; Orton Scar, on its top are remains of a beacon; Patterdale, much admired for the beauty and diversity of its scenery; Rydal Head, 1030 yards high; from its summit the Lakes of Winandermere, Elter-water; Grassmere, and Rydal-water are seen; Stanmore-dale; Storr's Point, whence a delightful prospect; Wallow Cragg; Whinfell, 500 yards high, on its top was a beacon communicating with Orton Scar; Whitbarrow Scar, affords a romantic prospect; Wildboar-fell, soaring to a great height, and impending with a cape-like head over the country; from its base the prospect is exceedingly interesting; Winandermere, the prospects along which are very picturesque; Wrynose-hill, so denomiinated from its crookedness.
Natural Curiosities. Asby wells, one called St. Hellin's; and the other near Grange-hall; Betha, or Bela waterfall, one of the Catadupae of Camden; Black-dub at Crosby-gill, the source of the Lyvannate; Brough Well, fomerly much resorted to, and the Vicar of Brough had a diploma from the Pope to receive oblations from the pilgrims resorting to it; Burneshead Well, reputed sacred; Burton Well; Clayborrow Heath, the source of the Winster; Clifton Well, at which a great concourse of people assemble annually on May-day; Eagle Crag, Borrowdale; Gell-forth Spout, in Longlesdale, the fall about 100 yards in an unbroken sheet; Gonsdike, which continually casts up small silver-like spangles; Grassmere Well; Helvellyn Spring; the side of the Kent is famous for petrifying springs that incrust vegetable bodies; one of them is called the 'dropping well;' Leven's park waterfall, one of the Catadupae of Camden; Mallerstang, the source of the Eden; Pate-hole, petrifying spring; Ravenstonedale, the source of the Lune; Shap wells, one called Auney well, the other a petrifying well; Ullswater, the commencement of the river Eamont; Witherslack holy well, discovered to be medicinal in 1656.
Public Edifices. APPLEBY Bridge; County Gaol; Free Grammar School, founded by Queen Elizabeth in 1574; Hospital founded by Anne, Countess of Pembroke and Montgomery, in 16[ ]; House of Correction; Market-house, erected in 1811, from a design by Mr. Smirke; New Gaol, erected in 1771; Town Hall. Ashby School, founded in 1688 by Mr. George Smith. Bampton Free Grammar School, founded in 16[23] by Dr. Thos. Sutton; Measand School, 'Richard Wright founder, [1711], Richard Law benefactor, 1713.' Barton School, founded in 1649 by Doctors Gerard Langbaine; Lancelot Dawes, &c. Betham Bridge. Bulness Grammar School, built by contribution about 1637. Crosby Ravensworth Free School, founded about 1617. Heversham School, founded by Edw. Wilson in 1613. KENDAL, Blue-coat School, 3 Bridges; Dispensary commenced in 1783; Free Grammar School. endowed in 1525 by Adam Pennyngton of Boston, re-built 1592; Hospital and Charity School, founded Sept. 6 1670, by Thomas Sandes; Obelisk on Castle-law-hill, erected in 1788 in commemoration of the Restoration; School of Industry instituted 1799; Town Hall re-built 1759; Workhouse,
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