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| Esk Boathouse, Rockcliffe | ||
| Esk Boathouse | ||
| civil parish:- | Rockcliffe (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| locality type:- | inn (once) | |
| coordinates:- | NY34036370 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3463 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY36 | |
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 BOA79.jpg (taken 31.8.2007)  BOA80.jpg Notice:- "Ere Metal Brig or Rail were thowt on, / Here Honest Will the Boatman rowt on / Gentle and simple he did guide / to either Scotch or English side, / wi' them on horseback he did ride / an' boat the footman. / An' none did ever dread the tide / wi' Will the Boatman / Now tho' Will's work is done an' o'er / an' Will himself lies quiet, / yet lives his SPIRIT here - step in an' try it. / Ne'er Time nor Tide can half so pure supply it." (taken 31.8.2007) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 16 1) placename:- Greenbed |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 16) placename:- Greenbed |
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| 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. "Greenbed" |
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| hearsay:- |
This was an inn; the license lapsed in 1889. |
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