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Keswick
civil parish:-   Keswick (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
locality type:-   market town
locality type:-   selected place
coordinates:-   NY26652341 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY2623
10Km square:-   NY22
latitude; longitude:-   3d 8.2m W; 54d 36.0m N

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BJX64.jpg  Saturday market in Market Place.
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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 6) 
placename:-  Keswick
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.
OS County Series (Cmd 64 2) 
evidence:-   old map:- Gough 1350s-60s
placename:-  Keswike
source data:-   Map, colour photozincograph copy, reduced size facsimile, Gough Map of Britain, scale about 28.5 miles to 1 inch, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1875.
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item:-  JandMN : 33
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evidence:-   old map:- Gough 1350s-60s
placename:-  Keswike
source data:-   Map, lithograph facsimile, Gough Map of Britain, 20 miles to 1 inch? published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, 1935.
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item:-  JandMN : 34
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Myddylton 1544
placename:-  Kyswike
source data:-   Book, Cronycle of Yeres, including an early table of highways, published by Wyllyam Myddylton, at the sign of the George, Fleet Street, London, 1544.
"And also the wayes leadynge to the / most notable places: and the dy- / staunce betwyxte the / same / Anno. 1544"
"Here foloweth the waye fro~ Coker / mouth to lancastre, and so to London. / From Cokermouth to Kyswike. vi myle. / from Kyswike to Grosener. viii. myle. / from Grosener to Kendale. xiiii. myle. / from Kendale to Burton. vii. myle. / from Burton to Lancastre. viii. myle. / ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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Buildings and towers, symbol for a town.  "KESWICK"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Keswik
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.
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"Keswik"
circle, building/s, tower, tinted red 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Keer 1605
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, probably by Pieter van den Keere, or Peter Keer, about 1605 edition perhaps 1676.
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"Keswick"
dot, two circle, tower, tinted red; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.110
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cum/EW) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Kingdome of Great Britaine and Ireland, scale about 36 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, about 1610-11, published by Thomas Bassett, Fleet Street and Richard Chiswell, St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1676?
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"Keswick"
dot, circle, and tower 
item:-  private collection : 85
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"Keswick"
circle, buildings, towers 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   table of distances:- Simons 1635
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Table of distances, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, with a thumbnail map, scale about 41 miles to 1 inch, by Mathew Simons, published in A Direction for the English Traviller, 1635.
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"Keswick S.W."
upright text, larger place; and tabulated distances; K on thumbnail map 
item:-  private collection : 50.11
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evidence:-   old map:- Jenner 1643
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Tables of distances with a maps, Westmerland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, published by Thomas Jenner, London, 1643; published 1643-80.
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"Keswick"
circle 
evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Keswick"
Buildings and towers, suggestion of a wall, notice ?fence palings; upright lowercase text; market town. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old road book:- Ogilby 1675 (edn 1698) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   page 45; describing plate 96  "The Road from"
"KENDAL to COCKERMOUTH,"
"... at 29'4 to Keswick of about 2 F. on the Road, but more transverse, and on Thurlemire flv. at its Influx into the Darwen. 'Twas a Town of good nore in former Time, now much decay'd; yet it has a Market on Saturdays."
item:-  private collection : 367
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evidence:-   old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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In mile 29, Cumberland.  "Keswick"
town plan with houses, a river at the further end. 
item:-  JandMN : 22
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source data:-   Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.
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In mile 6, Cumberland. 
Turning right:-  "to Keswick"
item:-  JandMN : 22
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evidence:-   old map:- Berry 1679
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road map, diagram, The Grand Roads of England, engraved by John Rich, made and published by William Berry, at the Sign of the Globe, London, 1679.
"Keswick"
evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
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"Keswick"
circle, building and tower, flag; town? 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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"Keswick"
circle, upright lowercase text; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (EW) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, England, including Wales, scale about 27 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale Awnsham and John Churchil, London, about 1695.
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"Keswick"
circle; village or town 
item:-  JandMN : 339
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
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"Keswick"
Circle, buildings, towers. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old text:- Ogilby 1699 (edn 1712) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road book, itineraries and map, The Traveller's Guide, by John Ogilby, published by Abel Swall, Tim Child, White Hart, and R Knaplock, the Angel and Crown, St Paul's Churchyard, London, 1699.
OGY7p179.txt
page 179 
Distances from Kendal  "... at 29'4 to Keswick of about 2F. on the Road, but more transverse; and on Thurlemire flv. as its Influx into the Darwen. 'Twas a Town of good Note in former Time, now much decay'd; yet it has a Market on Saturdays."
evidence:-   old map, descriptive text:- Bowen 1720 (plate 260) 
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  market; charter; market charter; smelting house; workhouse
source data:-   Road strip map, uncoloured engraving, pl.260, The Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, with sections in Westmorland and Cumberland, published by Emanuel Bowen, St Katherines, London, 1720.
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"Keswick (at 29) Was formerly a Town of note, It's Saturday Mt. was procured for it of K. Ed. 1st. by Thos. of Derwent-water then Ld. of it, from whom it Haereditarily descended to the Radcliffs. This place has been for many ages famous for its Mines & the Miners have a convenient Smelling House by ye Darwent Side, which they mannage so ingeniously by its forcible Stream as to make it serve for Bellows, Hammers, & Forge, & also for Sawing Boards, to the great admiration of the curious Spectator. Sr. Ino. Banks Knt. Attorney General to K. Chast. a Native of this Town erected a Workhouse here for employing the Poor of this &ye Parish of Crosthwate."
item:-  private collection : 1.260
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Maps, Westmorland North from London, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, and Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742; published 1742-49.
"Keswick Market Saturday, Fair July 22."
evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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"Keswick"
circle, tower/s, upright lowercase text; town 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Simpson 1746
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  smelter; black lead
source data:-   Atlas, three volumes of maps and descriptive text published as 'The Agreeable Historian, or the Compleat English Traveller ...', by Samuel Simpson, 1746.
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"..."
"At the N.W. End of this Lake, in a fruitful Plain encompass'd with wet dewy Mountains, and protected by the Skiddaw, from the N. Winds, lies"
"Keswick, a little Market Town of good Note in"
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"former Times, but now much decay'd, and inhabited chiefly by Miners, who have their smelting Houses here for the Black lead. It is 218 Miles computed. and 283 measured from London. The Market here is on Saturdays, and the Fair on the 22d of July. The Black Lead Mines near this Place are the only Mines of the same Kind in Britain."
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"... Sir John Bankes, Attorney-General in the Reign of King Charles I. born at Keswick, where he set up a Workhouse for the Poor of this Parish, and the Parish of Crosthwate."
evidence:-   old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.
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"Keswick"
Building. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
placename:-  Keswic
item:-  black lead; guide
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1751 p.52  "... we agreed to meet the next morning at the Royal Oak in Keswic, a market town, on the south side of Skiddow. ..."
"... we reached Keswic; so that we stay'd there no longer than was necessary to hire a guide, and consequently I had no time for critical examination. It is distant from Orthwaite 7 computed miles, and forms the west side of the base of Skiddow; it is skirted with the lake of Basingthwaite, which is about one mile wide and 5 miles long, and on the opposite side Widehope fells, with their impending woods, form a very pleasing and romantic appearance. The town seems to be ancient, and the poorer inhabitants subsist chiefly by stealing, or clandestinely buying of those that steal, the black-lead, which they sell to Jews and other hawkers."
evidence:-   old map:- Gents Mag 1751
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Black Lead Mines in Cumberland, and area, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by George Smith, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1751.
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"Keswick"
blocks on a cross roads; town 
item:-  JandMN : 114
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evidence:-   old map:- Bickham 1753-54 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, perspective map, Map of Cumberland North from London, by George Bickham, James Street, Bunhill Fields, London, 1753, published by F Jollie and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1811.
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"Keswick"
view (sort of) 
item:-  Carlisle Library : 4.2
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evidence:-   old text:- Morgan 1759
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   MG02q013.txt
"Keswick, though a mean village, without any apparent trade, receives great advantages from what is spent in the town by the nobility and gentry, who resort thither, from every part of England, to see the natural wonders of the lakes and mountains that surround it."
evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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"Keswick Mar. Sat."
blocks, on road, street plan, town, market 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1761 p.500  "Cockermouth, Oct. 19."
"Mr URBAN,"
"IN the plan of a little tour sketched out by one of your correspondents in your Mag. for last April, I cannot but be surprized that, among the other towns of Cumberland, he should omit Keswick and its environs. Nature has with such a liberal hand lavish'd her graces on this sweet retirement, that here seems to be an assemblage of every thing that is beautiful, from every rural scene in the universe. Some of its finest groves have indeed been cut down within these few years; but in vain should I attempt to describe the beauties which remain, which cannot be experienced but by an actual survey."
evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
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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"KESWICK"
blocks, perhaps a church, labelled in block caps; a town and street plan 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
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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"KESWICK"
Labelled in block caps for a market town; street map; the church at Crossthwaite. 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Pennant 1777
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of Scotland, Hebrides and Part of England, drawn for Thomas Pennant, engraved by J Bayly, published by Benjamin White, London, 1777.
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"Keswick"
circle; buildings, village, etc 
item:-  private collection : 66
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Derventione
placename:-  Derwent Town
item:-  market
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 86:-  "..."
"KESWICK [1]."
"This small neat town is at present renowned for nothing so much as the lake it stands near, and which is sometimes called, from the town,"
"[1] (Derventione Raven. Chor.)"
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Page 87:-  "the lake of KESWICK, but more properly the lake of DERWENT; and I am inclined to think, and hope to make it appear, that the ancient name of KESWICK is the DERWENT-TOWN, or the town of DERWENT-WATER. But first of the lake itself. ..."
"..."
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Page 150:-  "... If Camden visited Keswick, he was satisfied with the then present state of the 'little town which king Edward I. made a market.' The face of the country only drew his attention. ... Here was the seat of the ancient lords of the manor of Der-"
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Page 151:-  "[Der]went-water, probably raised on the ruins of the Roman fortress: but after the heiress of that family was married to Ratcliff's, the family seat was removed into Northumberland, and the castle went to ruins; ..."
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 202:-  "..."
"Oct. 2. I set out at ten for Keswick [from Penrith], ... Dined by two o'clock at the Queen's-head, and then straggled out alone to the parsonage, where I saw the sun set in all its glory."
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Page 203:-  "Oct. 3. [at Keswick] A heavenly day; rose at seven, and walked out under the conduct of my landlord to Borrowdale; ... ... beneath you, and stretching far away to the right, the shining purity of the lake-reflecting rocks, woods, fields, and inverted tops of hills, just ruffled by the breeze, enough to show it is alive, with the white buildings of Keswick, ... for a back-ground at a distance. ..."
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Page 213:-  "..."
"Oct. 9. [at Kendal] The air mild as summer, all corn off the ground, and the sky-larks singing aloud (by the way, I saw not one at Keswick, perhaps because the place abounds in birds of prey.)"
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.
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"KESWICK"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Keswick
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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"KESWICK"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  market; fair; Morlan Fair; Magdalen Fair; St Mary Magdalen; flood; Morlan flood
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 63:-  "..."
"KESWICK is a small town, without any remarkable buildings, the poor's house excepted, which shall be hereafter described: it has a pretty good weekly market on Saturday, and three annual fairs; of these the chief is on the second day of August, commonly called Morlan, or Magdalen Fair, being on the day of St Mary Magdalen old stile. The inhabitants about this time usually expect a flood; this they predict in these most wonderful poetic lines,"
""Morlan fluid
Ne'er did guid.""
"This town carried on formerly a very considerable trade in leather and blankets, which are made here: the leather business is much declined, but the blanket and linsey manufactory flourishes at present."
"The chief advantage which Keswick possesses is derived from its romantic situation: This has induced several of the nobility and gentry , in particular Lord William Gordon, and Joseph Pocklington, Esq; to purchase lands in the neighbourhood: it likewise draws, every summer, vast numbers from all parts of the kingdom to visit the many natural curiosities in its neighbourhood. As most of the lands adjacent to the Lake belong to Greenwich-Hospital, it is impossible for many of those who would wish for purchases to meet with land: this is the more to be lamented, as the distance of this place from the metropolis renders these lands much less valuable to the hospital than they might be; and from a very natural cause, viz. that where a multiplicity of hands are to transact any business, there will ever be a door open to peculation; of which I shall hereafter give a most glaring instance."
evidence:-   old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  market; leather; blankets; market charter
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 101:-  "..."
"This town was made a market by Edward the First, as Cambden and other inform us; but, as I think, erroneously. The bell in the market-hall has 1001 upon it, and King Edward did not begin his reign till 1272. Some tell us this bell came from Monk's-Hall, and that it belonged to Furness Abbey; this, however, cannot be the case; for Furness Abbey was founded by King Stephen, who began to reign, A.D. 1130; nor are we much nearer, if the opinion be true that he founded this Abbey in 1127, when he was Earl of Bullen. Perhaps the most probable conjecture is, that this bell came from the Island, and was the dinner-bell of the Derwentwater family, who built this hall."
"Keswick appears to have been formerly a much more considerable town than it is at present: Mills for sawing of timber were used here, as Cambden's translator, Holland, tells us, in his time. This intelligence is not in the original; however, I shall give his own words: "Keswick is at this day much inhabited by mineral men, who have their smelting-houses by Derwentside, which, with its forcible stream, and their ingenious inventions, serveth them in notable stead for easy bellows-works, hammer-works, forge-works, and sawing of timber, not without admiration of such as behold it.""
"..."
"Before we finally leave Keswick, I cannot but take notice of an anecdote of an eminent physician in that neighbourhood; which, perhaps, shew some particulars relating to this country in a stronger light than a mere narrative can. The gentleman here alluded to, who was a foreigner, and of great eminence in his profession, was one day asked by another Doctor of equal merit, how he liked his situation? "My situation," replied the foreigner, "is a very eligible one as a gentleman; I can enjoy every species of"
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Page 102:-  ""country amusement in the greatest perfection: I can hunt, shoot, and fish, among a profusion of game of every kind: the neighbouring gentlemen, too, seem to vie with each other in acts of politeness; but as a physician, I cannot say that it is quite so alluring to me, for the natives have got the art of preserving their health, and prolonging their lives, without boluses or electuaries; by a plaister taken inwardly, called Thick Pottage. This preserves them from the various diseases which shake the human fabric, and makes them slide into the grave without pain, by the gradual decays of nature.""
evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Der) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of Derwentwater and its Environs, scale about 13 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"KESWICK"
buildings on a minimal street plan 
item:-  private collection : 169
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evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789
placename:-  Keswicke
item:-  copper works; market
source data:-   Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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Page 170:-  "..."
"... On the edges of this lake [Derwent Water] in very rich land, surrounded by dewy hills, and defended from the north winds by Skiddaw a very high mountain, lies Keswicke, a small market town, many years famous for the copper works as appears from a charter of king Edward IV. and at present inhabited by miners. Its market was obtained of Edward I. by Thomas de Derwentwater lord of the place, from whom it came by inheritance to the Ratcliffes. ..."
evidence:-   old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) 
placename:-  Keswic
item:-  flannels; linseys; charity
source data:-   Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition by Richard Gough, published London, 1789.
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Page 182:-  "..."
"... Keswic is placed in a narrow bottom under vast mountains full of mines. There is carried on a manufactory of flannels, linseys, and yarn. It has a school. Its vale a circle between land and water of about 20 miles is the Elysium of the north. ..."
"..."
"... Sir John Banks, bart. Attorney-General and Chief-Justice of the Common Pleas t. Charles I. gave a considerable benefaction for erecting a manufacturing house and maintaining the poor of Keswick, his native place, which charity is still well managed."
evidence:-   old map:- Aikin 1790 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, by John Aikin, London, 1790.
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"Keswick"
circle; town 
item:-  JandMN : 145
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1790s-1820s
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, uncoloured etching? Borrowdale End of Keswick, Cumberland, drawn, engraved and published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1820.
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printed at bottom right, centre:-  "Vol.2, page 108, line 20. / BORROWDALE END OF KESWICK. / Published at Ambleside, by Wm. Green, 1820."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.66
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evidence:-   old map:- Bailey 1797
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, soil etc, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, by J Bailey, engraved by Neele, Strand, published by Messrs Robinson, Paternoster Row and G Nicol, Pall Mall, London, 1797.
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"Keswick"
group of blocks; town 
item:-  Armitt Library : A680.2
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 317-318  "Keswick / At Keswick, on r. a T.R. to Penrith"
market town, post office 
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page 319-320  "To Keswick, p.317"
market town, post office 
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 733-734  "Keswick"
market town, post office 
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page 735-736  "INNS. ... Keswick, Queen's Head, Royal Oak."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 miles to 1 inch, by George Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Keswick / 296"
blocks, upright lowercase text; town, distance from London 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, The Lakes, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, engravedby Neele and Son, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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"Keswick"
blocks, upright lowercase text; town 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1805 p.1121  "... KESWICK is a small mean market town, situated 25 miles N.W. of Kendal, and subsisting on a manufacture of linsey and woollen yarn: ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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"Keswick 293½"
market town; distance from London; travellers supplied with post horses or carriages 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old text:- Capper 1808
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  population; market; fair; tourism
source data:-   Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published 1808-29.
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"..."
"KESWICK, a market-town in the parish of Crosthwait, in Allerdale ward, below Derwent, Cumberland, 11 miles from Cockermouth, and 291 from London, it is pleasantly situated in a deep valley under vast mountains full of mines and minerals, near the rapid river Greta. The town contains 290 houses and 1350 inhabitants, of whom 318 were returned employed in various trades, particularly in the manufacture of coarse woollens and linen. A few years ago an establishment was formed for the spinning of twist. Formerly copper-mines were wrought in this neighbourhood, but were given up as unprofitable. It consists of one long street, protected from the north winds by the lofty mountain of Skiddaw. Its chief trade is from the influx of travellers on visits to the lakes. The lake of Keswick, or as it is more generally called, Derwent water, is a most romantic piece of scenery; on the north stands Skiddaw, ... A little to the north is the lake of Bassenthwaite, and a few miles to the east Ulswater, ... About 2 miles from the town is a druidical monument, ... In the neighbourhood are some trifling manufactures of coarse woolens and flannels. The market is on Saturday. Fairs 1st Thursday in May, which continues every fortnight for cattle, till 11th October, when it ends with a horse and cow fair; and 2d August chiefly for woollen yarn. - Houseman's Cumberland, and Guide to the Lakes."
"..."
evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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"Keswick"
circle with two side bars; town 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1810
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10, published 1810.
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page 7:-  "..."
"Ambleside and Keswick are the places principally from which the English lakes, and the mountains and vallies lying around them, are visited."
"The population of Keswick is, at least, double that of Ambleside, and the inns and lodging houses are proportionately numerous: there is likewise an activity and industry on the part of those whose business it is to shew, and to describe the surrounding country to strangers, which have been the means of rendering it more known, and consequently, as yet, more valued as a station, than Ambleside; ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Road map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 16 miles to 1 inch, by James Wallis, 77 Berwick Stree, Soho, London, 1810.
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"Keswick / [ ]6"
town; distance from London 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2009.81.10
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1814
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Small Prints, with text, A Description of a Series of Sixty Small Prints, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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page 3:-  "AMBLESIDE and Keswick are the principal places from which the English lakes, and mountains and vallies lying around them, are visited."
"Keswick is generally first seen by tourists from Ireland, Scotland, and the north and east of England; and Ambleside by those from the south."
"... ..."
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page 16:-  "KESWICK."
"Keswick, though a small town, is the largest among the lakes; it is compactly built, consisting principally of one street, which runs from north to south; two smaller ones branch from it, one towards Penrith, and the other towards Borrowdale."
"Keswick is situated upon the river Greta, and about half a mile from Derwent Water."
"Keswick is 16 miles fom Ambleside, 24 from Whitehaven, 18 from Penrith, and 21 from the Inn at Patterdale."
evidence:-   old print with text:- Farington 1816
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  population, Keswick; museum, Keswick; minerals
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving and descriptive text, Keswick and Skiddaw, Cumberland, drawn by Joseph Farington, engraved by J Byrne, 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 J. Byrne. / Keswick and Skiddaw. / London Published Septr. 15, 1815, by T. Cadell &W. Davies, Strand."
Descriptive text:-  "KESWICK AND SKIDDAW."
"KESWICK is a small town, situated near the north-west end of the Lake of Derwentwater; and on the eastern side of the extensive and beautiful vale of Keswick. In the left of our engraving a small part of Bassenthwaite Lake appears. Behind the town rises the dark-frowning Skiddaw (already described) in rugged majesty. The buildings of this town are of stone; and the total number of inhabitants, under the late Population Act, amounted to 1683."
"This town was formerly more extensive, when the copper-mines in its vicinity were wrought; and it was once a considerable market for leather. The weekly market, which is held on Saturdays, is particularly celebrated for its delicious mutton, and for the variety of fresh-water fish obtained from the neighbouring Lakes. Here are two museums, collected by private individuals, which contains specimens of almost every variety of the mineralogical substances. of Cumberland, together with many kinds of plants, fossils, antiques, and other rarities. A cotton twisting mill has for some time been established here, and considerable quantities of Flannel, Kerseys, and coarse Woollen goods, are manufactured in this town and its vicinity. Keswick, from its central situation, is much frequented by strangers making the tour of the Lakes, and from hence excursions are made to various parts of this romantic and interesting country. There are two respectable Inns for the accommodation of strangers, and several small Houses have been built for the purpose of being let to those who may wish to prolong their stay in the centre of this celebrated scenery."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6666.27
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Keswick
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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"KESWICK"
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1816 part 2 p.600 
Biographical note from the Compendium of County History:-  "Banks, Sir John, Chief Justice, Keswick, about 1590."
evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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"Keswick / 296"
circle, upright lowercase text; town; distance from London 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old print:- Westall 1820
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, uncoloured mezzotint, Keswick and Grisedale Pike, Cumberland, drawn and engraved by William Westall, published by Rodwell and Martin, New Bond Street, London, 1820.
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printed, bottom left, centre  "Drawn & Engraved by W. Westall A.R.A. / Keswick and Grisedale Pike. / Published April 1, 1820, by Hurst, Robinson &Co. Cheapside."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6671.2
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evidence:-   old print:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 26) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, coloured aquatint, Keswick, Cumberland, drawn by William Westall, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.
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Tipped in opposite p.176 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.26
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
item:-  population, Keswick; woollens; waistcoat; black lead; pencil; scythe; shovel; museum; natural science; geology; mineral; post chaise; horse; jaunting car; boat; viewpoint
source data:-   Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.
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Page 117:-  "KESWICK"
"Having by different roads conducted the several parties to Keswick, it must be made head quarters for a while, to examine the curiosities of the place - to enjoy the rich scenery in its neighbourhood - and to make excursions, some of a few hours, some of a day, and others perhaps of more than one day."
"Keswick has a population of 2159 inhabitants; its principal trade is in the woollen manufactory, and fancy waistcoats; here are also several manufactories of black-lead pencils, and one of scythes, shovels, and edge tools. The principal inns are the Royal Oak and Queen's Head; there are other houses where small parties may be accommodated,"
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Page 118:-  "besides many neatly furnished private lodgings. Here are two museums, exhibiting the natural history of the country, and numerous foreign curiosities: one was established by the late Mr. Crosthwaite, (who published his maps of the lakes about forty years ago,) and is now kept by his son; the other is kept by the daughters of the late Thomas Hutton, who died in 1831, at the age of 85. At both the museums, at Mr. Wright's, and at other places, a variety of minerals and other subjects of natural history, are kept on sale. Post chaises, ponies, and jaunting cars may be had at the inns, with experienced guides for excursions by land; and neat pleasure-boats with intelligent boatmen for the water."
"On an eminence at the north end of the town, Robert Southey, Esq. L.L.D. Poet Laureate, occupies a delightful situation; ..."
"For an introduction to the beauties of Keswick vale, a good station will be found on Castlehead, which is a wooded rock rising, in the centre of the Derwentwater estate, to the height of 280 feet above the lake. From the Borrowdale road, at one third of a mile from the inn, a path turns off by which the hill is ascended: and from its summit the lake of Derwent is finely displayed, with its numerous bays and islands. ..."
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Page 119:-  "... This may be thought too elevated a station for the eye of a painter; but as a general view of the lake, the town, and the valley, it is excellent. Some of the lower stations formerly recommended are rendered less inviting by the too great profusion of wood upon the shores of the lake, and upon its islands; but this rock will always remain sufficiently prominent for a prospect; and its substance offers a study for the geologist."
"A walk by the water side, to Friar Crag, at the distance of three quarters of a mile, is the favourite promenade of the inhabitants of the town, and affords much gratification to strangers. On leaving"
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Page 120:-  "the street the prospect is over Crow Park, which at the time of the attainder of the late Earl of Derwentwater, was a wood of stately oaks; but is now a fine, swelling, verdant field, on which races are annually held. ... On the left lies Cockshot, a hill thickly covered with oaks, and a tall silver fir upon its crest; the trees intercept the views from its summit, but a walk round its margin may sometimes be taken on account of the shelter it affords. Coming in sight of the lake, Vicar's Isle is most happily placed, ... Along the margin of the water numerous boats are moored, some belonging to private individuals, others kept for the accommodation of visitors; and at the termination of the walk on the low promontory of Friar Crag, the eye is saluted with a full prospect of the lake, bounded by the celebrated mountains of Borrowdale. ..."
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Page 121:-  "..."
"Excellent views of the vale and mountains are also obtained from the Vicarage, from Ormathwaite, from many parts of a road leading by Applethwaite and Milbeck along a pleasant elevation at the foot of Skiddaw, and from the side of Latrigg. Those who admire more extensive prospects, may climb to the top of Latrigg - Wallow Crag - Swinside - Catbells - Causey Pike - Grisedale Pike, or Grasmoor; and to crown the whole, for once, to the summit of Skiddaw, Helvellyn, or the still more lofty station of Scawfell Pike."
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Page 170:-  "The mean annual quantity of rain at Keswick is about 68 inches; at Kendal 60 inches; at Manchester 35 inches; at London 20 inches."
evidence:-   old map:- Perrot 1823
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and Westmoreland ie Westmorland, scale about 38 miles to 1 inch, by Aristide Michel Perrot, engraved by Migneret, 1823, published by Etienne Ledoux, 9 Rue Guenegaud, Paris, France, 1824-48.
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"Keswick"
circle; town 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.45
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evidence:-   old map:- Greenwood 1824
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, engraving, Map of the County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, etc, by Christopher and John Greenwood, published by George Pringle jnr, 70 Queen Street, Cheapside, London, 1823.
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"KESWICK"
street map; labelled in block caps for a market town; notice the Forge at Greta Bank, and the race course 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.b.3.11
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Flower 1830s
item:-  barn
source data:-   Drawing, pencil and wash tint, barn at Keswick, Cumberland, by John Flower, 1830s?
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ms, lower right  "Keswick - Cumberland"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.66.4
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evidence:-   old print:- Westall 1830s
source data:-   Print, aquatint panorama, The Vale of Keswick, from the Ambleside Road, Cumberland, drawn and engraved by William Westall, published by Ackermann and Co, 96 Strand, London, 1836.
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"Swinside. Grisedale Pike. 2680 feet. Keswick Lake. Whinlatter. Kings Seat. The Barfe. Bassenthwaite Lake. Greata Hall. Mr. Southey's. Wilhop brows. Skiddaw Dod. Applethwaite. Carlside. Summit of Skiddaw. 3022ft. / Drawn & Engraved by W. Westall A.R.A. / The Vale of Keswick, from the Ambleside road. / Published by Ackermann and Co, 96 Strand. 1836."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6658.12
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evidence:-   old map:- Cobbett 1832
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 20 miles to 1 inch, by William Cobbett, 11 Bolt Court, Fleet Street, London, 1832.
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"Keswick"
dot and circle; town 
item:-  JandMN : 117
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Keswick
item:-  population, Keswick; market day; boat
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.
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Page 51:-  "..."
"KESWICK"
"Is a neat market-town, consisting of one long street of good houses, situated near the foot of Derwent Water. The chief inns are the Royal Oak and Queen's Head; but there are several smaller inns, where parties may be accommodated, besides many neatly-furnished private lodgings. Post-chaises and ponies may be had at the inns, with intelligent guides for excursions by land, and neat pleasure-boats for the water. Here are two museums, exhibiting the geological history of the surrounding locality, and many foreign curiosities; ... The Town-Hall was built in 1813, on the site of the old Court House; ... used both for a court-room, and also for marketing"
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Page 52:-  "and other public purposes. The parish church of Crosthwaite stands almost in the centre of this finest of vales; the parish is very extensive, containing scenery not to be surpassed, whether you regard the varied beauties of Derwent Water, the stern majesty of Thirlmere, the lovely rural meads of Newlands, the sublime gorge of Borrowdale, or the lone grandeur of Watendlath. ... Near the parish church-yard is the Grammar School, and the charitable institutions are very numerous and creditable to the inhabitants. A new church of the pointed style, having a tower and spire at the west end, has been built ... At Keswick are manufactories of coarse woollen goods, edge-tools, and black-lead pencils. The great high-roads from Kendal and Penrith, to Cockermouth, Whitehaven, &c. unite here, rendering this place the grand rendez-"
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Page 53:-  "[rendez]vous of tourists whilst visiting the northern parts of the Lakes."
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Page 165:-  "..."
"KESWICK, a small market-town between the foot of Skiddaw and Derwent Water. It may be considered as the capital of the Lakes, and is frequented by a great number of visitors during the season, who make excursions from it to the surrounding lakes, valleys, and mountains. It has manufactures of woollens, black lead pencils, spades, &c."
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Page 166:-  "There are two museums, containing many curiosities, and specimens of the mineralogy and geology of the district. Guides, horses, and boats, may be obtained for excursions, and all the accommodations for visitors are good. Population, 2159; market-day, Saturday; inns, Royal Oak and Queen's Head."
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843.
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"KESWICK"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, behind Barrow looking to Keswick, Cumberland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 4 September 1845.
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"behind Barrow Sept 4."
page number  "19"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.488.21
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evidence:-   old text:- Gents Mag
item:-  tree felling
source data:-   Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London, monthly from 1731 to 1922.
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Gentleman's Magazine 1849 part 1 p.249  "..."
"THE town of Keswick, in the parish of Crosthwaite, is situated in one of the largest and most beautiful vales in Cumberland, at the northern extremity of the lake district, on the high road, and nearly midway between the towns of Ambleside, Cockermouth, and Penrith. It is so well known, on account of the many scenes of picturesque loveliness with which its immediate neighbourhood abounds, heightened as they are by the romance which encircles the name of Derwentwater, and the glory reflected from the laurels that grace the tomb of Southey, that any further description is unnecessary. It will only be added, that, on the authority of one who knew the place about a century ago, it has been "more considerable formerly than now." The aspect of the country around has also undergone much change since that time, and many of the vestiges of its earlier years have almost wholly passed away. The translucent lakes and the majestic hills, in all their imposing durability of feature, are still as of old; but the wide amd magnificent forests, which, within a century, covered the land between the town and the lake, have long since fallen beneath the ruthless axe, which has caused so many of the finest woods in this country to disappear without leaving a trace behind. "Ah!" exclaims Walker the philosopher, a native of this alpine district, in his Tour from London to the Lakes in 1791, "how fallen is the scenery around the lake and vale of Keswick since I saw it in the year 1749, when Crow Park, Friar's Crag, Lord's Island, and indeed all the shores and islands of this beautiful lake, were covered with tall oaks. The view must have been striking when a child of ten years old, as I was then, had such an impression made by it as not to be erased for forty years, - nay, I think I could draw it from memory at this hour, if I had time. The wood was so even at top, each tree being about eighteen yards high and very thick, that it looked like a field, and the branches so interwoven, that boys could have gone from tree to tree like squirrels." ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Keswick
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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"KESWICK"
blocks, settlement, on a minimal street plan 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Print, tinted lithograph, The Vale of Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, and the River Greta, Cumberland, by James Baker Pyne, engraved by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire, 1853.
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"PAINTED BY J. B. PYNE. / W. GAUCI LITH. / MANCHESTER, PUBLISHED BY THOMAS AGNEW & SONS, 1853. / The Vale of Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, and the River Greta. / M & N HANHART IMPT."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6678.9
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Print, coloured lithograph, The Vale of Keswick, Bassenthwaite Lake, and the River Greta, Cumberland, by James Baker Pyne, engraved by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire, 1853.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A6677.9
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 Directory 1855
evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
item:-  relief model; Model of the Lake District
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 72:-  "There is no beauty in the primitive little town itself [Keswick]; but it has its attractions, besides the convenience of its central situation among so many mountains and valleys. Of these attractions, the first is, undoubtedly, Mr. Flintoft's Model of the Lake District, which is within a few yards of all the principal inns, and may be seen during a shower, when, otherwise, the stranger might be losing temper in hearing the rain drip. That model,- at first sight an uneven ugly bit of plaster, will beguile a sensible traveller of a longer time than he would suppose possible. Ten minutes would give him a better idea of the structure and distribution of the country than all maps and guide books; but he will probably linger over it till he has learned all the sixteen large lakes, and some of the fifty-two small ones, and traced every road and main pass in the district. Crosthwaite's Museum is also a place of great interest, ..."
evidence:-   old itinerary:- Tinsley 1877 (Roads/Cum) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Itinerary, route 7, London to Whitehaven via the Lake Districts, including from Settle, Lancashire; through Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Ambleside, Westmorland; then Keswick, Cockermouth to Whitehaven, Cumberland, published by Tinsley Bros, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877.
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pp.71-91 in British High Roads, North and North Eastern Routes; pp.84-91. 
printed at p.71:-  "... / ROUTE VII. - LONDON to WHTEHAVEN via THE LAKE / DISTRICTS. (See Maps 65 to 80.) / Hitchin (as per Route I.) 34, Shefford 41, Bedford 50, Higham-Ferrers, / 64¾, Kettering 74½, Rockingham 83¼, Uppingham 88¾, Oakham, / 94¾, Melton Mowbray 104¾, Nottingham 123¼, Rotherham 159¼, / Barnsley 171¾, Huddersfield 188¾, Halifax 196¾, Keighley 208¾, / Skipton 218¾, Settle 234¾, Kirkby Lonsdale 252½, Kendal 264½, / Ambleside 278½, Keswick 293½, Cockermouth 305½, Whitehaven / 319½. / ..."
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item:-  private collection : 270.2
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evidence:-   old strip map:- Tinsley 1877 (Roads/Cum) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Strip map, road map, part of London to Whitehaven, including from before Keswick through Cockermouth to Whitehaven, Cumberland, published by Tinsley Bros, 8 Catherine Street, Strand, London, 1877.
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Map pp.79-80 in British High Roads, North and North Eastern Routes. 
printed at top:-  "BRITISH HIGH ROADS / 79 LONDON TO WHITEHAVEN. 80"
item:-  private collection : 270.7
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evidence:-   old print:- Nelson 1853 (edn 1880s) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, chromolithograph, Keswick from Castle Hill, Keswick, Cumberland, published by Thomas Nelson and Sons, London, 1880s?
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At the end of Views of the English Lakes, and Tourists Guide to the English Lakes. 
printed at bottom:-  "KESWICK FROM CASTLE HILL"
item:-  JandMN : 474.30
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, b/w, Keswick and Skiddaw, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS646
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Keswick and Skiddaw, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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stamped on reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS275
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evidence:-   text:- Mason 1907 (edn 1930) 
source data:-   Text book, The Ambleside Geography Books bk.III, The Counties of England, by Charlotte M Mason, published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner and Co, Broadway House, 68-74 Carter Lane, and the Parents' Educational Union Office, 26 Victoria Street, London, edn 1930.
MSN1P022.txt
Page 22:-  "..."
"Southey, another lake poet, less famous than Wordsworth, had his dwelling in Keswick, the bright little town which stands on the lake."
evidence:-   old itinerary:- Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Itinerary, Route 42 in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Kendal to Carlisle, through The Lakes, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908.
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pp.85-88 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3. 
printed at beginning, p.85:-  "ROUTE 42. / KENDAL via the Lakes, Windermere (8¼), Grasmere (17), Dunmail Raise (20¼), Thirlmere, Keswick (30), Bothel (42¾), to CARLISLE (61¼)."
item:-  private collection : 268.12
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evidence:-   old itinerary:- Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Itinerary, Route 42 reverse in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Carlisle to Kendal, through The Lakes, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908.
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pp.89-92 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3. 
printed at beginning, p.89:-  "ROUTE 42. Reverse. / CARLISLE through the Lakes via Bothel (18½), Keswick (31¼), Thirlmere, Dunmail Raise (41), Grasmere (44¼), Windermere (53) to KENDAL (61¼)."
item:-  private collection : 268.13
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evidence:-   old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.
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"KESWICK"
dots, roads,railway and station 
item:-  JandMN : 162.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Burrow 1920s
source data:-   Road book, On the Road, Dunlop Pictorial Road Plans, volume V, strip maps with parts in Westmorland, Cumberland etc, irregular scale about 1.5 miles to 1 inch, by E J Burrow and Co, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, 1920s.
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item:-  private collection : 17
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Photochrom 1930s
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Photograph, black and white halftone print, Keswick and Derwentwater, Cumberland, published by Photochrom Co, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, 1930s?
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printed,  "Keswick and Derwentwater. / ..."
item:-  JandMN : 1015.6
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evidence:-   market notes:- 
placename:-  Kesewik
item:-  market
source data:-   www.history.ac.uk/cmh/gaz/gazweb2.htmPalmer's Index No.93:: Public Record OfficeOwen: 1792: New Book of FairsBowen, Emanuel &Kitchin, Thomas: 1760: New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland
 Post Office maps
evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, chromolithograph, Keswick from Castle Hill, Cumberland, published by T Nelson and Sons, London, 1900s?
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From a set of prints, The Scenery of the English Lakes 
printed at lower right:-  "T. NELSON &SONS"
printed at bottom left:-  "KESWICK FROM CASTLE HILL"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.165
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evidence:-   old print:- 
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Derwentwater, from Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by Paterson, 1900s?
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On page 285 of Our Own Country. A view of Keswick roof tops with the lake in the distance. 
printed at bottom:-  "DERWENTWATER, FROM KESWICK."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.324
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evidence:-   old print:- Rose 1832-35 (vol.1 no.44) 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Keswick, from Greta Bridge, Cumberland, drawn by H Gastineau, engraved by W le Petit, published by Fisher, Son and Co, London, 1833.
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vol.1 pl.44 in the set of prints, Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "H. Gastineau. / W Le Petit. / KESWICK, FROM GRETA BRIDGE. / FISHER, SON &CO. LONDON, 1833."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.18
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, uncoloured etching? Borrowdale End of Keswick, Cumberland, drawn, engraved and published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1820.
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printed at bottom right, centre:-  "Vol.2, page 108, line 20. / BORROWDALE END OF KESWICK. / Published at Ambleside, by Wm. Green, 1820."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.66
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1809
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, soft ground etching, Keswick from the Greta, Cumberland, by William Green, published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809.
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Plate 68 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature. 
printed in introductory pages to set of prints:-  "Number 68. The source of the Greta is Leathes Water, from which it runs through St. John's vale, by Threlkeld to Keswick, and joins the Derwent at Portinscale. The view of Keswick here given, is from the road to Penrith, near the Turnpike-gate; the knob on the mountain is called Causey Pike; that in the same line, but more distant, is Grasmere, which mountain rises from Crummock Water, but displays the finest line from Lowes Water."
printed at bottom:-  "KESWICK FROM THE GRETA. / Published Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6637.68
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evidence:-   old print with text:- Farington 1789 (plate 9) 
source data:-   Print, engraving, North Entrance to Keswick, painted by Joseph Farington, engraved by W Byrne and T Medland, published by W Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street, London, 1787.
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Greta Bridge and the River Greta. 
Plate 9 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and Westmorland, published 1789; with descriptive text:-  "VIEW OF KESWICK."
"KESWICK stands on the north of Derwentwater, and at no great distance from it. It is a small market-town chiefly deriving it's importance from it's situation, being usually made the head-quarters of the inquisitive traveller. The point of vie is at the entrance on the road from Cockermouth. The bridge in the foreground is over the Greata, which joins the Derwent a little below in it's course from Derwent to bassenthwaite-water. Behind the houses on the right stands castlett-crag at the foot of which runs the road to Lodore. The rocks which serve as a back ground to the scene are Wallow-crag, Eve-crag, &c. hanging over the eastern side of the lake. Keswick is eighteen miles distant from Winandermere, and fourteen from Ullswater. It ought to be observed here, as it was done before with respect to the timber and coppice-woods, that the bridges in this country are liable to perpetual alterations on account of the violence of the torrents; it is not therefore to be wondered at if the representation given of them should sometimes vary from the present form."
item:-  Dove Cottage : Lowther.52
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evidence:-   old print:- Robertson 1911
source data:-   Print, lithograph? The Vale of Keswick, from a watercolour by Arthur Tucker, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.
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Tipped in opposite p.50 of Wordsworthshire by Eric Robertson. 
printed at bottom:-  "THE VALE OF KESWICK"
signed at painting lower left:-  "Arthur Tucker"
item:-  JandMN : 197.13
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evidence:-   old print:- Heywood 1906
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, halftone, Keswick and Derwentwater, Cumberland, from a photograph by A Pettitt, Keswick, published by Abel Heywood and Son, 56-58 Oldham Street, Manchester, and by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Ave Maria Lane, Paternoster Row, London, 1906.
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In a Guide to Keswick and its Vicinity in the Penny Guide Books series. 
printed at bottom:-  "Photo by / KESWICK AND DERWENTWATER. / A. Pettitt, Keswick."
item:-  JandMN : 348.9
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evidence:-   old print:- Heywood 1906
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, halftone, Keswick, Cumberland, from a photograph by H Bell, Ambleside, published by Abel Heywood and Son, 56-58 Oldham Street, Manchester, and by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co, Ave Maria Lane, Paternoster Row, London, 1906.
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In a Guide to Keswick and its Vicinity in the Penny Guide Books series. 
printed at bottom:-  "Photo by / KESWICK. / H. Bell, Ambleside"
item:-  JandMN : 348.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Adams 1852
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, engraving, Keswick, Skiddaw, by F G Delamotte, published by W J Adams, 59 Fleet Street, London, 1852.
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Tipped in opp.p.45 in Adams's Pocket Descriptive Guide to the Lake District. 
printed at lower left:-  "F. DelaMotte"
printed at bottom:-  "KESWICK - SKIDDAW"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1117.4
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evidence:-   old map:- Hudson 1842 (4th edn 1853) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The Vicinity of Keswick, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Hudson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1853.
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Map, uncoloured engraving, The Vicinity of Keswick, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Hudson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1853. 
Circular map, with a vignette view of Derwent Water below. 
Tipped in opp p.68 in A Complete Guide to the Lakes, edited John Hudson. 
printed at top:-  "THE VICINITY OF KESWICK."
printed at bottom:-  "W. Banks, sc. Edinr."
item:-  JandMN : 327.5
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Keswick
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, View of Keswick, Skiddaw, and Mr Southey's House, Keswick, Cumberland, drawn by T Creswick, early 19th century.
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printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "[ ] T Creswick / Engraved by W. Find[ ] / VIEW OF KESWICK, SKIDDAW, AND MR. SOUTHEY'S HOUSE."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.448
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photograph
BOG19.jpg  Keswick, Latrigg, Blease Fell from across the lake.
(taken 5.10.2007)  
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BMX41.jpg  Keswick, Dodd, Skiddaw, Lonscale Fell, Blease Fell and Latrigg, viewed from the south.
(taken 23.10.2006)  
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BST74.jpg  Bus, Honister Rambler, at the stance, Elliot Park
(taken 17.5.2010)  
photograph
BST75.jpg  Map of the Honister Rambler routes 77, clockwise and anticlockwise.
(taken 17.5.2010)  
story:-  
 Samuel Taylor Coleridge related a story about the cost of postage, in the time when the recipient paid the cost:-
"One day, when I had not a shilling which I could spare, I was passing a cottage not far from Keswick, where a letter-carrier was demanding a shilling for a letter, which the woman of the house appeared unwilling to pay, and at last declined to take. I paid the postage; and when the man was out of sight, she told me that the letter was from her son, who took that means of letting her know that he was well: the letter was not to be paid for. It was then opened and found to be blank."
date:-   1276
period:-   13th century
item:-   charter; market charter
Market charter granted 1276.
personal
person:-   author
 : Jenkinson, Henry Irwin
place:-   home
date:-   1875
item:-   guide book
personal
person:-    : Bankes, John, Sir
place:-   birthplace
date:-   1589
places:-  
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NY26892316 Acorn House (Keswick)
NY2623 Assembly Rooms (Keswick)
NY26562350 Bank Tavern (Keswick) L
NY26932363 Bankes Memorial (Keswick)
NY27552379 Birk's Nook (Keswick)
NY26612402 BMX Pump Track (Keswick)
NY26512308 boat house, Keswick (2) (Keswick)
NY26382256 boat house, Keswick (3) (Keswick)
NY26402277 Keswick Boat House (Keswick)
NY26422386 Bond Museum, The (Keswick) gone
NY26952372 boundary stone, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26512335 bowling green, Keswick (Keswick) gone
NY27852382 brewery, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26852356 Station Road Bridge (Keswick)
NY27492381 Brigham School (Keswick)
NY27332305 Brow Top (Keswick)
NY27642383 Browfoot (Keswick)
NY26722346 Cars of the Stars Motor Museum (Keswick)
NY27042272 Castlehead Wood (Keswick)
NY28202295 Castlerigg Brow (Keswick)
NY27852339 Castlerigg Cottage (Keswick)
NY27332308 Castlerigg Manor (Keswick) L
NY26682313 Castlett Cottage (Keswick)
NY26792339 Keswick Methodist Church (Keswick)
NY26812346 County Hotel (Keswick) L
NY26772376 cricket club, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26402364 Crosthwaite Parish Room (Keswick)
NY265235 Crosthwaite's Museum (Keswick) gone
NY26322304 Crow Park (Keswick)
NY26332379 Cumberland Pencil Museum (Keswick)
NY27352373 Denton's Well (Keswick)
NY25112400 Derwent Bridge (Keswick)
NY26832320 Derwentwater Place (Keswick)
NY26682336 Dog and Gun, The (Keswick) L
NY2623 Dovecote (Keswick)
NY26162393 drain, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26902343 drain, Keswick (2) (Keswick)
NY26442283 drain, Keswick (3) (Keswick)
NY26872317 drain, Keswick (4) (Keswick)
NY26702314 drain, Keswick (5) (Keswick)
NY26162388 drinking fountain, Keswick (Keswick)
NY27082384 Keswick Engine Shed (Keswick)
NY26962313 Eskin Place (Keswick)
NY26652342 exhibition room, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26962361 Fitz Parks (Keswick)
NY26662373 footbridge, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26672328 Four in Hand (Keswick)
NY26612357 gas works, Keswick (Keswick) gone
NY26712337 George Hotel (Keswick) L
NY27252406 Great Bank Farm (Underskiddaw)
NY262236 Greta Bridge pencil works (Keswick)
NY28082403 Greta Bridge (Keswick)
NY26522379 Greta Hall (Keswick) L
NY25682375 Greta Hamlet (Keswick)
NY26502381 Greta Lodge (Keswick)
NY267237 Greta Side pencil works (Keswick)
NY28072381 Hawthorns (Keswick)
NY26482355 Heads House (Keswick) L
NY26402338 Heads (Keswick)
NY262238 High Hill (Keswick)
NY26472409 hospital, Keswick (Keswick)
NY266233 Hutton's Museum (Keswick)
NY26672325 hydrant plate, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26682339 hydrant plate, Keswick (2) (Keswick)
NY26802346 hydrant plate, Keswick (3) (Keswick)
NY27042352 hydrant plate, Keswick (4) (Keswick)
NY26202383 hydrant plate, Keswick (5) (Keswick)
NY27062376 hydrant plate, Keswick Station (Keswick)
NY26192382 Ivy Cottage (Keswick) L not foundout of sight
NY26572397 Keswick Association Football Club (Keswick)
NY26952366 Keswick Bowling Club (Keswick)
NY27342374 Keswick Bridge (Keswick)
NY272236 Keswick Fire Station (Keswick)
NY26822324 Keswick Library (Keswick)
NY26682340 Keswick Lodge (Keswick)
NY27062356 Keswick Mill (Keswick) gone?
NY26652360 Keswick Mining Museum (Keswick)
NY26592356 Keswick Police Station (Keswick) L
NY27062378 Keswick Station (Keswick) L
NY26762358 Keswick Youth Hostel (Keswick)
NY26762332 Alhambra Cinema (Keswick)
NY26602346 Banks and Park (Keswick)
NY26652339 Barclays Bank (Keswick)
NY26642354 Bell Close (Keswick)
NY26672357 Blencathra Stone Craft (Keswick)
NY270234 Blencathra Street (Keswick)
NY26692318 Borrowdale Road (Keswick)
NY26692316 Keswick: Borrowdale Road, 10 to 15 (Keswick) L
NY26702353 Brewery Lane (Keswick)
NY26722329 Derwent Street (Keswick)
NY26702327 Keswick: Derwent Street, 3 (Keswick)
NY26712326 Stone Step (Keswick) L
NY26782344 Derwentwater Record (Keswick)
NY26802345 Gallery 26 at 27 (Keswick)
NY26672326 George Fisher (Keswick)
NY26732341 Grandy Nook (Keswick)
NY26992344 Greta Street (Keswick)
NY26452352 Heads Lane (Keswick)
NY26502344 Heads Road (Keswick)
NY26182382 Keswick: High Hill, 2 to 6 (Keswick) L
NY26122389 Keswick: High Hill, 18 (Keswick) L
NY26732324 High Street (Keswick)
NY26342368 Keswick Bikes (Keswick)
NY26652345 King's Head Yard (Keswick)
NY26662330 Lake Road (Keswick)
NY26692325 Lakeland Photo Gallery (Keswick)
NY26722340 Lakeland Sandwich Shop (Keswick)
NY26662336 Lakeland Slate Co (Keswick)
NY26842348 Linnet Hill (Keswick)
NY26432357 Luchini's (Keswick)
NY26452357 Main Street (Keswick)
NY26612342 Keswick: Main Street, 21 to 25 (Keswick) L
NY26452356 Lakeland Spice Cuisine (Keswick)
NY26442357 Star of Siam (Keswick) L
NY26382362 Keswick: Main Street, 115 to 121 (Keswick)
NY26362364 Keswick: Main Street, 123 and 125 (Keswick) L
NY26602346 Market Place (Keswick)
NY26642325 Maysons (Keswick) L
NY26742333 Open All Hours (Keswick)
NY27262365 Penrith Road (Keswick)
NY26822347 Twentyman Court (Keswick) L
NY26702336 Price Walker, antiques (Keswick)
NY26682344 Shambles (Keswick)
NY26692329 Shepherd Jewellery (Keswick)
NY26932351 Shorley Croft (Keswick)
NY26722334 St John's Street (Keswick)
NY26782330 Keswick: St John's Street, 17 to 23 (Keswick) L
NY26802328 Keswick: St John's Street, 25 (Keswick) L
NY26772328 Keswick: St John's Street, 36 to 50 (Keswick) L
NY26892363 Station Road (Keswick)
NY26792347 Station Street (Keswick)
NY26612347 Sweet Temptation (Keswick)
NY26732325 Union Street (Keswick)
NY26762344 W H Smiths (Keswick)
NY26532355 Wild Strawberry, The (Keswick)
NY26652343 Olde Friars, Ye (Keswick) L
NY25672349 Kiddams (Keswick)
NY26662336 Lake Road Inn (Keswick)
NY27672316 Larch House (Keswick)
NY27972317 Lonsties (Keswick)
NY27502364 Low Brigham (Keswick)
NY27552389 Lydia's Cottages (Keswick)
NY268233 Keswick Meeting House (Keswick)
NY26262354 Keswick Meeting House (Keswick)
NY26382353 Primitive Methodist Chapel (Keswick)
NY26352380 mill, Keswick (Keswick) gone
NY26662369 mill, Keswick (2) (Keswick) gone
NY27182359 Millfield House (Keswick)
NY26452408 Monk Hall (Keswick) gone
NY26632343 Moot Hall (Keswick) L
NY2623 Keswick Mountain Rescue Team ()
NY27872368 Nether Place (Keswick)
NY26952314 Oak Apple House (Keswick)
NY26922315 Oak Cottage (Keswick) L
NY26632343 Oddfellows Arms (Keswick) L
NY26542354 office, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26602346 Olde Golden Lion Inn, Ye (Keswick)
NY26982353 Otley's Well (Keswick)
NY26672343 Pack Horse Inn (Keswick) L
NY26852311 Parsonage, The (Keswick)
NY26952325 post box, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26362366 post box, Keswick (2) (Keswick)
NY27242307 post box, Keswick (3) (Keswick)
NY26692317 Prior Holme (Keswick) L
NY26332302 Keswick Race Ground (Keswick)
NY27852381 railway bridge, Keswick (Keswick)
NY27422371 railway bridge, Keswick (2) (Keswick)
NY27352373 railway bridge, Keswick (3) (Keswick)
NY27162377 railway bridge, Keswick (4) (Keswick)
NY26592415 railway bridge, Keswick (5) (Keswick)
NY27832381 railway milepost, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26382243 Rawnsley Memorial (Keswick)
NY28702370 roadsign, Keswick (Keswick)
NY2623 roman fort, Keswick (Keswick) suggested
NY27532382 Row, The (Keswick)
NY26482289 seat, Keswick (Keswick)
NY27782306 Sheepclose Plantation (Keswick)
NY27002352 Shorley Croft (Keswick) gone
NY28092355 spring, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26782317 St John's Church (Keswick) L
NY26792324 St John's School (Keswick)
NY26772332 St John's Street Hall (Keswick)
NY26802355 tanyard, Keswick (Keswick) gone
NY27442381 Toll Bar Cottage (Keswick) L
NY26922314 toll gate, Keswick (2) (Keswick)
NY26082298 Town Cass (Keswick)
NY268235 Upper Fitz Park pencil works (Keswick)
NY26352305 station, Otley 5 (Keswick)
NY26812349 war memorial, Keswick (Keswick)
NY26712341 war memorial, Royal Oak (Keswick)
NY26432282 Water Edge, The (Keswick)
NY26562352 Keswick Workhouse (Keswick)
NY27032352 Wren Villa (Keswick)
NY27142359 Wren's Mill (Keswick) gone
NY2723 bridge, Keswick (3) (Keswick) suggested
NY26472320 Hope Park (Keswick)
NY2623 Abrahams (Keswick)
NY2623 Reliance Printing Works (Keswick)
NY26252375 Luca's Ristorante (Keswick) L
NY264236 Albion Hotel (Keswick)
NY265229 Belle Vue (Keswick)
NY2623 Derwent Lake Hotel (Keswick)
NY267234 Fisher's Temperance Hotel (Keswick)
NY270234 Grosvenor Boarding House (Keswick)
NY26562348 Keswick Cycle Depot and Motor Garage (Keswick)
NY267234 J Johnston tailor (Keswick)
NY26572347 Keswick: Main Street, 38 (Keswick)
NY2623 Mayson's Auctioneering (Keswick)
NY267236 Miss Hawell, baker (Keswick)
NY265229 Mrs Mayo, bookseller (Keswick)
NY268236 Mikado Cafe (Keswick)
NY26742357 Old Brewery, The (Keswick)
NY26712342 Royal Oak (Keswick) L
NY265235 Skiddaw Temperance Hotel (Keswick)
NY267233 Temperance Hotel (Keswick)
NY26662339 A Furnace jeweller (Keswick)
NY26302374 Greta Bridge (Keswick)
NY2623 Art Gallery, The (Keswick)
NY2623 Blencathra Temperance Hotel (Keswick)
NY2623 Derwentwater Lake Hotel (Keswick)
NY26642371 Greta Pencil Works (Keswick) gone
NY27082373 Keswick Hotel (Keswick)
NY263238 Southey Works (Keswick)
NY2623 Youghusband's Temperance Hotel (Keswick)
NY26372227 Friar's Crag (Keswick)
NY26622345 Queen's Hotel (Keswick)
NY26612344 King's Arms Hotel (Keswick)
NY26832353 Frances Rolleston Fountain (Keswick)
NY26912370 Keswick Museum (Keswick)
NY26642345 Jonathan Otley's up t'steps (Keswick)
NY2623 J Telford (Keswick)
NY26972267 station, Otley 1 (Keswick)
NY26402269 landing stage, Keswick (Keswick)
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