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| Lord's Seat, Above Derwent | ||
| Lord's Seat | ||
| civil parish:- | Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland) | |
| civil parish:- | Lorton (formerly Cumberland) | |
| civil parish:- | Wythop (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | hill | |
| locality type:- | boundary feature | |
| locality type:- | parish boundary feature | |
| coordinates:- | NY20432656 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2026 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY22 | |
| altitude:- | 1811 feet | |
| altitude:- | 552m | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 55 15) placename:- Lords Seat |
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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:- Otley 1818 placename:- Lords Seat |
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| 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. OT02NY22.jpg item:- JandMN : 48.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:- Lords Seat |
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| 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. GAR2NY12.jpg "Lords Seat" hill hachuring item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Barrow 1888 placename:- Lords Seat |
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| source data:- | Outline view, engraving? Outline of Mountain Tops as seen from the Keswick Hotel,
sketched by John Barrow, published by Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, and Rivington,
St Dunstan's House, Fetter Lane, Fleet Street, London, 1888. click to enlargeBRW1.jpg "... Lords Seat ..." item:- Kendal Library : 10.3 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- Matthew 1866 placename:- Lords Seat |
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| source data:- | Print, engraving, outline view, View from Watendlath Road of Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite,
Cumberland, published by J Richardson, Highgate, Kendal, Westmorland, 1866. click to enlargeMW1E05.jpg Tipped in before p.1 of The English Lakes, Peaks and Passes, from Kendal to Keswick, by George King Matthew. printed at bottom:- "VIEW FROM WATENDLATH ROAD OF / DERWENT WATER AND BASSENTHWAITE." printed at caption to mountains:- "Lords Sea[ ] ..." item:- Armitt Library : A1168.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | outline view:- |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Derwentwater and Bassenthwaite Lakes from the Road to
Watendlath, Cumberland, published by Sherwood and Co, London, 1836? click to enlargePR0370.jpg The view is from just above Ashness Bridge. Objects in the view are identified by a caption at the bottom (unfortunately the print is pale, so some objects are unclear, and the caption seems to be a little misaligned) - Swinside, Lord's Seat, Barff, St. Herbert's I., Bassenthwaite L., Ramp's I., Vicar's I., Lord's I., Skiddaw Dodd, Castle Hill, Keswick, Skiddaw, Latrigg, Falcon Crag. printed at bottom:- "DERWENTWATER and BASSENTHWAITE LAKES. / from the Road to Watendlath." item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.370 Image © see bottom of page |
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