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Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg
Loughrigg Tarn
locality:-   Loughrigg
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tarn
coordinates:-   NY34460434 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY3404
10Km square:-   NY30

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 9) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
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.
evidence:-   old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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outline with form lines; lake or tarn 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
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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Rev Plumtre's Night Piece on Windermere, 1797 
Page 231:-  "[1] The river Brathay is formed chiefly from two steams,- the one rising in Little Langdale, the other in Great Langdale, ... Another of its feeders is the stream from Loughrigg Tarn, a very small but beautiful lake, in the bosom of the mountains, a little to the right of the road as you cross over from Elter-water, or Skelwith-bridge, to Grasmere. / ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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outline with shore form lines; lake or tarn 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Green 1790s-1820s (1810) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Loughrigg Tarn and Windermere from High Close, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 28 September 1810.
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ms, pencil at lower left, right:-  "Sep 28 1810 / Loughrigg Tarn and Windermere from High Close"
item:-  Dove Cottage : B46
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evidence:-   old text:- Wordsworth 1810
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Guide book, A Description of the Scenery of the Lakes, later A Guide through the District of The Lakes, by William Wordsworth, 1810-35.
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page 24  "... when the shores of the Tarn are determined, it differs only from the Lake in being smaller, and in belonging mostly to a smaller valley, or circular recess. Of this class of miniature lakes, Loughrigg Tarn, near Grasmere, is the most beautiful example. It has a margin of green firm meadow, of rocks, and rocky woods, a few reeds here, a little company of water-lilies there, with beds of gravel or stone beyond; a tiny stream issuing neither briskly nor sluggishly out of it; but its feeding rills, from the shortness of their course, so small as to be scarcely visible. Five"
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page 25  "or six cottages are reflected in its peaceful bosom; rocky and barren steeps rise up above the hanging enclosures; and the solemn pikes of Langdale overlook, from a distance, the low cultivated ridge of land that forms the northern boundary of this small, quiet, and fertile domain. ..."
evidence:-   old print:- Green 1814 (plate 17) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
item:-  fishing
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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Plate 17 in Sixty Small Prints. 
printed at top right:-  "17"
printed at bottom:-  "LOUGHRIGG TARN. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6656.17
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1814 (plate 17) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
item:-  fishing
source data:-   Print, tinted soft ground etching, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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Plate 17 in Sixty Small Prints. 
printed at top right:-  "17"
printed at bottom:-  "LOUGHRIGG TARN. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6653.17
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1815
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Print, coloured aquatint, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1815.
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Plate 17 in Lake Scenery. 
printed at upper right:-  "17"
printed at bottom:-  "LOUGHRIGG TARN. / Published at Ambleside, June 1, 1815, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6646.16
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
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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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Engraving, Loughrigg Tarn with Langdale Pikes, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, on p.1 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.2
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
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 33:-  "... Loughrigg Tarn is a circular piece of water of about twenty acres, environed by green meadows, intermixed with rocky woods and cultivated grounds. Its glassy surface displays beautiful reflections of the farm-houses, fields, and trees, surmounted by rocky steeps; and when taken in combination with Langdale Pikes in the distance, it makes an excellent picture. ..."
"..."
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Page 105:-  "AMBLESIDE TO LOUGHRIGG FELL, AND LOUGHRIGG TARN."
"... on reaching the top of Ivy Crag, a"
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Page 106:-  "large rock overlooking Loughrigg Tarn, he will have an instantaneous burst upon a most extraordinary assemblage of landscape beauties. Returning from the top of the rock, and proceeding by the path, he will soon perceive Loughrigg Tarn in the best position for a picture; having Langdale Pikes in the distance. ..."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
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 35:-  "..."
"LOUGHRIGG FELL AND TARN."
"... Loughrigg Tarn lies under the west end of the Fell [Loughrigg Fell], having a margin of firm green meadows, reeds, and lilies, adorning its tiny bays, which are bordered here and there with gravel, whilst a small stream issues out of it. A few cottages are reflected in its bosom, above which rise rocky and barren steeps, intermingled with wood; and the solemn"
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Page 36:-  "Pikes of Langdale overlook the low, cultivated ridge of land, that forms the northern boundary of this small, quiet, and fertile spot."
evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Loughrigg Tarn, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1849.
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"Loughrigg Tarn. / p 274."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.487.44
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
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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"Tarn"
lak 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
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 47:-  "... After a while, he comes to a sheet of water, so still, if the day be calm, that he might possibly miss it, unless the precision of the reflections should strike his eye. It is more likely, however, to be rippled by some breeze, and to show how deeply blue, or darkly grey, these mountain tarns may be. This is Loughrigg tarn, well known to all readers of Wordsworth. ..."
evidence:-   old print:- Payn 1867
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by T L Aspland, engraved by Orrin Smith? published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.
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On p.42 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn. 
printed at lower left:-  "[ORRIN] SMITH"
printed at bottom:-  "LOUGHRIGG TARN."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.20
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?
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item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.4260
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Loughrigg Tarn, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower right:-  "H. Be[ ]"
stamped on reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS314
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, sepia, Loughrigg Tarn etc, Loughrigg, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower right:-  "H. Bell."
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS72
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evidence:-   old print:- Goodwin 1887 (edn 1890) 
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Print, etching? Loughrigg Tarn, Westmorland, by Harry Goodwin, published by Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Paternoster Square, London, 1890.
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Tipped in opposite p.112 of Through the Wordsworth Country, by William Knight. 
printed at lower right of centre:-  "Loughrigg Tarn"
item:-  JandMN : 382.23
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evidence:-   old print:- Garnett 1850s-60s F
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Loughrigg Tarn, Westmorland, engraved by William Banks and Son, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s?
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Found with Views of the English Lakes. 
printed at bottom:-  "Engd. by W. Banks &Son Edinr. / LOUGHRIGG TARN."
item:-  JandMN : 165.20
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1819
placename:-  Loughrigg Tarn
source data:-   Print, aquatint, Loughrigg Tarn, Westmorland, by William Green, 1819, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1820.
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Tipped in opposite vol.1 p.274 of The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green. 
printed at bottom right, centre:-  "Vol.I, page 274, line 17. / LOUGHRIGG TARN. / Published at Ambleside, Augt. 1. 1819., by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1141.7
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