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Mellbreak, Loweswater
Mellbreak
civil parish:-   Loweswater (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY14451905 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY1419
10Km square:-   NY11

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BJY15.jpg  From Thrushbank.
(taken 14.10.2005)  
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BVE93.jpg (taken 17.8.2011)  
evidence:-   old map:- Gents Mag 1751
placename:-  Mell Break
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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"Mell break"
knobbly hillocks; mountains 
item:-  JandMN : 114
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Mellbreak
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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"Mellbreak"
hill hachuring; a hill or mountain 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (But/Cru/Low) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1794, version published 1800.
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"The North End of Melbreak as it appears from the Author's 1st. Station."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.2
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Mellbreak
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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item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1814
placename:-  Melbreak
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 22:-  "..."
"Melbreak, Whiteside, Grasmire, Rannerdale Knott, and Honister Crag are fine objects when seen from the head of Low's Water. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Melbreak
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:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 32) 
source data:-   Print, coloured aquatint, Lowes Water, Cumberland, drawn by Theodore H A Fielding, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.
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Mellbreak dominating the lake. 
Tipped in opposite p.215 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.32
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, The Mountains of Crummock and Buttermere as seen on the Road between Scale-Hill and Loweswater, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.125 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Crummock and Buttermere: / as seen on the Road between Scale-Hill and Loweswater."
"Whiteside / Grasmoor / Witeless Pike / Robinson / Fleetworth / Rannerdale Knot / Hay Stacks and Gable / Cold Kell Wyke / Kirkfell / High Crag / High Stile / Red Pike / Melbreak / Hencomb"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.7
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Crummock and Buttermere from the Road near Loweswater Church, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.18 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.11
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, A Group of Mountains seen from Helvellyn, looking towards the South West, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.50 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.18
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Crummock and Buttermere, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.25 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF CRUMMOCK AND BUTTERMERE: as seen on the Road between Scale-Hill and Loweswater."
"Whiteside / Grasmoor / Witeless Pike / Robinson / Fleetworth Pike / Rannerdale Knot / Hay Stacks and Gable / Cold Keld Wyke / Kirkfell / High Crag / High Stile / Red Pike / Melbreak / Hencomb"
item:-  JandMN : 48.6
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Melbreak
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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"Melbreak"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old print with text:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Print, tinted lithograph, Lowes Water, 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. / Lowes Water / [M & N HANHART IMPT.]"
From the descriptive text:-  "... The tranquil lake gives back mountain forms in all their massive outline and richly-coloured truth. The fragmental bow across the heavens indicates a retiring shower. The rude boat floats as if magically suspended in mid air, so perfectly transparanet is the water. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6678.23
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Print, coloured lithograph, Lowes Water, 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 : A6677.23
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Lanthwaite Wood Crummock Water, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Opposite p.84 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau. 
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Whiteless Pike, 2 Honister Crag, 3 Green Gable, 4 Great End, 5 Great Gable / Rannerdale Knott (beneath), 6 Scawfell Pike, 7 Kirkfell / Scarf Gap (below), 8 High Crag, 9 High Stile, 10 Bleaberry Crag, 11 Red Pike, 12 Melbreak."
"MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM LANTHWAITE WOOD CRUMMOCK WATER."
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.13
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Melbreak
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 85:-  "... Melbreak fills up the opposite shore, with its isolated bulk; ..."
evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen from Applethwaite near Keswick, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Folded in opposite p.93 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS SEEN FROM APPLETHWAITE NEAR KESWICK."
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Wallow Crag, 2 Falcon Crag, 3 Shepherd's Crag / Lowdore below, 4 Glaramara, 5 Brund, 6 Castle Crag, 7 Great End, 8 Scawfell Pike, 9 Catbell, 10, High Stile, 11 Red Pike, 12 Grasmoor, 13 Causey Pike, 14 Melbreak, 15 Grisdale Pike"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.14
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Crummock Water and Mellbreak, Loweswater, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower left:-  "H. Bell"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS124
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Marr 1916
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Photograph, halftone print, Melbreak and Loweswater, Loweswater, Cumberland, 1916.
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item:-  JandMN : 173.9
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Mellbreak
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Helvellyn, Westmorland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Mellbreak ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1856
placename:-  Mellbreak
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Buttermere - Mountains as seen from the Knots near the Hotel at Buttermere, and Mountains as seen at the Seat in Lanthwaite Wood, Scale Hill, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
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"... 16 Mellbreak ... 13 Mellbreak ..."
item:-  JandMN : 37.19
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evidence:-   perhaps old print:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859.
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"Lowes Water"
item:-  JandMN : 97.18
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) 
placename:-  Mellbreak
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from The Knots near the Victoria at Buttermere, and Mountains as seen at the Seat in Lanthwaite Wood, Scale Hill, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
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"... 16 Mellbreak ... 13 Mellbreak ..."
item:-  JandMN : 32.11
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Loweswater, from the North West, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "LOWESWATER, / from the North West."
printed at bottom:-  "Bottom. / Grasmoor. / Whiteless. / Buttermere Moss. / Hindscarth. / Low Fell. / Glaramara. / Honister Crag. / Melbreak. / High Style. / Red Pike. / Blake Fell."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.16
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Crummock Lake, from the East, Buttermere, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "CRUMMOCK LAKE, / from the East."
printed at bottom:-  "Gale Fell. / Blea Fell. / Scale Knot. / Melbreak. / Whinfell. / Grasmoor. / Low Fell. / Whiteless."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.11
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, engraving, Loweswater from the North West, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Frontispiece to The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall (listed to be inserted opposite p.35). 
printed at bottom:-  "LOWESWATER. / from the North West."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Bottom. / Grasmoor. / Whiteless. / Buttermere &Moss. / Hindscarth. / Low Fell. / Glaramara. / Honister Crag. / Melbreak. / High Style. / Red Pike. / Blake Fell."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.35
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Melbreak
source data:-   Print, engraving, Crummock Lake, from the East, Buttermere, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.74 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "CRUMMOCK LAKE. / from the East."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Gale Fell. / Blea Fell. / Scale Knot. / Melbreak. / Whinfell. / Grasmoor. / Lowfell. / Whiteless."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.29
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evidence:-   old print:- Rose 1832-35 (vol.2 no.13) 
placename:-  Mellbreak
source data:-   Print, engraving, Loweswater, from Water End, Cumberland, by Thomas Allom, engraved by W Floyd, 1833.
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The text description of the view it 'includes the mountains of Blake Fell, Mellbreak, and Red Pike.' 
Vol.2 no.13 in Westmorland, Cumberland, Durham and Northumberland Illustrated, with descriptions by Thomas Rose, published by H Fisher, R Fisher, and P Jackson, Newgate, London, about 1835. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.395
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BJY14.jpg  Loweswater, Mellbreak, etc.
(taken 14.10.2005)  
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BVH01.jpg  From S.
(taken 17.8.2011)  
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BVH02.jpg  From S.
(taken 17.8.2011)  
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BLM51.jpg  WNW from Hause Point.
(taken 25.12.2005)  
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BPA45.jpg (taken 16.4.2008)  
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CAY02.jpg (taken 11.6.2014)  
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