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| Moorland Close, Dean | ||
| Moorland Close | ||
| civil parish:- | Dean (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY10832861 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1028 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY12 | |
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 BNM61.jpg (taken 4.4.2007)  BNM62.jpg Walled garden. (taken 4.4.2007) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 54 11) placename:- Moorland Close |
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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:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) placename:- Moorland Close |
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| 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. D4NY12NW.jpg "Moorland Close / Mr. Christian" house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Moorland Close item:- date stone (1700) |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "MOORLAND CLOSE AND FORMER STABLES ADJOINING / / / DEAN / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72640 / NY1083428614" |
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| hearsay:- |
Fletcher Christian was born at Moorland Close, Dean, SW of Cockermouth, 25 September
1764. He was a pupil at Cockermouth Free Grammar School. From age 13 he lived on the
Isle of Man. |
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| Fletcher Christian joined HMS Eurydice at Spithead, and in 1786 the Britannia under
the command of Lieutenant William Bligh with whom he became good friends. When Captain
Bligh was posted to HMS Bounty, Fletcher Christian joined him as master's mate. |
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| Fletcher Christian was the leader of the mutiny on the Bounty in the Pacific, 28 April
1789. |
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| personal | ||
| person:- | sailor : Christian, Fletcher |
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| place:- | birthplace | |
| date:- | 1764 |
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