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Portinscale, Above Derwent
Portinscale
civil parish:-   Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY25202355 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY2523
10Km square:-   NY22


photograph
BMR85.jpg  One side of the street.
(taken 22.9.2006)  
photograph
BMR81.jpg  The door of Oakdene, on the Main Street.
(taken 22.9.2006)  

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 5) 
placename:-  Portinscales
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:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Portinskale
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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Building, symbol for a hamlet, which may or may not have a nucleus.  "Portinskale"
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  Portinskale
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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"Portinskale"
circle 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Portinskal
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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"Portinskal"
circle, tower 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Portinskal
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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"Portinskal"
Buildings and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Portinskal
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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"Portinskal"
Circle, building and tower. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  Portinskall
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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BD10.jpg
"Portinskall"
circle, italic lowercase text; village, hamlet or locality 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Portinskall
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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"Portinskall"
circle, tower 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Portingscale
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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"Portingscale"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

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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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 207:-  "..."
"Oct. 5. ... I took my way through Portinscale village to the Park, ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der) 
placename:-  Portinscale
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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"PORTINSCALE"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Portinscale
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:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Portingsill
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 91:-  "..."
"... Leaving Keswick, we come to the little village of Portingsgill, which we pass ..."

evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Der) 
placename:-  Portinskill
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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"PORTINSKILL"
group of buildings, and trees 
item:-  private collection : 169
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Portinscale
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
image CY38p317, button  goto source
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C38317.jpg
page 317-318  "Portinscale"
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Portincastle
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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"Portincastle"
blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Portinscale
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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"Portinscale 295"
village or other place; distance from London 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old map:- Wallis 1810 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Portinscale
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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WL13.jpg
"Portinscale"
village, hamlet, house, ... 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2009.81.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Portinscale
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:- Green 1822 (plate 23) 
placename:-  Portinscale
item:-  barn
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Portinscale, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1822.
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GN0823.jpg
Perhaps part of Portinscale House? 
Plate 23 in Forty Etchings from Nature. 
printed at bottom:-  "PORTINSCALE. / Etched from Nature by William Green, &Published at Ambleside, Feby. 1, 1822."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6644.23
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1822 (plate 24) 
placename:-  Portinscale
item:-  barn
source data:-   Print, uncoloured etching, Portinscale, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1822.
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GN0824.jpg
Perhaps part of Portinscale House? 
Plate 24 in Forty Etchings from Nature. 
printed at bottom:-  "PORTINSCALE. / Etched from Nature by William Green, &Published at Ambleside, Feby. 1, 1822."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6644.24
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1822 (plate 25) 
placename:-  Portinscale
item:-  rainwater butt
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Village of Portinscale, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1822.
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Plate 25 in Forty Etchings from Nature. 
printed at bottom:-  "VILLAGE of PORTINSCALE. / Etched from Nature by William Green, &Published at Ambleside, Feby. 1, 1822."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6644.25
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1822 (plate 26) 
placename:-  Portinscale
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Portinscale, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1822.
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Plate 26 in Forty Etchings from Nature. 
printed at bottom:-  "PORTINSCALE. / Etched from Nature by William Green, &Published at Ambleside, Feby. 1, 1822."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6644.26
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Portinscale
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 166:-  "..."
"Portinscale is a small village, near the foot of Derwent Water. Near it are situated the villas"
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Page 167:-  "of Derwent Bay, Derwent Bank, and Derwent Lodge. From the neighbouring heights may be viewed the lakes of Derwent Water and Bassenthwaite, with all the finely-wooded and fertile country reaching from Swinside to Skiddaw."

evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Portinscale
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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"Portinscale"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Portinscale
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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"Portinscale"
blocks, settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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 Martineau Directory 1855

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 83:-  "... The villages along the road, beginning with Portinscale, will exhibit their own evidence of the employment of the inhabitants in the woollen manufacture; an ancient staple of the town and district, as is shown by the inscription which has come down from the olden time, engraved on a flagstone."
""
""May God Almighty grant His aid"
"To Keswick and its woollen trade.""

evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Portinscale
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, Portinscale, Above Derwent, Cumberland, perhaps 1900s-10s?
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printed at bottom:-  "PORTINSCALE."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.532
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notes:-  
One local boy, John Graves, became Lord Mayor of Manchester. He retired to Portinscale and built a mansion by the lake, ignoring warnings about the boggy ground. His mansion sank.

places:-  
NY2523 building, Portinscale (Above Derwent)
NY2523 building, Portinscale 2 (Above Derwent)
NY25432365 Derwent Hill (Above Derwent)
NY25252322 Derwent Lodge (Above Derwent)
NY252235 Derwent Manor (Above Derwent)
NY24932372 Farmers Arms (Above Derwent)
NY2423 Finckle Street House (Above Derwent)
NY2423 High Moss (Above Derwent)
NY25392225 Lingholm (Above Derwent)
NY2423 Lingy Acre (Above Derwent)
NY24892347 Little Ellers (Above Derwent)
NY25352377 Long Bridge (Keswick / Above Derwent)
NY25062323 Moss Cottage (Above Derwent)
NY25182310 Moss Garth (Above Derwent)
NY252229 Portinscale House (Above Derwent)
NY24952374 Portinscale Village Hall (Above Derwent)
NY25242311 Finkle Street (Above Derwent)
NY24722375 Pow Beck Bridge (Above Derwent)
NY24812371 Powe House (Above Derwent) L
NY25182342 Roodlands (Above Derwent)
NY24502358 bridge, Portinscale (2) (Above Derwent) suggested
NY24722368 bridge, Portinscale (Above Derwent)
NY25282361 Derwentwater Hotel (Keswick)
NY25112359 Dorothy Well (Above Derwent)
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