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| Riddings, Threlkeld | ||
| Riddings | ||
| civil parish:- | Threlkeld (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY31332497 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3124 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY32 | |
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 BWD51.jpg (taken 26.3.2012) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 4) placename:- Riddings |
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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:- Rudding |
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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. D4NY32SW.jpg "Rudding" block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Clarke 1787 |
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| 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. goto sourcePage 61:- "..." "Passing Thelkeld, when you come opposite the Riddings, from a small declivity in the road, stop and take a view of the beautiful vale of Wanthwaite, ... The view is picturesque, though in a stile different from most I have seen; it is, however, capable of affording a pretty landscape for the painter, who may either take his station here in the road, or at the house called Riddings, which is only a very little way distant, and is the property of Mr Edward Greenhow. The front ground in this landscape must be formed almost entirely from the painter's fancy, but the other objects are extremely picturesque and beautiful. The meeting of the two brooks, one of which intersects the valley with an uncommon profusion of silver meanders, is in the front of the picture. A little farther is a cottage surrounded with trees, which goes by the name of Ew Tree: Then we see Hill-Top, an handsome, small, old building, belonging to J. Gaskarth, Esq.; and the white house at Lothwaite; the property of J. Williamson, Esq. Beyond these is Fornside, a beautiful, smooth valley, over which Fornside-Cragg hangs with awful grandeur, and during a flood exhibits a noble cascade pouring down its rugged face, and frequently re-echoes the shouts of the hunter who pursue the foxes that kennel in its sides, or take refuge there when pursued from other places. Beyond this again is Green Cragg, which at this distance exactly resembles an old castle, standing on the side of a mountain, whilst the more distant mountains form a beautiful back ground to the whole." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Riddings, The |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "THE RIDDINGS AND ADOINING BARN WINGS / / / THRELKELD / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II / 73576 / NY3133724978" |
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 BWD52.jpg Gateway. (taken 26.3.2012)  BWD53.jpg Date on gate pier:- "J. CROZIER. 1900." (taken 26.3.2012) |
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| hearsay:- |
Wainwright mentions nicely carved hound and fox on gate piers here, but I couldn't
see them. The Blencathra Fell Pack used to be kennelled here. |
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