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| Scalehill Bridge, Loweswater | ||
| Scalehill Bridge | ||
| site name:- | Cocker, River | |
| locality:- | Scale Hill | |
| civil parish:- | Loweswater (formerly Cumberland) | |
| civil parish:- | Buttermere (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bridge | |
| coordinates:- | NY14862148 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY1421 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY12 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 63 9) placename:- Scalehill Bridge |
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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:- Saxton 1579 |
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| 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. Sax9NY12.jpg At Loweswater. item:- private collection : 2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) placename:- |
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| 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. MER8CumE.jpg "" double across a stream; bridge, over the Cocker at Loweswater item:- JandMN : 169 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) |
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| 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. SP11NY11.jpg double line across the Cocker at Loweswater item:- private collection : 16 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Jansson 1646 |
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| 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. JAN3NY12.jpg Double line crossing the stream. item:- JandMN : 88 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | probably old map:- Sanson 1679 |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland
aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of
Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles
to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679. click to enlargeSAN2Cm.jpg double line over a stream; bridge item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1
inch, by John Seller, 1694. click to enlargeSEL9.jpg two lines cross a stream; bridge item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) |
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| 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. MD12NY12.jpg Double line over the Cocker, near Loweswater. item:- JandMN : 90 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) |
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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. D4NY12SW.jpg double line across a river; a bridge over the Cocker item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2 Image © Carlisle Library |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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| 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. goto sourcePage 139:- "..." "... The outlet [of crummock Water] is at the north-east corner, by the river Cocker, over which is a handsome stone bridge, of four arches. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Bell 1892 placename:- Scale Hill Bridge |
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| source data:- | Map, colour lithograph, Road Map of Cumberland, by George Joseph
Bell, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, printed by Charles
Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892. BEL9NY12.jpg "SCALE HILL" bridge symbol Road map of Cumberland showing County Bridges item:- Carlisle Library : Map 38 Image © Carlisle Library |
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