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| Skelgill, Above Derwent | ||
| Skelgill | ||
| locality:- | Newlands Valley | |
| civil parish:- | Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY24132082 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2420 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY22 | |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 9) placename:- Skelgill |
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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:- Scalegill |
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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. D4NY22SW.jpg "Scalegill" 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 print:- Wilkinson 1810 (plate 27) placename:- Scales Farm House +OTHER_NAME Skell Gill Farm House |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Scale, or Skell Gill Farm House, above Portinscale,
Cumberland, by Joseph Wilkinson, engraved by William Frederick Wells, published by
R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1810. click to enlargeWKN127.jpg Plate 27 in Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire. printed at bottom left, right, centre:- "The Revd. Jos: Wilkinson delt. / W. F. Wells sculpt. / Scale, or Skell-gill Farm House, above Portinscale. / Publish'd May 1. 1810. by R. Ackermann. 101. Strand. London." item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : MN4.27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Green 1809 placename:- Skelgill item:- well; spring; jug |
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| source data:- | Print, soft ground etching, Well at Skelgill, Newlands Valley, Cumberland, by William
Green, published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees
and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809. click to enlargeGN0327.jpg Plate 27 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature. printed in introductory pages to set of prints:- "Number 27. Newlands is a fine valley, through which is the horse road from Keswick to Buttermere. Skelgill, which is on an eminence, and shaded by massy sycamores, may be seen from many points of this road; it is an interesting object likewise from Derwent Water. The wells of mountains, from the mixture of stones, water, and vegetation, are interesting objects to a painter's eye." printed at bottom:- "WELL AT SKELGILL. / Published Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green." item:- Armitt Library : A6637.27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Green 1809 placename:- Skelgill |
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| source data:- | Print, soft ground etching, Skelgill, Newlands Valley, Cumberland, by William Green,
published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme,
Paternoster Row, London, 1809. click to enlargeGN0374.jpg Plate 74 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature. printed in introductory pages to set of prints:- "Number 74. The relative situation of Skelgill has been before described, when speaking of the Well, (No.27.)" printed in introductory pages to set of prints:- "Number 27. Newlands is a fine valley, through which is the horse road from Keswick to Buttermere. Skelgill, which is on an eminence, and shaded by massy sycamores, may be seen from many points of this road; it is an interesting object likewise from Derwent Water. ..." printed at bottom:- "SKELGILL. / Published Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green." item:- Armitt Library : A6637.74 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Green 1809 placename:- Skelgill |
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| source data:- | Print, soft ground etching, Skelgill, Newlands Valley, Cumberland, by William Green,
published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme,
Paternoster Row, London, 1809. click to enlargeGN0375.jpg Plate 75 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature. printed in introductory pages to set of prints:- "Number 75. This view is taken on the road from Stonycroft Bridge to Skelgill." printed at bottom:- "SKELGILL. / Pub. Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green." item:- Armitt Library : A6637.75 Image © see bottom of page |
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