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 Bassenthwaite Lake |
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| viewpoint, Broadness | ||
| site name:- | Broadness | |
| civil parish:- | Bassenthwaite (formerly Cumberland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | viewpoint | |
| coordinates:- | NY22042968 (about) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY2229 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY22 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) placename:- station, Bassenthwaite, West 3 |
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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 source Page 122:- "..." "STATION III. The next remarkable promontory is Bradness, a round green hill, that," goto sourcePage 123:- "spreading itself into the lake, forms a bay, with Bowness to the south. The best general view of the lake, is from the crown of this hill, behind the farm-house. Here you look over three bays finely formed. Nothing can be imagined more elegant than the sinuosity of this side, contrasted with the steep shore and lofty woods of the opposite. The view upwards is not less charming, being indented and wooded to the water's edge." "..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Bas) placename:- station, Bassenthwaite, West 3 |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Broadwater or
Bassenthwaite Lake, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter
Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800. CT6NY22E.jpg "West's 3d. Station" on Bradness. item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.4 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the
mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be
visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the
district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick,
Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur
Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49,
latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes. goto source "... but few would think themselves repaid for the trouble of visiting West's stations on the promontories of Broadness and Scarness." |
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| person:- | author : West, Thomas |
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| place:- | Bassenthwaite Lake | |
| date:- | 1778 |
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| period:- | 18th century, late | |
| period:- | 1780s | |
| item:- | guide book; Guide to the Lakes |
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