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Stickle Tarn, Lakes
runs into:-    Stickle Ghyll
Stickle Tarn
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   tarn
coordinates:-   NY28720768 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY2807
10Km square:-   NY20
altitude:-   1539 feet
altitude:-   469m

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evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 25 2) 
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
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:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) 
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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outline with form lines; lake or tarn 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
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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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Page 104:-  "... under it [Pavey-ark] is Stickle-tarn, a large bason of water, formed in the bosom of the rock, and which pours down in a cataract at Mill-beck. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805.
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outline with shore form lines; lake or tarn 
item:-  JandMN : 129
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1810
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
source data:-   Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10, published 1810.
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page 104:-  "..."
"Should the traveller wish to ascend to the top of that Pike of Langdale which is called Stickle Pike, or to Stickle Tarn, he must commence his labours at Mill Beck. The Ambleside guide, or a person from Mill Beck, will, perhaps, take him by Dungeon Gill, and from the top of the Dungeon, to the top of the Pike or to the Tarn; but some parts of the road are so steep as to be painfully unpleasant to such as have not been much accustomed to scrambling. ... The Tarn is a pretty circular piece of water, having soft turf on three fourths of its margin; from the other fourth rises Pavey Ark, which is, perhaps, the grandest range of"
page 105:-  "rocks in Westmorland, and a good point to view them from, is the outlet of the lake; which, beautifully clear, will serve to dilute the traveller's Cogniac brandy, or old Jamaica rum, a most grateful potation after his labourious ascent, or to wash down the hard eggs and hung mutton presented by his hostess. Leaving the foot of the Tarn on the edge of the hill, a peat or turf road soon appears, on which descend to Mill Beck; ..."
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page 106:-  "As the peat road is a better ascent to the Tarn, than by Dungeon Gill, some will prefer it both for ascent and descent."
evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
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:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 18) 
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
source data:-   Print, coloured aquatint, Stickle Tarn, near the Top of Langdale Pikes, Westmorland, drawn by Theodore H A Fielding, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.
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Tipped in opposite p.91 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.18
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
item:-  fishing; trout
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.
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Page 33:-  "... Stickle Tarn, at the foot of Pavey-ark, a huge rock in connection with Langdale Pikes - is famous for the quality of its trout. The stream falling into Langdale, at Millbeck, in a foaming cataract, may be seen at a distance."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
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 38:-  "..."
"Stickle Tarn is a circular piece of water in the bosom of the mountain, having soft turf on three fourths of its margin, and reflecting in its calm surface the dark and towering crags of Pavey Ark, which rise from its brink, and are perhaps the most magnificent range of rocks in the country: a good point to view them from is the outlet of the lake."
evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
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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"Stickle Tarn"
outline with shore form lines, lake or tarn 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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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 148:-  "... The guide from Milbeck will take the traveller up the peat road to Stickle Tarn,- famous for its trout, and much beloved by anglers. Its circular basin, brimming with clear water, lies finely under the steep rocks of Pavey Ark. There is nothing amidst this mountain scenery more interesting than its tarns. ..."
evidence:-   old photograph:- Payn 1867
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
source data:-   Photograph, sepia, Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark, Westmorland, by Garnett and Sproat, published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.
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Tipped in opposite p.48 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn. 
printed at bottom:-  "STICKLE TARN AND PAVEY ARK."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.25
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Stickle Tarn and Harrison Stickle, Great Langdale, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower right:-  "H. Bell"
stamped on reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS305
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Stickle Tarn and Pavey Ark, Great Langdale, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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stamped on reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS306
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evidence:-   old print:- MacBride 1922
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
source data:-   Print, colour, Stickle Tarn, Langdale, by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, 4-6 Soho Square, London, 2nd edn 1928.
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Tipped in opposite p.85 in Wild Lakeland by MacKenzie MacBride. 
printed at bottom:-  "STICKLE TARN, LANGDALE"
signed at lower left:-  "A. HEATON COOPER"
item:-  JandMN : 195.15
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evidence:-   old print:- Goodwin 1887 (edn 1890) 
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
source data:-   Print, etching? Stickle Tarn, Westmorland, by Harry Goodwin, published by Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Paternoster Square, London, 1890.
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Tipped in opposite p.182 of Through the Wordsworth Country, by William Knight. 
printed at lower right:-  "Stickle Tarn"
item:-  JandMN : 382.35
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evidence:-   old print:- Garnett 1850s-60s F
placename:-  Stickle Tarn
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Stickle Tarn, Langdale Pikes, Westmorland, engraved by William Banks and Son, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s?
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Found with Views of the English Lakes. 
printed at bottom:-  "W. Banks &Son, Edinr. / STICKLE TARN, LANGDALE PIKES. / Pubd. by J. Garnett, Windermere."
item:-  JandMN : 165.26
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evidence:-   old print:- Rose 1832-35
source data:-   Print, engraving, Stickle Tarn, Langdale Pikes, from Pavey Arc, Westmorland, by Thomas Allom, engraved by le Petit, 1833.
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item:-  JandMN : 66.55
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