Old Cumbria Gazetteer

Stock Ghyll

runs into:-

Rothay, River

locality:-

Stockdale

locality:-

Ambleside

civil parish:-

Lakes (formerly Westmorland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

river

locality type:-

valley

1Km square:-

NY3905 (etc)

10Km square:-

NY30

BPS74.jpg At the footbridge.
(taken 10.10.2008)
photograph

BPS75.jpg At the footbridge.
(taken 10.10.2008)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 3)
placename:- Stock Gill

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.
OS County Series (Wmd 26 6)
OS County Series (Wmd 26 7)

evidence:-

old map:- Saxton 1579

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.

Sax9NY30.jpg
item:- private collection : 2
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evidence:-

old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595, edition 1613-16.

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double line with stream lines; river, running into Windermere lake
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.3
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evidence:-

old map:- Speed 1611 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.

SP14NY30.jpg
wiggly line, into the Rothay
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
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evidence:-

old map:- Jansson 1646

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.

JAN3NY30.jpg
Single wiggly line.
item:- JandMN : 88
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evidence:-

old map:- Ogilby 1675 (plate 96)

source data:-

Road strip map, hand coloured engraving, the Road from Kendal to Cockermouth, and the Road from Egremond to Carlisle, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by John Ogilby, London, 1675.

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In mile 13, Westmoreland.
River left of the road, perhaps tributary to the River Rothay.
item:- JandMN : 22
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evidence:-

old map:- Seller 1694 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.

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SEL7.jpg
tapering wiggly line; river
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.87
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evidence:-

old map:- Morden 1695 (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695.

MD10NY30.jpg
Through Ambleside, into Windermere.
item:- JandMN : 24
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evidence:-

old map:- Simpson 1746 map (Wmd)

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmorland, scale about 8 miles to 1 inch, printed by R Walker, Fleet Lane, London, 1746.

SMP2NYF.jpg
Wiggly line; into Windermere.
item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.59
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evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.

BO18SD29.jpg
wiggly line, into the Rothay
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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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.

J5NY30NE.jpg
single or double wiggly line; river
item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-

old map:- West 1784 map

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.

Ws02NY30.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-

old text:- Clarke 1787
placename:- Stock Gill Beck

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.

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Page 126:- "... Stock-Gill-Beck divides it [Ambleside, part of Rydal, in Grasmere parish] from the parish of Winandermere. ..."

evidence:-

old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Windermere N)

source data:-

Map, A Map of the Northern Part of the Lake Winandermere and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Samuel John Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.

CLANY30S.jpg
item:- private collection : 10.10
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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.

CY24NY30.jpg
river running into the Rothay
item:- JandMN : 129
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evidence:-

old text:- Green 1810
placename:- Stock Gill

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 20:- "..."
"Stock Gill arises in the screes on the side of Scandale fell, not far from Kirkstone, and running west of the high, middle, and low groves, passes through Ambleside near the Salutation inn, and joins the Rothay a quarter of"
page 21:- "a mile below the town, and about four miles from its source."
"The finest part of Stock Gill is comprehended between the woollen mill and Stock Gill Force, a distance of little more than half a mile, though on some parts of the stream above the force there are pretty spots not unworthy an artist's attention. At every step from the bridge to the waterfall, the river and its appendages exhibit either good compositions or rich detached pieces for the embellishment of landscape; the materials are beautifully transparent, water rolling along the rocky bed of the river in every variety of shape; and often displaying to the eye the prettiest of waterfalls; the margin of the stream is sometimes low, but often steep and grassy banks, or bold projecting rocks, rise to a great height, and are luxuriantly cloathed with grand and picturesque trees, fern, moss, and various other vegetation."

evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 10)
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Stock Gill near the Salutation Inn, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1808.

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GN1210.jpg
Plate 10 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at top right:- "10"
printed at bottom:- "STOCK GILL NEAR THE SALUTATION INN. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1810."
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.10
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 11)
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Stock Gill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1808.

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Plate 11 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at top right:- "11"
printed at bottom:- "STOCK GILL. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1808."
watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1811"
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.11
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 12)
placename:- Stock Gill
item:- cherry tree; tree

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Cherry Tree, Stock Gill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1808.

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GN1212.jpg
Plate 12 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at bottom:- "CHERRY TREE, STOCK GILL. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1808."
watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1813"
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.12
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 13)
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Stock Gill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1808.

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GN1213.jpg
Plate 13 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at top right:- "13"
printed at bottom:- "STOCK GILL, AMBLESIDE. / [ En]graved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1808."
watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1813"
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.13
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 14)
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Study in Stock Gill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1808.

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GN1214.jpg
Plate 14 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at top right:- "14"
printed at bottom:- "STUDY IN STOCK GILL. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1808."
watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1813"
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.14
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1815
placename:- Stock Gill
item:- waterfall

source data:-

Print, coloured aquatint, Stock Gill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1815.

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GN0505.jpg
Plate 6 in Lake Scenery.
printed at upper right:- "6"
printed at bottom:- "STOCK GILL. / Published at Ambleside, June 1, 1815, by Wm. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A6646.5
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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.

OT02NY30.jpg
item:- JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-

old print:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849)
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Engraving, Head of Stock Gill, Ambleside, Lakes, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, on p.35 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.

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O80E15.jpg
item:- Armitt Library : A1180.16
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)

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 33:- "..."
"Rises in the Screes on Scandale Fells, not far from Kirkstone, and divides the town of Ambleside. The finest part of the stream is between the Woollen Mill and the Force. In looking up the river from its bed, the Pike of Wansfell forms a fine apex. Proceeding along the edge of a chasm for a short distance, the Fall bursts upon the sight of the visitor, ... the basin below; from which the waters rush along a gill, luxuriantly adorned with rock and wood, and wind-"

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Page 34:- "[wind]ing through it for the space of a mile, to which the Langdale Pikes form a fine distance. ..."

evidence:-

old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Drawing, pencil, water mill, Stock Ghyll, Ambleside, Westmorland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 12 May 1853.

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AS0376.jpg
"On Stock Gill / Ambleside / May 12. 1853."
page number "60"
item:- Armitt Library : 1958.390.76
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evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:- Stock Gill

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.

GAR2NY30.jpg
"Stock Gill"
two lines across a stream, waterfall
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 43:- "... through a charming wood, with the water dashing and brawling further and further below, till his ear catches the sound of the fall [Stockghyll Force]: ... Below, the waters unite in a rocky basin, whence they flow down to the mill, and on in a most picturesque torrent, through a part of Ambleside, and into the meadows, where they make their last spring down a rock near Millar Bridge, and join the Rothay about a mile from the lake."

evidence:-

old print:- Payn 1867
placename:- Stockghyll

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, Head of Stockghyll, Ambleside, Westmorland, by W J Linton, published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.

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PN0315.jpg
On p.30 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn.
printed at bottom:- "HEAD OF STOCKGHYLL."
item:- Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.15
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, stereo photo, Stock Ghyll and mill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1900s?

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HB0972.jpg
printed at rev of mount:- "Herbert Bell / Ambleside."
item:- Armitt Library : 2005.152
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, stereo photo, In Stock Ghyll, Ambleside, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1900s?

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HB0965.jpg
printed at rev of mount:- "Herbert Bell / Ambleside."
ms at mount:- "In Stock Ghyll"
item:- Armitt Library : 2005.145
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evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:- weir

source data:-

Photograph, black and white, weir on Stock Ghyll, Ambleside, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1880s.

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HB0199.jpg
stamped at rev:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:- Armitt Library : ALPS17
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evidence:-

old print:- Fielding 1822 (plate 12)

source data:-

Print, uncoloured engraving, View at Ambleside, on the Stock Ghyll, Westmorland, by Theodore H A Fielding, published by Thomas McLean, 26 Haymarket, London, et al, 1822.

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Plate 12 in the set of prints, Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire Illustrated.
printed at bottom, left, centre:- "T. Fielding delt. / VIEW AT AMBLESIDE. / London, Published by Thomas McLean, Hay Market, 1822."
item:- Dove Cottage : 2008.107.122
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1821
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Scene in Stock Gill, Ambleside, by William Green, published at Ambleside, Westmorland, 1821.

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Plate 28 in Thirty Six Etchings from Nature.
printed at upper left:- "28"
printed at bottom:- "SCENE in STOCK GILL. / Etched from Nature by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, May 1, 1821."
item:- Armitt Library : A6638.28
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evidence:-

old print:- Green 1809
placename:- Stock Gill

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Stock Gill, Ambleside, Westmorland, by William Green, published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809.

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GN0347.jpg
Plate 47 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature.
printed in introductory pages to set of prints:- "Number 47. Stock Gill is a little river which runs through Ambleside. About half a mile up this river, from the Salutation Inn, is a fine water-fall called Stockgill Force; between the town and the force are many pretty, though inferior, falls of water, and the one given here is as a lesson in that sort of drawing."
printed at bottom:- "STOCK GILL. / Published Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A6637.47
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