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Wetherlam, Coniston
Wetherlam
Weatherlam
civil parish:-   Coniston (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
coordinates:-   NY28780109 (?) 
1Km square:-   NY2801
10Km square:-   NY20
altitude:-   2208 feet
altitude:-   673m

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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Wetherlam
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:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Some of the Western Mountains as seen from Helvellyn, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.57 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "Some of the Western Mountains: / as seen from Helvellyn."
"Wetherlam / Old Man - Coniston Fell / Carrs, or Scars / Gray Friar / Black Combe / Crinkle Crags / Bowfell / Scawfell Pike / Great-end Crag / Glaramara / Great Gable / Kirkfell / Pillar Fell / Honister and High Crag / High Stile / Dalehead and Red Pike / Robinson / Blake Fell / Witeless Pike / Grasmoor / Ill Crags / Grisedale Pike"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.97 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, &c. / as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
"Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Windermere looking towards the West from the Road between Troutbeck and Bowness, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.4 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Coniston Water from near Bank Ground, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.8 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.6
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, A Group of Mountains seen from Helvellyn, looking towards the South West, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.50 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.18
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, The Mountains of Coniston, Langdale, Etc, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.7 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "THE MOUNTAINS OF CONISTON, LANGDALE, &c. as they appear from the road between Troutbeck Bridge and Bowness."
Mountains in the view are listed:-  "Old Man - Coniston Fell / The Carrs / Wetherlam / Wrynose Gap / Pike of Bliscow / Crinkle Crags / Scawfell Pike / Bowfell / Great End / Great Gable / Pike of Stickle / Harrison Stickle / Paveyark"
item:-  JandMN : 48.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, A Group of Mountains, seen from Helvellyn, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.63 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "A GROUP OF MOUNTAINS, Seen from Helvellyn, looking to the South-West."
"Holm Fell / Old Man - Coniston Fell / Wetherlam / Carrs, or Scars / Gray Friar / Black Combe / Harrison Stickle / Crinkle Crags / Bowfell / Hanging Knot / Scawfell Pike / Hindside / Great-end Crag / Glaramara / Great Gable / Green Gable / Kirkfell / Pillar Fell / Honister, and High Crag / High Stile / Dalehead, and Red Pike / Hindscarth, and Robinson / Blake Fell / Witeless Pike / Grasmoor / Ill Crags / Causey Pike / Grisedale Pike"
item:-  JandMN : 48.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Wetherlam
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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"Wetherlam"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains on the West Side of Windermere, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Folded in opposite p.7 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF WINDERMERE"
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinburgh."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Coniston Old Man 1a Carrs 2 Wetherlam 3 Wrynose Gap 4 Crinkle Crags 5 Pike of Bliscow 6 Scawfell Pike 7 Bowfell 8 Hanging Knotts 9 Glaramara 10 Great End 11 Pike of Stickle 12 Harrison Stickle 13 Paveyark 14 Lingmoor 15 High Raise 16 Silver How 17 Loughrigg Fell 18 Ullscarth"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.2
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:-  snow; winter
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Wetherlam from Loughrigg Fell, winter, Coniston, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS451
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:-  snow; winter; stone wall
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Wetherlam under snow, Coniston, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS452
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evidence:-   old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland, Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913.
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"WETHERLAM"
hill hachuring 
item:-  JandMN : 162.2
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evidence:-   outline view:- LMS 1920s
source data:-   Hills of Lakeland in Outline, published in the LMS Route Book No.3, The Track of the Royal Scot, by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, LMS, 1920s.
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item:-  JandMN : 95.5
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evidence:-   old print:- Robertson 1911
placename:-  Weatherlam
source data:-   Print, lithograph? Hawkshead, from a watercolour by Arthur Tucker, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.
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Tipped in opposite p.64 of Wordsworthshire by Eric Robertson. 
printed at bottom:-  "HAWKSHEAD / ('Priest's Pot' Pool in foreground; Weatherlam covered with snow)"
signed at painting lower left:-  "Arthur Tucker"
item:-  JandMN : 197.16
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evidence:-   old print:- Pearson 1900s
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, halftone photograph, Wetherlam, Coniston, Lancashire, from near Colwith Force, Westmorland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s.
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On p.121 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. 
printed at bottom:-  "WETHERLAM, FROM NEAR COLWITH FORCE. (p.120)."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1188.51
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Helvellyn, Westmorland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Wetherlam ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Scawfell Pike, Cumberland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Wetherlam ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.9
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1856 (23rd edn 1900) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, lithograph, Outline Views, Grasmere and Coniston - Mountains as seen from Redbank, Grasmere, and Mountains as seen a little beyond Tent Lodge on the Road from Coniston to Ulverstone, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1900.
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"... 7 Wetherlam ..."
item:-  JandMN : 37.12
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evidence:-   outline view:- Linton 1852
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline views, Mountains as Seen from the Esk Viaduct, the Eskmeals Viaduct, and Mountains as Seen from the Viaduct near Drigg, the Irt Viaduct, Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway, Cumberland, engraved by W H Lizars, Edinburgh, published by Whittaker and Co, London, and by R Gibson and Son and by Callander and Dixon, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1852.
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Tipped in opposite p.86 of A Handbook of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, by John Linton. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1158.11
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evidence:-   outline view:- Black 1841 (3rd edn 1846) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains as seen from Red Bank, Grasmere, and Mountains as seen a little beyond Tent-Lodge on the Road from Coniston to Ulverston, by J Flintoft, Keswick, Cumberland, engraved by R Mason, Edinburgh, Lothian, about 1846.
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"... 7 Wetherlam ..."
item:-  JandMN : 32.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Blea Tarn, Langdales, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "BLEA TARN."
printed at bottom:-  "Black Pike. / Wetherlam. / Blake ridge. / Blakerigg."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.3
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, engraving, Blea Tarn, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.41 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "BLEA TARN."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Black Pike. / Wetherlam. / Blake ridge. / Blakerigg."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.9
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evidence:-   old print:- Goodwin 1887 (edn 1890) 
placename:-  Wetherlam
source data:-   Print, etching? Esthwaite Lake, Hawkshead, Lancashire, by Harry Goodwin, published by Swan Sonnenschein and Co, Paternoster Square, London, 1890.
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Tipped in opposite p.24 of Through the Wordsworth Country, by William Knight. 
printed at lower right:-  "When, from behind that craggy steep till then / The horizon's bound, a huge peak, black and huge, / As if with voluntary power instinct / Upreared its head."
printed at lower right:-  "HG 1886"
item:-  JandMN : 382.7
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BTU51.jpg  Cairn.
(taken 10.11.2010)  
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BTU52.jpg  Cairn.
(taken 10.11.2010)  
hearsay:-  
 Referred to as Grey Screes by Arthur Ransome.
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