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| Winterseeds, Lakes | ||
| Winterseeds | ||
| locality:- | Grasmere | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | NY33800893 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3308 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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 BQH30.jpg Fallen door. (taken 17.3.2009) |
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| We've been told that John Watson, blacksmith, had a smithy here from 1800. He made
the door furniture on the main door of St Oswald's Church, Grasmere. It is likely
he made these splendid hinges. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 19 13) placename:- Winterseeds |
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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:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Winter Seeds |
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| 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. J5NY30NW.jpg "Winter Seeds" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Winter |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24NY30.jpg "Winter" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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