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| viewpoint, Ullswater by boat | ||
| site name:- | Ullswater | |
| civil parish:- | Matterdale (formerly Cumberland) (etc) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | viewpoint | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4020 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY42 (etc) | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) item:- boat |
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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 sourcePage 10:- "... the views from the lake are more open, and the water itself appears more spacious, from the boat on its surface, than from any elevation above it." "..." goto sourcePage 112:- "POOLEY BRIDGE is a desirable station ... to take a boat for viewing the scenery of Ullswater. During the first part of the voyage the banks of the lake are cultivated, and adorned with several handsome villas; the mountains, right and left, are humble; but in front there is a full view of the 'mighty Helvellyn.' On the second reach of the lake the mountains on the left make a nearer approach, and the shore on the right becomes more wooded. The boat may be landed at Lyulph's Tower for the view of Airey Force; from whence the third division, or head of the lake, is surrounded by the lofty and romantic mountains of Patterdale. ..." |
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