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| White Lion, Bowness-on-Windermere | ||
| White Lion | ||
| locality:- | Bowness-on-Windermere | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4096 (??) | |
| 10Km square:- | SD49 | |
| references:- | Otley 1823 |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Clarke 1787 placename:- White Lyon item:- bowling green |
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| 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. goto sourcePage 140:- "..." "As I have named a station behind Bowness, formerly Bulness, it will naturally be supposed that I would wish travellers to land there: they will find a very decent, clean little inn, the White Lyon, where at present is a conversable landlord, who is a good guide, and can tell the remarks of most of the travellers he has conducted. Behind the house is a small bowling-green upon a mount, delightfully-enough situated, but though much elevated, does not command a good prospect of the Lake and islands, as the view is intercepted by some tall trees: there is a little square building on the side next the Lake, raised a few steps, but even this does not much mend the prospect: however, let the traveller go there, as the trees may perhaps be taken away, and then almost all the islands and several other delightful scenes will appear. ..." |
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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 source Page 98:- "BOWNESS" "... The White Lion is a spacious Inn, with a small garden and elevated grass plot adjoining; ..." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) placename:- White Lion |
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| 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. goto source Page 28:- "..." "[Bowness] ... much frequented by tourists, who find excellent accommodation, as well as in lodgings as in two inns, the White Lion and the Crown. ..." |
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