Low Fall, Rydal | ||
Low Fall | ||
site name:- | Rydal Beck | |
site name:- | Rydal Hall | |
locality:- | Rydal | |
civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | waterfall | |
coordinates:- | NY36640634 | |
1Km square:- | NY3606 | |
10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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BPU20.jpg From the Grot. (taken 31.10.2008) courtesy of Rydal Hall BPU13.jpg (taken 31.10.2008) courtesy of Rydal Hall |
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evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 26 2) placename:- Low Fall placename:- Fall, Low |
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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:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto source Page 78:- "... At Rydal-hall are two cascades worthy of notice. ..." "The other cascade is a smaller fall of water, seen through the window of the summer-house, in Sir Michael's orchard [1]. The first who brought this sweet scene to light, is the elegant and learned editor of Mr. Gray's letters. And as no one described these views" "[1] No.13, of the views of the lakes, by Mr. Farrington." goto source Page 79:- "better than Mr. Mason, the reader shall have the account of it in his own words. 'Here nature has performed every thing in little, that she usually executes in her larger scale; and, on that account, like the miniature painter, seems to have finished every part of it in a studied manner. Not a little fragment of a rock is thrown into the bason, not a single stem of brush-wood that starts from its craggy sides, but has a picturesque meaning; and the little central current dashing down a cleft of the darkest-coloured stone, produces an effect of light and shadow beautiful beyond description. This little theatrical scene might be painted as large as the original, on a canvas not bigger than those usually dropped in the opera-house [1].'" "[1] There is a cascade at Nunnery, near Kirkoswald, in Cumberland, much in the same style as this. ..." goto source Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 Page 212:- "By not staying a little at Ambleside, Mr. Gray lost the sight of two magnificent cascades: [Stockghyll Force and High Fall, Rydal] ... But his greatest loss was in not seeing a small water-fall, visible only through the window of a ruined summer-house in Sir Michael's orchard. Here nature has performed everything in little, that she usually executes on her larger scale; and on that account, like the miniature painter, seems to have finished every part of it in a studied manner; not a little fragment of the rock thrown into the bason, not a single stem of brushwood that starts from its craggy sides, but has its picturesque meaning; and the little central stream dashing down a cleft of the darkest coloured stone, produces an effect of light and shadow beautiful beyond description. This little theatrical scene might be painted as large as the original on a canvass not bigger than those usually dropped in the opera house." goto source Rev Plumtre's Night Piece on Windermere, 1797 Page 232:- "... / Sublime the next cascade appears, / The lower, softer features wears." "Such scenes nor Poussin could, nor Claude, / In living canvas e'er afford; / For nature ev'ry effort tried / To form your Fleming's wat'ry pride. / ..." |
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evidence:- | presumably old print:- Middiman 1784-92 |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, View of a Waterfall at Rydal, Westmorland, published
by Samuel Middiman, 3 Grafton Street, Tottenham Court Road, London, 1785. Accompanying text:- "PLATE XVIII." "VIEW of a WATERFALL at RYDAL," "WESTMORELAND." "THE romantic little Waterfall in Sir Michael le Fleming's Orchard, at Rydal, was first noticed by the reverend and learned Editor of Mr. Gray's Letters; the Reader will not, therefore, be displeased to have Mr. Mason's own Account of it transcribed in this Place." ""Here Nature has performed every Thing in little that she usually executes on her larger Scale; and on that Account, like the miniature Painter, seems to have finished every Part of it in a studied Manner; Not a little Fragment of Rock thrown into the Bason, not a single Stem of Brushwood that starts from its craggy Sides, but has its picturesque Meaning; and a little central Stream dashing down a Cleft of the darkest-coloured Stone. produces an Effect of Light and Shadow beautiful beyond Description. This little theatrical Scene might be painted as large as the Original, on a canvas not bigger than those usually dropped in the Opera House."" item:- Armitt Library : A6862.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Farington 1789 placename:- Lower Waterfall, The |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, The Lower Waterfall at Rydal, Westmorland, drawn by Joseph
Farington, engraved by B T Pouncy, published by William Byrne, 79 Titchfield Street,
London, 1788. click to enlarge FA0313.jpg printed, top right "No.XIII" printed, bottom left, right, centre "Drawn by Josh. Farington, R.A. / Engraved by B. T. Pouncy. / The lower WATER-FALL at RYDAL. / Published as the Act directs, 15 Jany. 1788, by W. Byrne, No.79, Titchfield Street, London." item:- Armitt Library : A6668.13 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old text:- Gents Mag |
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source data:- | Magazine, The Gentleman's Magazine or Monthly Intelligencer or
Historical Chronicle, published by Edward Cave under the
pseudonym Sylvanus Urban, and by other publishers, London,
monthly from 1731 to 1922. goto source Gentleman's Magazine 1805 p.1011 "... the guide who preceeded us flung open the door of a small summer-house in ruins, nodding over the brink of the river. The momentary effect was electrical! and we drew back with involuntary surprize. The suddenness and velocity of these impressions defy every attempt to describe the effect they produce upon the sensations of the spectator. The water of a small bason, hollowed in a bed of stone, and darkened by the impending foliage is thrown into a tremendous agitation by two small steams falling six or eight feet from the clefts of a small shelf of rock. One of them is a broad ribband torrent, fretting itself into a white foam; the other a little rippling stream. whose current disperses as it falls. The fine marble slabs that form the sides of the bason, are carpeted by a thick brown moss; and the light which is denied admittance through the trees, is ushered in at the arch of a small wooden bridge above the falls, and reflected from the surface of the water." "This finished miniature, the beauties of which are elegantly delineated by the pen of Mr. Mason, affords every effect that is striking in the arrangement of light and shade, and all that is exquisite in the delicacies of contrast." |
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evidence:- | old print:- Green 1810 (plate 18) placename:- Lower Fall |
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source data:- | Print, soft ground etching, Lower Fall at Rydal, Westmorland, by William Green, Ambleside,
Westmorland, 1810. click to enlarge GN1218.jpg Plate 18 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810. printed at top right:- "18" printed at bottom:- "LOWER FALL AT RYDAL. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1810." watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1813" item:- Armitt Library : A6641.18 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) placename:- Rydal Waterfalls |
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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 44:- "RYDAL WATERFALLS.- The upper is a considerable cascade, pouring out its water, first in a contracted stream, down a perpendicular rock; and then, in a broader sheet, dashing into a deep stony channel. The lower, being near the house, forms a beautiful garden scene." |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) placename:- Lower Fall |
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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 40:- "..." "... The Rydal Waterfalls are shown by a domestic [of Rydal Hall]; the stranger is introduced into a summer-house, from which he suddenly beholds the Lower Fall, forming an enchanting garden-scene. ..." |
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evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 item:- drawing |
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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. goto source Page 54:- "..." "The guide to the Rydal Falls will by this time have presented herself, and the tourist must visit them. They are within the park, and cannot be seen without" goto source Page 55:- "a guide: but some one is always to be found at one of the two guides' cottages on the ascent of the hill. ... the lower is the one generally represented by artists,- the summer-house from which it is viewed affording an admirable picture-frame, and the basin of rock, and the bridge above, constituting, in truth, a very perfect picture. When there is a dash of sunshine on the verdure, behind and under the bridge, to contrast with the shadowy basin and pool of the fall, the subject is tempting enough to the artist." |
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evidence:- | old print:- Walton 1876 placename:- Rydal Falls |
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source data:- | Print, colour lithograph, Rydal Falls, Low Fall, Rydal, Westmorland, from a painting
by Elijah Walton, published by W M Thompson, 20 Cockspur Street, Pall Mall, and Burlington
Gallery, Piccadilly, London, 1876. click to enlarge WLT307.jpg Plate 7 in English Lake Scenery, with a description by T G Bonney. item:- JandMN : 469.7 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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source data:- | Photograph, sepia, Low Fall, Rydal Beck, Rydal, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer,
Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. click to enlarge HB0689.jpg internegative at lower left:- "H. Bell" item:- Armitt Library : ALPS353 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Garnett 1850s-60s F placename:- Lower Fall |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Lower Fall at Rydal, Westmorland, drawn and engraved
by William Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s? click to enlarge GAR706.jpg Included in Views of the English Lakes. printed at bottom:- "Drawn &Engd. by W. Banks Edinr. / LOWER FALL AT RYDAL" item:- JandMN : 165.6 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Rose 1832-35 placename:- Lower Fall at Rydal |
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source data:- | Print, engraving, The Lower Fall at Rydal, Westmorland, by
George Pickering, engraved by le Petit, 1833. click to enlarge R131.jpg item:- JandMN : 66.21 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Green 1819 placename:- Lower Fall at Rydal |
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source data:- | Print, aquatint, Lower Fall at Rydal, Rydal, Westmorland, by William Green, 1819,
published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others,
1820. click to enlarge GN0107.jpg Tipped in opposite vol.1 p.296 of The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green. printed at bottom right, centre:- "Vol.I, page 296, line 26. / LOWER FALL at RYDAL. / Published at Ambleside, Augt. 1. 1819., by Wm. Green." item:- Armitt Library : A1141.8 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- placename:- Lower Fall |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Bridge and Lower Fall at Rydal Westmorland, published
early 19th century. click to enlarge PR0444.jpg printed at bottom:- "BRIDGE AND LOWER FALL AT RYDAL WESTMORLAND" item:- private collection : 108 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print with text:- Farington 1789 (plate 13) |
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source data:- | Print, engraving, The Lower Waterfall at Rydal, Westmorland, painted by Joseph Farington,
engraved by B T Pouncy, published by W Byrne, 69 Titchfield Street, London, 1785. click to enlarge BMZ05.jpg The waterfall from below surrounded by trees, the bridge visible above. Plate 13 from Views of the Lakes, &c, in Cumberland and Westmorland, published 1789; with descriptive text:-. "LOWER WATERFALL at RYDAL" "THIS Cascade is seen through the Window of the Summer-House in Sir Michael Le Fleming's Garden at Rydal Hall. There is another Fall of the same Stream extremely well worth seeing though in a different Stile of Beauty a little above the House. Public mention was first made of the elegant little Scene which is the Subject of this Plate by Mr. Mason, the Editor of Mr. Gray's Letters, nor will the Reader to be displeased to have the Account of it in his own Words. 'Here Nature has performed every Thing in little that she usually executes on her larger Scale; and on that Account, like the Miniature Painter, seems to have finished every part of it in a studied Manner: not a little Fragment of Rock thrown into the Bason, not a single Stem of Brushwood that starts from its craggy Side but has a picturesque Meaning; and the little central Stream dashing down a Cleft of the darkest coloured Stone, produces an Effect of Light and Shadow beautiful beyond Description. This little theatrical Scene might be painted as large as the Original, on a Canvas not bigger than those usually dropped in the Opera-House.'" item:- Dove Cottage : Lowther.6 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Middiman 1784-92 |
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source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, View of a Waterfall at Rydal, ie Low Fall, Rydal, Westmorland,
painted by J Barrett, engraved and published by Samuel Middiman, London, 1785. click to enlarge BNF31.jpg There is accompanying text in English and French:- "PLATE XVIII. / VIEW of a WATERFALL at RYDAL, WESTMORELAND. / THE romantic little Waterfall in Sir Michael Le Fleming's Orchard, at Rydal, was first noticed by the reverend and learned Editor of Mr. Gray's Letters; the Reader will not, therefore, be displeased to have Mr. Mason's own Account of it transcribed in this Place. / 'Here Nature has performed every Thing in little that she usually executes on her larger Scale; and on that Account. like the miniature Painter, seems to have finished every Part of it in a studied Manner: Not a little Fragment of Rock thrown into the Bason, not a single Stem of Brushwood that starts from its craggy Sides, but has its picturesque Meaning; and the little central Stream dashing down a Cleft of the darkest-coloured Stone, produces an Effect of Light and Shadow beautiful beyond Description. This little theatrical Scene might be painted as large as the Original, on a Canvas not bigger than those usually dropped in the Opera House.'" item:- Dove Cottage : 2007.38.124 Image © see bottom of page |
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BPU21.jpg From the Grot. (taken 31.10.2008) courtesy of Rydal Hall BPU24.jpg The stream below the fall. (taken 31.10.2008) courtesy of Rydal Hall |
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