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| Coniston Water circuit | |||
| civil parish:- | Coniston (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| civil parish:- | Satterthwaite (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| civil parish:- | Colton (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| civil parish:- | Blawith and Subberthwaite (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| civil parish:- | Torver (formerly Lancashire) | ||
| county:- | Cumbria | ||
| locality type:- | route | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | ||
| 10Km square:- | SD29 | ||
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| evidence:- | old text:- Green 1810 |
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| source data:- | Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature,
by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10,
published 1810. goto sourcepage 1:- "... the most interesting part of this road is that which lies on the eastern side of the lake, and is a part of that usually travelled by tourists in their way to Coniston, or Hawkshead, from Ulverstone." "The views on this road are interesting by their variety and their beauty, all the way from Nibthwaite, which lies at the foot, to the New Inn, which" goto sourcepage 2:- "is at the head of the lake: the first view after leaving Nibthwaite is of the Man, a mountain somewhat conical, and of other summits scarcely inferior in height. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Green 1814 |
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| source data:- | Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Small Prints, with
text, A Description of a Series of Sixty Small Prints, by
William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814. goto source page 4:- "..." "Coniston Water is six miles in length, and the greatest breadth is three-quarters of a mile; it is encircled by an excellent carriage road, which is often on the margin of the water, and scarcely ever a mile from it: the most interesting part of this road is that which lies on the eastern side of the lake, and is part of that usually travelled by tourists in their way to Coniston and Hawkshead from Ulverstone." "The views on this road are interesting, by their variety and beauty, all the way from Nibthwaite, which lies at the foot, to the New Inn, which is at the head of the lakes. The first view after leaving Nibthwaite is of "the Man," a mountain somewhat conical, and of other summits scarcely inferior in height." "The view here presented [plate 1] is a mile from the foot of the lake, and is of the Man mountain,or, as it is more frequently called, the "Old Man," with the pointed summit of Enfoot on the right, and Dove Crag on the left - a range of line probably more picturesque than is exhibited by these mountains on any other stand from or near the road before spoken of: the middle grounds and foregrounds are, however, better on some stations north of the one here chosen." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) |
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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 9:- "..." "An excellent carriage-road surrounds the [Coniston] water, often on its margin, scarcely ever a mile from it. Passing along the western side, from its foot to Oxen Houses, the mountains compose agreeably with the water, from a variety of stands. Several rocky eminences present themselves on the left, from which both ends of the lake are visible; ... In advancing, the mountains are occasionally shut out by pastures and meadows, their pretty white farm-houses and cottages glistening amid ashes, oaks, and sycamores. ... The road passes the slate depôt, through low but pleasant pasture and meadow grounds, to the inn at Waterhead." "The best time for traversing the eastern side is the morning. The Coniston fells from above Nibthwaite, are in full glory. Looking diagonally across the water in a north-west direction, the" goto sourcePage 10:- "water here is embayed, Peel island stretches boldly to the western shore, beyond which, are green fields, scattered woods and rocks, fishermen's cottages and farm-steads, and the awful Man-mountain rising over them, and shutting in the scene. On this side, the middle portion of the road is the least interesting. ..." |
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| also see:- | road, Ulverston to Coniston |
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| places:- | Coniston Brantwood, Coniston High Nibthwaite, Colton Water Yeat, Blawith and Subberthwaite Torver Coniston |
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