Old Cumbria Gazetteer - road, Brampton to Alston

included in:-

road, Carlisle to Alston
road, Alston to Haltwhistle partly

road, Brampton to Alston

Brampton to Alston

Alston to Brampton

A689

civil parish:-

Brampton (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Farlam (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Midgeholme (formerly Cumberland)

civil parish:-

Alston Moor (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

route

10Km square:-

NY56

10Km square:-

NY55

10Km square:-

NY65

10Km square:-

NY74

county:-

Northumberland

10Km square:-

NY65

10Km square:-

NY64

evidence:-

old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.

BO18NY74.jpg
double line, dotted
item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd)

source data:-

Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
double line, narrower, solid or dotted with a dot and number at 1 mile intervals; road
part in Northumberland

D4NY56SW.jpg

D4NY55NE.jpg

D4NY65NW.jpg

D4NY65NE.jpg

D4NY65SE.jpg

D4NY74NW.jpg
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

gradient diagram:- Gall and Inglis 1890s-1900s (Roads)

source data:-

Contour Road Book of England, Northern Division, by Harry R G Inglis, published by Gall and Inglis, 25 Paternoster Square, London and Edinburgh, 1898.

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IG5164.jpg
Itinerary, with gradient diagram, route 164, Carlisle to Maryport etc, and route 165, Brampton to Alston, Cumberland, 1898.
item:- JandMN : 763.10
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-

old map:- Bell 1892

source data:-

Map, colour lithograph, Road Map of Cumberland, by George Joseph Bell, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, printed by Charles Thurnam and Sons, Carlisle, Cumberland, 1892.

BEL9NY56.jpg

BEL9NY65.jpg

BEL9NY74.jpg
red - disturnpiked 'main road' under section 13 of the Highways Act 1878

Road map of Cumberland showing County Bridges
item:- Carlisle Library : Map 38
Images © Carlisle Library

evidence:-

old itinerary:- Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum)

source data:-

Itinerary, Route 43 in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Doncaster to Glasgow, through Alston, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908.

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JS5096.jpg
pp.93-97 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3.
printed at beginning, p.93:- "ROUTE 43. / DONCASTER via Boroughbridge (43½), Scotch Corner (72½), Barnard Castle (85½), Middleton-in-Teesdale (96½), Alston (118½), Longtown (148½), Gretna (155¼), to GLASGOW (240½)."

evidence:-

old itinerary:- Johnson 1908 (Roads/Cum)

source data:-

Itinerary, Route 43 reverse in Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, Glasgow to Doncaster, through Alston, by Claude Johnson, edited by Lord Montagu, published by The Car Illustrated, 168 Piccadilly, London, 1908.

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JS5099.jpg
pp.98-106 in the road book, Roads Made Easy by Picture and Pen, vol.3.
printed at beginning, p.98:- "ROUTE 43. Reverse. / GLASGOW via Gretna (85¼), Longtown (92), Alston (122), Middleton-in-Teesdale (144), Barnard Castle (155), Scotch Corner (168), Boroughbridge (197) to DONCASTER 240½)."