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Kendal: New Shambles
New Shambles
locality:-   Kendal
civil parish:-   Kendal (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   street
coordinates:-   SD51669276
1Km square:-   SD5192
10Km square:-   SD59

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 38 8) 
placename:-  New Shambles
placename:-  Shambles, New
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.

evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611
placename:-  Watt Lane
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, The Countie Westmorland and Kendale the Cheif Towne, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"H Watt Lane"
entry between houses 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.5
Image © see bottom of page

evidence:-   probably old map:- Jefferys 1770
placename:-  Oat Lane
source data:-   Map, 4 sheets, The County of Westmoreland, scale 1 inch to 1 mile, surveyed 1768, and engraved and published by Thomas Jefferys, London, 1770.
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"Oat Lane"
street 
item:-  National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47
Image © National Library of Scotland

evidence:-   old text:- Capper 1808
source data:-   Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom, compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published 1808-29.
image CAP126, button  goto source
"[Kendal] ... there has lately been erected some very convenient and neat butchers' shambles. ..."

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"/ 2,4,6,8,1 0 / NEW SHAMBLES / KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75470 / SD5156892779"

evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"REAR OF NO.19 MARKET PLACE AND NOS. 3-23 INCLUSIVE / 44986 / NEW SHAMBLES / KENDAL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 75471 / SD5156092764"

MN photo:-  
There's a fine selection of chimneys here.

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CCJ58.jpg (taken 7.2.2015)  
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