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| Orrest Head House, Windermere | ||
| Orrest Head House | ||
| Street:- | Kendal Road | |
| civil parish:- | Windermere (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | buildings | |
| coordinates:- | SD41579871 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD4198 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD49 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 8) placename:- Orrest Head |
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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:- | old map:- Jefferys 1770 (Wmd) placename:- Orest Hall |
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| 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. J5SD49NW.jpg "Orest Hall" circle, labelled in italic lowercase text; settlement, farm, house, or hamlet? item:- National Library of Scotland : EME.s.47 Image © National Library of Scotland |
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| evidence:- | old map:- West 1784 map placename:- Orresthead |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland,
Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch,
engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784. Ws02SD49.jpg item:- Armitt Library : A1221.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cary 1789 (edn 1805) placename:- Orest Hall |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Westmoreland, scale about 2.5 miles
to 1 inch, by John Cary, London, 1789; edition 1805. CY24SD49.jpg "Orest Hall" block/s, labelled in italic lowercase; house, or hamlet item:- JandMN : 129 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:- Orrest Head |
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| source data:- | Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and
Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John
Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s. GAR2SD49.jpg "Orrest Hd." block, building item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 item:- horse breaking |
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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 sourcePage 6:- ".... Already, a traveller who should remain any time in the district would find himself introduced to the humours of a remote region. Odd sayings and doings remain, and traditions of old singularities are not lost. This place, Orrest Head, was the residence of the noted Josiah Brown, who amused himself, a century ago, with welcoming beggars, whom he supplied with meat and lodging, sometimes to the number of twenty in a night. He called them his 'jolly companions,' and no doubt he got a world of amusement out of them, in return for his hospitality. The local saying, 'that's too big a bo-o for a young horse,' was Josiah Brown's, and it was originated thus. He was breaking in a young horse, when one of his men took a liberty,- such as his servants were always taking with him,- but in this case to be repented of. The fellow hid himself behind a gate-post, and yelled so tremendously as his master passed through that Josiah was thrown, and broke his leg. His good-natured criticism was, 'that was too big a bo-o for a young horse,' and this is still the proverbial expression of extreme surprise." |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Orrest Head House |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "ORREST HEAD HOUSE / / KENDAL ROAD / WINDERMERE TOWN / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 351689 / SD4157998713" |
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