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Penrith: Angel Lane, 4
Street:-   Angel Lane
locality:-   Penrith
civil parish:-   Penrith (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   NY51563007
1Km square:-   NY5130
10Km square:-   NY53
references:-   Listed Buildings 2010

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CAT42.jpg (taken 23.5.2014)  
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CAT43.jpg  Inscription:-
"This acquid. by Rob. Miers / Merc. who was inter the / 10th of May. 1722 His Wys. / Margr. Ann Sepry 10 / rebuilt in yr yr 1763. Sepw ye / 30 by WM" (taken 23.5.2014)  
evidence:-   old text:- Harper 1907
placename:-  
source data:-   Guidebook, The Manchester and Glasgow Road, by Charles G Harper, published by Chapman and Hall Ltd, London, 1907.
HP01p135.txt
Page 135:-  "... some old Penrith merchants' houses remain: notably one in Angel Lane, on whose front the old local passion for remembrance, that usually finds expression in dates, initials, and improving maxims, develops into family history and epitaph, as thus:"
""
"This acquird by Robt Miers"
"Merct, who was interd the"
"19th of May 1722 His Wys"
"Margt and Ann Sepbr ye 19"
"rebuilt in ye yr 1763 Sepbr ye"
"30 by W. M."
"This is mysterious, beyond hope of solution."
"..."
evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"/ 4 / ANGEL LANE / PENRITH / EDEN / CUMBRIA / II[star] / 72764 / NY5156230074"

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CAT41.jpg (taken 23.5.2014)  
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