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| Royal Oak Hotel, Ambleside | ||
| Royal Oak | ||
| Street:- | Church Street | |
| locality:- | Ambleside | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | inn | |
| coordinates:- | NY37660438 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3704 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
| references:- | Listed Buildings 2010 |
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 BVX53.jpg (taken 17.2.2012)  BVX54.jpg Innsign. (taken 17.2.2012) |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Green 1821 placename:- Royal Oak |
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| source data:- | Print, soft ground etching, Gale Firs, Ambleside, by William Green, published at Ambleside,
Westmorland, 1821. click to enlargeGN0202.jpg Plate 2 in Thirty Six Etchings from Nature. The view includes the Royal Oak, and the sign of Walker, painter and glazier. printed at bottom:- "GALE FIRS, AMBLESIDE. / Etched from Nature by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, May 1, 1821." item:- Armitt Library : A6638.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old drawing:- Flower 1830s placename:- Royal Oak iNN |
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| source data:- | Drawing, pencil, Royal Oak Inn, Lake Road, Ambleside, Westmorland, by John Flower,
1830s? click to enlargePR1854.jpg item:- Armitt Library : 1959.79 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old drawing:- Flower 1830s placename:- Royal Oak Hotel |
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| source data:- | Drawing, pencil, Royal Oak Inn, Lake Road, Ambleside, Westmorland, by John Flower,
1830s? click to enlargePR1855.jpg ms, lower right "J. FLOWER." item:- Armitt Library : 1959.80 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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| source data:- | Photograph, sepia, Lake Road, Ambleside, Wetsmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer,
Ambleside, Westmorland, 1880s-1940s. click to enlargeHB0988.jpg item:- Armitt Library : 1958.2706 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Royal Oak Hotel |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "ROYAL OAK HOTEL / / CHURCH STREET / LAKES / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 450589 / NY3771804444" |
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| source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Corner of Church Street and Lake Road. Late C17 and later. Roughcast stone rubble, slate roof, two low storeys. Panelled door in plain stone architrave with cornice, 3 6-paned sash windows on ground floor and 4 above. Two small gabled dormers on roof with 6-paned sashes. A wing to left connects with the rear of Glen's grocery shop." "Nos 2 to 11 (consec), Royal Oak Hotel, Premises occupied by T and J Glen and Rotha's Cafe form a group with Premises occupied by Tyson, Lake Road." |
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