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| Langdales, Lakes | ||
| Langdales | ||
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | locality | |
| 1Km square:- | NY3104 (etc) | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
| SummaryText:- | general area; don't make much use of this 'place', use Little Langdale or Great Langdale. | |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Green 1810 placename:- Langdale, Great placename:- Langdale, Little |
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| source data:- | Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature,
by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10,
published 1810. goto sourcepage 102:- "..." "Langdale is visited with greater advantage from Ambleside than from any other place in the country, and the vale of Langdale is considered by some people of taste, as the finest valley in the north of England." "There are two Langdales, Great and Little; and those who make this day's excursion, must pass up one valley, and return through the other; but as each of these vallies is viewed most to the gratification of the mind, by looking at their heads respectively, those who have leisure, and a relish for such scenery, must see them in both directions; but where one day only can be spared for a sight of the Langdales, the approach must be by Little Langdale." page 103:- "... proceed from Colwith Bridge to Fell Foot, and instead of ascending Wrynose, turn to the right: Langdale Pikes displaying vast grandeur, are soon in view; and between the Pikes and the eye, a little lake, called Blea Tarn, if unagitated, will reflect them; look back from the head of the lake on the Tilberthwaite mountains, which are composed of very elegant lines; proceed a little farther and look down to the head of Great Langdale on a scene of extraordinary sublimity and beauty - a bottom of rich enclosures, pleasantly scattered over with trees, and apparently encir-" goto sourcepage 104:- "[encir]cled by mountains, of which, Bow Fell is the principal; and Langdale Pikes, though not the highest, composed of the best arranged lines; descend to Well End, the highest house on that side of the valley, and from thence to Mill Beck." "..." page 105:- "... descend to Mill Beck; the eye of the spectator, whether directed up or down the valley, is cheared all the way with views of fields, richly bedecked with wood, and encircled by high mopuntains. ..." goto sourcepage 106:- "..." "From Mill Beck pass through the meadows to Langdale chapel, between which places take retrospective views, and see Bow Fell and Langdale Pikes, which are excellent objects. - From Langdale Chapel the road is by Grasmere and Rydal Waters (which leave on the left) and over Pelter Bridge to Ambleside. If these vallies are twice to be visited it is scarcely necessary to observe that the retrospective tour must be from Ambleside by Pelter Bridge." |
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