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Old Elleray, Windermere
Old Elleray
locality:-   Windermere
civil parish:-   Windermere (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD41139906
1Km square:-   SD4199
10Km square:-   SD49
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 8) 
placename:-  Cottage, The
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 photograph:- Payn 1867
source data:-   Photograph, sepia, Professor Wilson's Old Cottage at Elleray, Windermere, Westmorland, by Garnett and Sproat, published by J Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1867.
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Tipped in opposite p.10 of The Lakes in Sunshine, text by James Payn. 
printed at bottom:-  "PROFESSOR WILSON'S OLD COTTAGE AT ELLERAY."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : 184.5
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
placename:-  Christopher North's Cottage
placename:-  Old Elleray
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"CHRISTOPHER NORTH'S COTTAGE AND OLD ELLERAY / / ELLERAY LANE / WINDERMERE TOWN / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 351668 / SD4113799065"
evidence:-   old print:- Loftie 1875
placename:-  Elleray
source data:-   Print, engraving, Elleray, Windermere, Residence of Professor Wilson, Westmorland, published by Marcus Ward and Co, 67-68 Chandos Street, Covent Garden, London, and Belfast, 1875.
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On p.89 of English Lake Scenery, by W J Loftie. 
printed at lower centre:-  "ELERAY, WINDERMERE - RESIDENCE OF PROFESSOR WILSON"
item:-  Armitt Library : A963.10
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Elleray
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Elleray, Windermere, Westmorland, engraved by W H Lizars, Edinburgh, published 1850-60s?
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printed at bottom right, centre:-  "W. H. Lizars, sc. / ELLERAY, WINDERMERE."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.523
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evidence:-   old print:- Sylvan 1847
placename:-  Elleray
source data:-   Print, engraving, Elleray, Windermere, Westmorland, drawn by T Gillks, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.
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On p.38 of Sylvan's Pictorial Guide to the English Lakes. 
printed at bottom:-  "[T GILKS] / ELLERAY."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1201.7
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Elleray Park
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Elleray Park, published 1831.
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Home of J Wilson. 
printed at bottom:-  "Elleray Park - Seat of J. Wilson Esqr."
item:-  private collection : 105
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hearsay:-  
 The home of John Wilson 1785-1854, poet, author, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University. He lived here 1807-12. He used the pseudonym Christopher North writing the Noctes Ambrosianae papers for Blackwoods Magazine.
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