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| corpse road, Ambleside to Grasmere | ||
| Ambleside to Grasmere | ||
| locality:- | Ambleside | |
| locality:- | Rydal | |
| locality:- | Grasmere | |
| civil parish:- | Lakes (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | corpse road | |
| locality type:- | track | |
| 10Km square:- | NY30 | |
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 BYX11.jpg Near Rydal, (taken 30.7.2013)  BYX12.jpg Near Rydal, (taken 30.7.2013) |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Wordsworth 1810 |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Description of the Scenery of the Lakes, later A
Guide through the District of The Lakes, by William Wordsworth,
1810-35. goto sourcepage xii "... A foot road passing behind Rydal Mount and under Nab Scar to Grasmere, is very favourable to views of the Lake and the Vale, looking back towards Ambleside. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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| source data:- | Photograph, black and white, corpse road from Ambleside to Grasmere, Westmorland,
by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. click to enlargeHB0693.jpg stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE" item:- Armitt Library : ALPS357 Image © see bottom of page |
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