Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Barrow Cascade, Borrowdale

Barrow Cascade, Borrowdale

Barrow Cascade

Barrow Waterfalls

site name:-

Barrow Beck (2)

locality:-

Barrow

civil parish:-

Borrowdale (formerly Cumberland)

county:-

Cumbria

locality type:-

waterfall

coordinates:-

NY26921995 (etc)

1Km square:-

NY2619

10Km square:-

NY21

SummaryText:-

engineered by Joseph Pocklington

BQM02.jpg (taken 4.5.2009)
photograph

BOK56.jpg (taken 19.1.2008)

evidence:-

old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 64 14)
placename:- Barrow Waterfalls

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 map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Der)
placename:- Pocklington's Cascade

source data:-

Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Matchless Lake of Derwent, ie Derwent Water, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800.

CT2NY21T.jpg
"Pocklington's Cascade &two Summer Houses"
item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.3
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evidence:-

old text:- Green 1810
placename:- Barrow Cascade

source data:-

Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Studies from Nature, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, drawn 1808-10, published 1810.

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page 65:- "..."
"Barrow Cascade lies at the back of Barrow House, which is the property of Joseph Pocklington, Esq.; Barrow House commands a fine view of Skiddaw, with Derwent Water."
"In every cascade there is a particular quantity of water which is more pleasant to the eye than any other quantity; and those who may view the one at Barrow under favourable circumstances, will, it is trusted, be highly gratified, and be ready to pronounce it the most charming picture, of its kind, among the mountains. The course of the water has been diverted from its original channel by Mr. Pocklington, who had previously excavated the rock, and who has given the whole to the public eye in its present beauty. There are four places between the"

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page 66:- "bottom and top of the fall from which it may be seen, the access to which is easy: the view here given is from the second of these stations."
"A little building near the top of the fall, in which there are seats, commands a splendid view of Derwent Water over the tops of the trees."

evidence:-

old print:- Green 1810 (plate 36)
placename:- Barrow Cascade

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Barrow Cascade, Borrowdale, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1808.

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Plate 36 in Sixty Studies from Nature, 1810.
printed at bottom:- "BARROW CASCADE. / Drawn and Engraved by William Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1808."
watermark:- "J WHATMAN / 1819"
item:- Armitt Library : A6641.36
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evidence:-

descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834)

source data:-

Guide book, A Concise Description of the English Lakes, the mountains in their vicinity, and the roads by which they may be visited, with remarks on the mineralogy and geology of the district, by Jonathan Otley, published by the author, Keswick, Cumberland now Cumbria, by J Richardson, London, and by Arthur Foster, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, 1823; published 1823-49, latterly as the Descriptive Guide to the English Lakes.

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Page 42:- "BARROW CASCADE, two miles from Keswick, has an upper and lower fall, more perpendicular than"

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Page 43:- "that of Lowdore, and exhibits to advantage a smaller quantity of water. From the top of the fall the lake and vale, when not intercepted by trees, were seen in fine perspective."
"..."

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"... we pass Barrow House, the beautiful summer residence of Joseph Pocklington, Esq. A fine cascade behind the house may be seen by strangers on application at the lodge. ..."

evidence:-

descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843)
placename:- Barrow Cascade
item:- height, Barrow Cascade

source data:-

Guide book, A Description of Scenery in the Lake District, by Rev William Ford, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, by W Edwards, 12 Ave Maria Lane, Charles Tilt, Fleet Street, William Smith, 113 Fleet Street, London, by Currie and Bowman, Newcastle, by Bancks and Co, Manchester, by Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh, and by Sinclair, Dumfries, 1839.

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Page 55:- "... The cascade, at the back of the house, may be seen by leave; there are two falls, but the upper one is artificial; fine trees, grassy banks, and rocks richly decked in many greened mosses, are the adornments of these falls, and their height is one hundred and twenty-two feet. ..."

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Page 166:- "..."
"Barrow House is the residence of Joseph Pocklington Senhouse. Esq. Behind the house is a cascade, 122 feet in height, in two falls."

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Page 179:- "WATERFALLS."


No.	Name and Situation of Fall.	Height.

4	Barrow Cascade, two miles from Keswick	122 feet

evidence:-

old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H

source data:-

Map of the English Lakes, in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s.

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"Waterfall"
two lines across a stream, waterfall
item:- JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-

old text:- Martineau 1855

source data:-

Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.

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Page 76:- "... Up this by-road the explorer goes, and passes behind and above Barrow House, soon reaching the stream that feeds the Barrow fall, which may be visited by strangers in the grounds below. ..."

evidence:-

old text:- Martineau 1855

source data:-

Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.

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Page 180:- "WATERFALLS."
"No. : Names and Situations of Falls. : Counties : Feet in Height."
"7 : Barrow Cascade, near Keswick : Cumberland : 122"

evidence:-

old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s

source data:-

Photograph, sepia, Barrow Cascade, Borrowdale, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.

evidence:-

old print:- Sylvan 1847
placename:- Barrow Falls

source data:-

Print, engraving, Barrow Falls, Borrowdale, Cumberland, drawn by Thomas Gilks, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.

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Frontispiece to Sylvan's Pictorial Guide to the English Lakes.
printed at bottom:- "T. GILKS / BARROW FALLS."
item:- Armitt Library : A1201.1
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evidence:-

old print:- Rose 1832-35
placename:- Barrow Fall

source data:-

Print, engraving, Barrow Fall, near Derwentwater, by Thomas Allom, engraved by H Bond, 1834.

evidence:-

old print:- Green 1809
placename:- Barrow Cascade

source data:-

Print, soft ground etching, Barrow Cascade, Borrowdale, Cumberland, by William Green, published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809.

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Plate 31 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature.
printed in introductory pages to set of prints:- "Number 31. Barrow House, formerly the property of Joseph Pocklington, Esq. commands a fine view of Skiddaw, with Derwent Water; the cascade is at the back of the house, and the view here presented is from the dining room. In every cascade there is a particular quantity of water which is more pleasant to the eye than any other quantity; and those who may view the one at Barrow, under favourable circumstances, will, it is trusted, be highly gratified; and be ready to pronounce the most charming picture of its kind among the mountains. The course of the water has been diverted from its original channel, by Mr. Pocklington; who had previously excavated the rock, and who has given the whole to the public eye in its present beauty. - There are four place between the bottom and top of the fall, from which it may be seen, the access to which is easy. A little building near the top of the fall, in which there are seats, commands a splendid view of Derwent Water, over the tops of the trees."
printed at bottom:- "BARROW CASCADE. / Pub. Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green."
item:- Armitt Library : A6637.31
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BOK57.jpg (taken 19.1.2008)

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