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Birk Fell, Patterdale
Birk Fell
civil parish:-   Patterdale (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   hill
locality type:-   fell
coordinates:-   NY40261810 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY4018
10Km square:-   NY41
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 12 7) 
placename:-  Birk Fell
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 text:- Clarke 1787
placename:-  Birk Fell
source data:-   Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93.
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Page 34:-  "... failing (sic) under Pless-Fell take a view into Martindale. The first thing worth notice is the wall, almost opposite to Householm island [Norfolk Island], where Pless-Fell changes its name to Birk-Fell, (which it preserves as far as Sandwich Fields,) and where Martindale begins. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ullswater) 
placename:-  Birk Fell
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Lake Ullswater and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"A MOUNTAIN here called BIRK FELL"
item:-  private collection : 10.4
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (4th edn 1830) 
placename:-  Birk Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, The Mountains of Ullswater as seen from Pooley Bridge, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland et al, 1830.
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p.109 in A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 4th edition, 1830.  "The Mountains of Ulswater: / as seen from Pooley Bridge."
"Swarth Fell / Cawdale Moor / Winter Crag / Dove Crags / Hallen Fell, and Place Fell / Stone Cross Pike / Birk Fell / Dolly Waggon Pike / Nether Cove Head / Helvellyn High Man / Catchety Cam / Helvellyn Low Man / Herring Pike / Keppel Cove Head / Raise / Greenside / Gowbarrow"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1175.5
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Birk Fell
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Ullswater from Pooley Bridge, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.12 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
source data:-   Print, woodcut outline view, Mountains of Ullswater, by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, 1830.
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Printed on p.113 of A Concise Description of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 5th edition, 1834.  "MOUNTAINS OF ULLSWATER: as seen from Pooley Bridge."
Mountains are listed:-  "Swarth Fell / Cawdale Moor / Winter Crag / Dove Crags / Martindale Hause / Hallen Fell, and Place Fell / Stone Cross Pike / Birk Fell / Dolly Waggon Pike / Nether Cove Head / Helvellyn High Man / Catchety Cam / Helvellyn Low Man / Herring Pike / Keppel Cove Head / Raise / Greenside / Gowbarrow"
item:-  JandMN : 48.13
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evidence:-   outline view:- Martineau 1855
source data:-   Print, engraving, outline view, Mountains seen on the Keswick Road approaching Ullswater, drawn by L Aspland, engraved by W Banks, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855.
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Plate opposite p.104 in A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau.  "MOUNTAINS SEEN ON THE KESWICK ROAD APPROACHING ULLSWATER."
"L Aspland Delt. / W Banks Sc Edinr."
The view is captioned, numbers referring to mountains in the image:-  "1 Place Fell, 2 Birk Fell, 3 Red Screes, 4 Scandale Head, 5 Dove Crag (Hartsop), 6 Birks, 7 Rydal Head, 8 St. Sundays Crag, 9, Fairfield, 10 Glenridding Dod, 11 Dolly Waggon Pike, 12 Bleaberry Fell, 13 Striding Edge, 14 Herring Pike, 15 Gowbarrow Park."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1159.15
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Birk Fell
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Upper Reach, Ullswater, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, 1836, engraved by W F Topham, published by T J Allman, 463 Oxford Street, London, 1869.
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Included in The Lakes of England, by W F Topham. 
printed at bottom:-  "UPPER REACH, ULLSWATER."
printed at bottom:-  "Place Fell. / Dod Fell. / Kirkstone Pass. / Birk Fell. / Patterdale Hall. / Fairfield. / St. Sunday Crag. / Stybarrow Crag."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.18
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Birk Fell
source data:-   Print, engraving, Upper Reach, Ullswater, Westmorland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.118 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "UPPER REACH, ULLSWATER. / [London Pubd. ...]"
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Place Fell. / Dod Fell. / Kirkstone Pass. / Birk Fell. / Patterdale Hall. / Fairfield. / St. Sunday Crag. / Stybarrow Crag."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.43
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