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| Coniston | ||||
| Church Coniston | ||||
| civil parish:- | Coniston (formerly Lancashire) | |||
| county:- | Cumbria | |||
| locality type:- | locality | |||
| locality type:- | buildings | |||
| locality type:- | selected place | |||
| locality type:- | twinned town | |||
| coordinates:- | SD30229758 (etc) | |||
| 1Km square:- | SD3097 | |||
| 10Km square:- | SD39 | |||
| latitude; longitude:- | 3d 4.5m W; 54d 22.1m N | |||
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Lan 4 4) placename:- Coniston |
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| 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. |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) placename:- Conyston |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandia, Lancastria, Cestria
etc, ie Westmorland, Lancashire, Cheshire etc, scale about 10.5
miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, 1595,
edition 1613-16. MER5LanA.jpg "Conyston" circle item:- Armitt Library : 2008.14.3 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) item:- slate |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Guide to the Lakes, by Thomas West, published by
William Pennington, Kendal, Cumbria once Westmorland, and in
London, 1778 to 1821. goto sourcePage 52:- "The next grand view is had in the boat, and from the centre of the lake, ..." "Following the line of shore from Coniston-hall, to the upper end of the lake, the village of Coniston is in full view, and consists of seats, groups of houses, farms, and cots, scattered in a picturesque manner over the cultivated slope. Some are snow-white, others gray; some stand forth on bold eminences at the head of green inclosures; backed with steep woods; others are pitched on sweet declivities, and seem hanging in the" goto sourcePage 53:- "air; some again are on a level with the lake; and all are neatly covered with blue slate, the produce of the mountains, and beautified with ornamental yews, hollies, and tall pines, or firs. This is a charming scene, when the morning sun tinges the whole with a variety of tints. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Con) placename:- Church Coniston |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Coniston Lake,
scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick,
Cumberland, 1788, version published 1809. CTESD39D.jpg circle, buildings, tower and a ?cross:- "The Village of Church Coniston" and a scatter of blocks for building/s:- "Church Coniston" item:- JandMN : 182.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Camden 1789 (Gough Additions) placename:- Coningston placename:- Coningston Fleming |
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| source data:- | Book, Britannia, or A Chorographical Description of the Flourishing Kingdoms of England,
Scotland, and Ireland, by William Camden, 1586, translated from the 1607 Latin edition
by Richard Gough, published London, 1789. goto source Page 143:- "..." "... To the north is Coningston manor between Coningston fells, very high mountains, wherein are mines of copper, lead, and slate, and Coningston or Thurston water, ... It has the additional name of Fleming to distinguish it from Monk Coningston on the opposite side of the lake which belonged to Furness abbey. In the reign of Henry III. it came by marriage from the Urswickes to Richard le Fleming of Caernarvon castle, and has been ever since enjoyed by his heirs male, sir Michael le Fleming of Rydal hall, Westmorland, being the present possessor; which last manor came to them by marriage of sir Thomas le Fleming with Isabel one of the daughters and coheirs of sir John de Lancaster of Rydal and Holgil castle in the same county, knt. The chapel was made parochial among divers others in this county by archbishop Sandys." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Cooke 1802 placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Map, Lancashire, scale about 18 miles to 1 inch, by George
Cooke, 1802, bound in Gray's New Book of Roads, 1824, published
by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824. click to enlargeGRA1La.jpg "Coniston" blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality "Thwaite Kirk" blocks, italic lowercase text, village, hamlet, locality written as one label, this is for Thwaite House or Cottage, and the Kirk of Church Coniston item:- Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.6 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Capper 1808 placename:- Conistone |
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| source data:- | Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom,
compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard
Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published
1808-29. goto source "..." "CONISTONE, a chapelry to the parish of Ulverstone, hundred of Lonsdale, Lancaster, 2 miles from Hawkeshead, and 274 from London; containing 63 houses and 286 inhabitants. It stands near the lake called Conistone Water, ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Green 1810 placename:- Coniston |
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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 source page 3:- "... Coniston Hall ... will serve as a principal to the sprinkling of farm houses and cottages, which compose the village of Coniston. These buildings are agreeably dispersed over gentle eminences, intersecting each other in easy and elegantly undulating lines. Coniston Hall is a picturesque old building; ..." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Otley 1818 placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes,
Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to
1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies,
Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick,
Cumberland, et al, 1833. OT02SD39.jpg "CONISTON" item:- JandMN : 48.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Greenwood 1824 (Lan) placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Map of the County Palatine of Lancashire, scale about 1 inch to
1 mile, surveyed by C Greenwood, drawn by R Creighton, engraved
by S Neele and Son, published by W Fowler and C Greenwood,
Wakefield, Yorkshire and Leicester Square, London, 1818. grw6cnst.jpg "Coniston" labelled in lowercase for a parish or township; notice Monk Coniston. item:- Armitt Library : A1824 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old drawing:- Flower 1830s placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Drawing, pencil, house at Coniston, Cumberland, by John Flower, 1830s? click to enlargePR1860.jpg ms, lower centre "J. FLOWER" ms, bottom centre "[at] Coniston [ ]" item:- Armitt Library : 1959.66.6 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Westall 1830s placename:- Church Coniston |
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| source data:- | Print, aquatint panorama, Coniston Lake, from Bank Ground, Coniston, Lancashire, drawn
and engraved by William Westall, published by Ackermann and Co, 96 Strand, London,
1839. click to enlargeWTL308.jpg "Hawthwaite. Coniston Old man. Church Coniston. Fairfield. Long Crag. Wetherlam. Yewdale Crag. Water head. / Drawn & Engraved by W. Westall A.R.A. / Coniston Lake, / from Bank Ground. / Published by Ackermann & Co, 96 Strand. 1839." item:- Armitt Library : A6658.8 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- Church Conistone |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District of
Cumberland, Westmoreland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles
to 1 inch, published by Charles Thurnam, Carlisle, and by R
Groombridge, 5 Paternoster Row, London, 3rd edn 1843. FD02SD39.jpg "Ch. Conistone" item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H placename:- Coniston |
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| 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. GAR2SD39.jpg "CONISTON" blocks, settlement item:- JandMN : 82.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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 Martineau Directory 1855 |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Martineau 1855 placename:- Church Coniston |
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| 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. goto source Page 27:- "the region. The little town of Church Coniston, and the New Inn, are a mile short of Waterhead; and the stranger must stop, and look through the place, while his early dinner is preparing. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s |
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| source data:- | Photograph, black and white, Coniston, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland,
1890s. click to enlargeHB0442.jpg stamped at reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE" item:- Armitt Library : ALPS97 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Bradley 1901 placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured lithograph, Coniston from across the Lake, Coniston, Cumberland,
by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901. click to enlargeBRL147.jpg On page 196 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. printed at bottom:- "Coniston from across the Lake." item:- JandMN : 464.47 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Bradley 1901 |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured lithograph, The Mountains of Coniston, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell,
published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901. click to enlargeBRL154.jpg On page 216 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. printed at bottom:- "The Mountains of Coniston." item:- JandMN : 464.54 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908) placename:- Coniston item:- shop |
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| source data:- | Print, colour halftone, Coniston Village, The Old Butcher's Shop, Coniston, Lancashire,
from a watercolour painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles
Black, London, 2nd edn 1908. click to enlargeHC0122.jpg Opposite p.66 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. printed at tissue opposite the print:- "CONISTON VILLAGE: THE OLD BUTCHER'S SHOP" printed at signed lower right:- "[A HEATON COOPER]" item:- JandMN : 468.22 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908) placename:- Coniston item:- moonlight |
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| source data:- | Print, colour halftone, Moonlight and Lamplight, Coniston, Lancashire, from a watercolour
painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd
edn 1908. click to enlargeHC0123.jpg Opposite p.68 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. printed at tissue opposite the print:- "MOONLIGHT AND LAMPLIGHT, CONISTON" item:- JandMN : 468.23 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908) placename:- Coniston item:- kitchen; dresser; press cupboard |
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| source data:- | Print, colour halftone, An Old Kitchen, Coniston, Lancashire, from a watercolour painting
by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd edn 1908. click to enlargeHC0124.jpg Opposite p.70 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. printed at tissue opposite the print:- "AN OLD KITCHEN, CONISTON" printed at signed lower left:- "[A HEATON COOPER]" item:- JandMN : 468.24 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908) placename:- Coniston item:- snow |
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| source data:- | Print, colour halftone, Winter Sunshine, Coniston, Lancashire, from a watercolour
painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd
edn 1908. click to enlargeHC0127.jpg Opposite p.76 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. printed at tissue opposite the print:- "WINTER SUNSHINE, CONISTON" printed at signed lower left:- "A HEATON COOPER" item:- JandMN : 468.27 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Lake District Mining Field, Westmorland, Cumberland,
Lancashire, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by John Postlethwaite, published by W H
Moss and Sons, 13 Lowther Street, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1877 edn 1913. PST2SD39.jpg "CONISTON" dots, railway and station item:- JandMN : 162.2 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | market notes:- item:- market |
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| source data:- | : 1889: Market Rights and Tolls: HM Government | |||
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| evidence:- | old print:- Pearson 1900s placename:- Coniston |
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| source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Crags near Coniston, Lancashire, published by C Arthur
Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. click to enlargePS1E02.jpg On p.3 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. printed at bottom:- "CRAGS NEAR CONISTON." item:- Armitt Library : A1188.9 Image © see bottom of page |
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| sundial, Mr Parker's garden |
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| twinned with:- | Illiers, France |
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| twinned with:- | Solto Collina, Italy |
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