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Ennerdale Water
runs into:-    Ehen, River
locality:-   Ennerdale
civil parish:-   Ennerdale and Kinniside (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   lake
coordinates:-   NY10771490 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY1014
10Km square:-   NY11
altitude:-   367 feet
altitude:-   112m (Winter water level 112 metres above Newlyn datum 1972) 

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BTE90.jpg (taken 13.7.2010)  
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BMA16.jpg  From Bowness.
(taken 3.5.2006)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 68 11) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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.
OS County Series (Cmd 68 12) 
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 68) 
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.
"Lowest point of bed of lake [ ] above O.S. datum"
elsewhere:-  "Sur. of Water 368 9"
evidence:-   old map:- Saxton 1579
placename:-  Brodewater
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Westmorlandiae et Cumberlandiae Comitatus ie Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 5 miles to 1 inch, by Christopher Saxton, London, engraved by Augustinus Ryther, 1576, published 1579-1645.
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"Brodewater"
Lake. 
item:-  private collection : 2
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evidence:-   old map:- Mercator 1595 (edn?) 
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Northumbria, Cumberlandia, et Dunelmensis Episcopatus, ie Northumberland, Cumberland and Durham etc, scale about 6.5 miles to 1 inch, by Gerard Mercator, Duisberg, Germany, about 1595.
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outline, coast shaded, tinted blue; lake 
item:-  JandMN : 169
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evidence:-   old map:- Speed 1611 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Brodwater
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland and the Ancient Citie Carlile Described, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by John Speed, 1610, published by J Sudbury and George Humble, Popes Head Alley, London, 1611-12.
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"Brodwater"
outline, shaded 
item:-  private collection : 16
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evidence:-   poem:- Drayton 1612/1622 text
placename:-  Brodwater
source data:-   Poem, Poly Olbion, by Michael Drayton, published by published by John Marriott, John Grismand and Thomas Dewe, and others? London, part 1 1612, part 2 1622.
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page 164:-  "... Brodwater ..."
evidence:-   probably old map:- Drayton 1612/1622
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberlande and Westmorlande, by Michael Drayton, probably engraved by William Hole, scale about 4 or 5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Mariott, John Grismand, and Thomas Dewe, London, 1622.
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Lake. 
item:-  JandMN : 168
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evidence:-   old map:- Jansson 1646
placename:-  Brodwater
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumbria and Westmoria, ie Cumberland and Westmorland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by John Jansson, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1646.
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"Brodwater"
Outline with shore shaded, dotted area. 
item:-  JandMN : 88
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evidence:-   old map:- Sanson 1679
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Ancien Royaume de Northumberland aujourdhuy Provinces de Nort, ie the Ancient Kingdom of Northumberland or the Northern Provinces, scale about 9.5 miles to 1 inch, by Nicholas Sanson, Paris, France, 1679.
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outline, shore shaded; lake, part of 'Broadwater fl.' 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.15
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evidence:-   old map:- Seller 1694 (Cmd) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 12 miles to 1 inch, by John Seller, 1694.
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outline with shaded shore; lake 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.89
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evidence:-   old map:- Morden 1695 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Brodwater
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Robert Morden, 1695, published by Abel Swale, the Unicorn, St Paul's Churchyard, Awnsham, and John Churchill, the Black Swan, Paternoster Row, London, 1695-1715.
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"Brodwater"
Outline with shore shading. 
item:-  JandMN : 90
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evidence:-   old map:- Badeslade 1742
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, A Map of Cumberland North from London, scale about 11 miles to 1 inch, with descriptive text, by Thomas Badeslade, London, engraved and published by William Henry Toms, Union Court, Holborn, London, 1742.
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outline with form lines 
item:-  JandMN : 115
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evidence:-   old map:- Gents Mag 1751
placename:-  Enerdale Water
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Black Lead Mines in Cumberland, and area, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by George Smith, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1751.
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"ENERDALE WATER"
outline with form lines; lake 
item:-  JandMN : 114
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evidence:-   old map:- Bowen and Kitchin 1760
placename:-  Broad Water
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A New Map of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland Divided into their Respective Wards, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Emanuel Bowen and Thomas Kitchin et al, published by T Bowles, Robert Sayer, and John Bowles, London, 1760.
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"Broad Water"
outline with form lines 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.10
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"Ennerdale Water"
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"ENNERDALE WATER"
lake 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Images © Carlisle Library
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Broad Water
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.
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Account of Ennerdale, late 18th century 
Page 295:-  "Within these few years, several visitors of the lakes extend their tour, by taking in Whitehaven, and proceeding from thence, by Cleator and Kinnyside, to Ennerdale Bridge; at which place guides can be procured, to conduct them by the best rout to Ennerdale Broad-water; ..."
"Certain it is, the approach to the lake of Ennerdale, to Lowes-water, and to Buttermere, is from no other quarter so magnificent and captivating. The lake of Ennerdale appears in view. To the left, a majestic wood, rising gradually up the side of Cold-fell from the opposite shore of the water, imparts the most graceful ornament to the entrance into a region perfectly different from the last. A short turn to the right lays the whole lake and valley open to the view, and Herd-house presents his tawny front, as regent of the scene. The furniture of the lake (if the expression may be allowed) is totally changed: on the traveller's side (the east) the farms are stretched out, and exhibit a verdure seldom exceeded in the most fertile parts of this kingdom; and in a compass of a few miles, the number of small tenements seem to say with Goldsmith,"
"'Here every rood maintains its man.'"
"On the opposite shore of this little ocean (which is frequently seen vexed with little storms of short duration) the mountain towers with great dignity; neither terrible nor in-"
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Page 296:-  "[in]viting in its aspect, but suited to the serenity of the spot, which is calculated to inspire sentiments at once sublime and chearful."
"The langauge of poetry never applied 'The clear mirror of the flood,' with a propriety greater than that with which, on many accounts, a description of this lake might adopt it: the extent of the water is particularly calculated with the height of the adjoining mountain, to produce the most astonishing reflection from its surface; and the situation of the neighbouring mountains occasions such frequent changes of atmosphere in the course of the summer's day (and at no other season, it is presumed, are these parts visited by strangers) that the tourist will hardly be disappointed of viewing the picture in all its great variety of light and shade."
"The following lines are an impromptu, written by a gentleman in the year 1788, who has since distinguished himself by his ingenuity, and at present enjoys no inconsiderable rank as an artist; we might be justified in saying he now possesses a very honourable niche in the modern temple of pictorial fame - in Somerset-house."
"Here let the youth who pants for honest fame, / By real genius led, whose classic taste / Delights to copy Nature, here employ / His pencil, and by boldest stretch of art, / Snatch all the transient colours of the lake, / That wildly on its surface mingling play."
"And let the rapture that with speed pursues / The flying spectacle of light and shade / (And, instant, strikes the canvas with their tint) / Direct the eye, and guide the rapid hand, / Quick! as the chasing clouds and glancing light / Reflect their image on the glassy plain."
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Page 297:-  "Now leave the varying beauties of the scene, / And dash the scowling mountain's brows sublime. / Sweep down their rugged sides, august and steep, / With many a furrow-mark'd, and shelving ridge, / And paint the pebbled margin of the flood."
"But seize! ah, seize on Pillar's lofty top, / That passing mist which half obscures its peak. / Its evanescent form no art depicts! / No fancy wing'd so quick to give it shape!- / It flies, alas! and mix'd with common air, / Brightens, and fades - insensibly - away!"
"Describe the dread serenity that dwells / In all this region of romantic view, / Of awful silence - silence undisturb'd, / Save when, as gently mov'd by zephyrs bland, / The hedge-row mingles with its sweets a sigh; / Or the wing'd inmates of the wat'ry vale / Carol, responsive, to the general song / Of rising Nature. From her lap he throws / The richest offerings of the growing year; / And ev'ry tow'ring hill, and daisy'd bank, / Breathes choicest incense to th'Almighty Power, / Beneficent, whose works are only good."
"Pictor."
evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, A Map of the Lakes in Cumberland, Westmorland and Lancashire, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Paas, 53 Holborn, London, about 1784.
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"ENNERDALE WATER"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Aikin 1790 (Cmd) 
placename:-  
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, by John Aikin, London, 1790.
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outline with form lines; lake 
item:-  JandMN : 145
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evidence:-   old painting:- Green 1790s-1820s (1800) 
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, Ennerdale Water, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1800.
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courtesy of Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Kendal
item:-  Abbot Hall : AH572.67
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evidence:-   old painting:- Green 1790s-1820s
item:-  sheep
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1800s-10s?
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PR1742.jpg
item:-  Dove Cottage : 1998.2.37
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evidence:-   old map:- Housman 1800 map 3
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Maps, hand coloured engraving, Lakes in Cumberland, 9 lakes on one sheet, engraved by James Lowes, published by F Jollie, Carlisle, Cumberland, and C Law, Ave Maria Lane, London, 1800.
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"ENNERDALE WATER"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2007.38.96
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, The Lakes, Westmorland and Cumberland, scale about 8.5 miles to 1 inch, engravedby Neele and Son, published by Sherwood, Jones and Co, Paternoster Road, London, 1824.
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GRA1Lk.jpg
"Ennerdale W."
outline with form lines; lake or tarn 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.5
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Cooke 1802
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, Cumberland, scale about 15.5 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.
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"Ennerdale Water"
outline with form lines; lake or tarn 
item:-  Hampshire Museums : FA2000.62.2
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old print:- Green 1804 (plate 23) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, uncoloured aquatint, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1804, printed after 1806.
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Plate 23 from a series. 
printed at bottom:-  "Ennerdale Water. / Drawn and Engraved by Wm. Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1804."
printed at top right:-  "23"
at :-  "E [ ] / 1806"
item:-  Armitt Library : 2014.171
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evidence:-   old map:- Laurie and Whittle 1806
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Road map, Completion of the Roads to the Lakes, scale about 10 miles to 1 inch, by Nathaniel Coltman? 1806, published by Robert H Laurie, 53 Fleet Street, London, 1834.
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"Ennerdale Water"
lake 
item:-  private collection : 18.18
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evidence:-   old map:- Cooper 1808
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 10.5 miles to 1 inch, drawn and engraved by Cooper, published by R Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808.
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"Ennerdale W."
outline, shaded; lake 
item:-  JandMN : 86
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1810
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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 71:-  "..."
"The best views of the lake are about one mile east of the foot; this is inclosed ground, and the grouped and"
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page 72:-  "single trees are picturesque, and associate well in composition with the distances: Bonus Knot, a mountain mass of rugged rock, is the side screen on the left, but this is contrasted by the western boundary, which, excepting at Anglingstone, is something smooth and uniform in its height all the way up the side of the lake: Among the mountains at the head of the water, are the Pillar and the Steeple."
evidence:-   old print:- Wilkinson 1810 (plate 40) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Broad Water
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Ennerdale Broad Water, Cumberland, by Joseph Wilkinson, engraved by William Frederick Wells, published by R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1810.
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Plate 40 in Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "The Revd. Jos: Wilkinson delt. / W. F. Wells Sculpt. / Ennerdale Broad-water / Publish'd Jany. 1. 1810. by R. Ackerman. 101. Strand. London."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : MN4.40
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1814 (plate 42) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, tinted soft ground etching, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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Plate 42 in Sixty Small Prints. 
printed at top right:-  "42"
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE WATER. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6653.42
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1814 (plate 42) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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Plate 42 in Sixty Small Prints. 
printed at top right:-  "42"
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE WATER. / Published at Ambleside Augst. 1, 1814, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6656.42
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1814
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Set of prints, soft ground etchings, Sixty Small Prints, with text, A Description of a Series of Sixty Small Prints, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1814.
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page 22:-  "..."
"ENNERDALE WATER."
"Ennerdale Water may be visited by foot or horsemen from the Inn at Buttermere, by keeping the road down the"
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page 23:-  "meadows, and passing Scale Force on the left, to a little lake called Fluttering Tarn, which must likewise be kept on the left. This road, though of considerable ascent, is not over the highest part of the mountain. After having gained the Tarn, the traveller will, from the north-east, presently see Ennerdale Water, which is by many thought to be an interesting lake. From the Inn at Scale Hill the carriage-road lies on the eastern side of Low's Water through Lampleugh; but the horse and foot-road is between Crummock Water and Low's Water; afterwards skirt Melbreak, which keep on the left for some time; then on the right turn up the side of the hill to Fluttering Tarn, before spoken of."
"The best views of this lake are about one mile east of the foot; this is enclosed ground, and the grouped and single trees are picturesque, and associate well in composition with the distances; ... Bonus Knott, a mountain mass of rugged rock, is the side screen on the left; but this is contrasted by the western boundary, which, excepting at Angling Stone, is rather smooth and uniform in its height all the way to the head of the lake. Amongst the distant mountains are the Pillar and the Steeple."
evidence:-   old print:- Green 1815
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
item:-  sheep
source data:-   Print, coloured aquatint, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1815.
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Plate 55 in Lake Scenery. 
printed at upper right:-  "55"
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE WATER. / Published at Ambleside, June 1, 1815, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6646.51
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
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.
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item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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"Ennerdale W[r.]"
outline, shaded; lake 
item:-  JandMN : 91
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evidence:-   old print:- Fielding and Walton 1821 (plate 31) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, coloured aquatint, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, drawn by Theodore H A Fielding, published by R Ackermann, 101 Strand, London, 1821.
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Bowness Knott and Angler's Crag are prominent. 
Tipped in opposite p.206 in A Picturesque Tour of the English Lakes. 
item:-  Dove Cottage : 1993.R566.31
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
item:-  trout; char; fishing
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 26:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE"
"Is about two miles and a half in length, and three quarters of a mile in breadth. It is more difficult to obtain a good view of this than of any other lake. The best general view may be had near How Hall; but, as the principal mountain scenery, with part of the lake, is seen to advantage from the road by which tourists generally pass from Wastwater to Lowes Water and Buttermere; few like to extend the journey two or three miles for any improvement that can be made to the view. Pedestrians, anxious to explore the inmost recesses of the mountains, may follow the lake to its head, and after passing the sequestered farm of Gillerthwaite, continue their route four of five miles along the narrow dale, by the transparent stream of the Lisa, which is fed by the crystal springs issuing from the side of the mountains; and either turn to the left, by the pass called Scarf Gap, to Buttermere; or to the right, over the Black Sail, to Wasdale head. This way a horse might be taken, but it would be found more troublesome than useful."
"This lake is well stocked with trout: here is also an inferior kind of char, which enter the river in autumn to deposit their spawn; contrary to the habits of those in the lakes of Buttermere and Crummock. There are two small public houses at Ennerdale Bridge; but not calculated to afford much accommodation to travellers."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
placename:-  Lake of Ennerdale
item:-  depth, Ennerdale Water
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 79:-  "..."
"LAKE OF ENNERDALE."
"This water is about two miles and a half long; near its foot is half a mile across, but towards the head it grows much narrower. It is well stocked with trout and an inferior kind of char. It is much secluded, difficult of access, and, consequently, rarely seen. The shores are bold and somewhat savage. The best scenery is between its foot and the side of the hill to the north, in descending from Floutern Tarn. Tourists generally rest satisfied with what may be seen in passing the lower end, on their progress to Buttermere, few liking to extend their journey into the dale. ..."
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Page 177:-  "A TABLE"
"OF THE LENGTH, BREADTH, &c. OF THE LAKES,"
"COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT AUTHORITIES."
No. Names of Lakes. Height above sea in feet. Length in miles. Breadth in miles. Depth in fathoms.
4 Ennerdale Water ½ - ¾ - 13 -
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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.
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"Ennerdale Wr."
Outline with form lines. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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.
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FD02NY01.jpg
"Ennerdale Wr."
Outline with form lines. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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.
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FD02NY11.jpg
"Ennerdale Wr."
Outline with form lines. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
Image © see bottom of page
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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.
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"Ennerdale Wr."
Outline with form lines. 
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale, Cumberland, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, 1849.
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"Ennerdale / p 288"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.487.84
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evidence:-   old map:- Wyld 1847
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Loweswater, Crummock, Buttermere, Ennerdale and Wastwaters, Cumberland, scale about 3.5 miles to 1 inch, by James Wyld, published by John Johnstone, Paternoster Row, London, et al, 1847.
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printed at bottom:-  "LOWESWATER, CRUMMOCK, BUTTERMERE, / ENNERDALE AND WASTWATERS."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1201.66
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
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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outline with shore form lines, lake or tarn 
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"ENNERDALE WR."
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, tinted lithograph, Ennerdale Lake, Cumberland, by James Baker Pyne, engraved by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire, 1853.
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"PAINTED BY J. B. PYNE. / W. GAUCI LITH. / MANCHESTER, PUBLISHED BY THOMAS AGNEW & SONS, 1853. / Ennerdale Lake / M & N HANHART IMPT."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6678.6
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, coloured lithograph, Ennerdale Lake, Cumberland, by James Baker Pyne, engraved by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire, 1853.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A6677.6
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
item:-  depth, Ennerdale Water
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:-  "A TABLE OF THE LENGTH, BREADTH, AND DEPTH OF THE LAKES."
"No. : Names of Lakes. : Counties : Length in Miles. : Extreme breadth in Miles : Extreme depth in Feet : Height above the Sea"
"15 : Ennerdale : Cumberland : 2½ : ½: 80 : -"
evidence:-   old map:- Mill and Heawood 1895
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Map, Buttermere, Crummock Water, and Ennerdale Water, scale 2 inches to 1 mile, with soundings by Hugh Robert Mill and Edward Heawood, by Bartholomew, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, etc, 1895.
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- with soundings and sections 
item:-  Kendal Library : 7.4
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evidence:-   old print:- Heaton Cooper 1905 (edn 1908) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, colour halftone, Ennerdale Lake at Sunset, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, from a watercolour painting by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, London, 2nd edn 1908.
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Opposite p.98 of The English Lakes, painted by Alfred Heaton Cooper, described by William T Palmer. 
printed at tissue opposite the print:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE AT SUNSET"
printed at signed lower right:-  "A HEATON COOPER"
item:-  JandMN : 468.37
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evidence:-   old map:- Postlethwaite 1877 (3rd edn 1913) 
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.
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"ENNERDALE"
lake 
item:-  JandMN : 162.2
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evidence:-   old print:- MacBride 1922
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, colour, Ennerdale Lake, by Alfred Heaton Cooper, published by Adam and Charles Black, 4-6 Soho Square, London, 2nd edn 1928.
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Tipped in opposite p.8 in Wild Lakeland by MacKenzie MacBride. 
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE"
signed at lower right:-  "A. HEATON COOPER"
item:-  JandMN : 195.4
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evidence:-   old print:- 
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Ennerdale, from Scarf Gap, Cumberland, engraved by Whymper, published 1920s-30s?
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On page 233 of Picturesque Europe, The Lake Country. 
printed at lower right:-  "WHYMPER. SC"
printed at bottom:-  "Ennerdale, from Scarf Gap."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.319
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
item:-  sailing
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, drawn by R Shepherd, published 1860s?
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printed at bottom left, centre:-  "R. Shepherd delt. / ENNERDALE WATER"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.461
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Ennerdale Water, Cumberland, engraved by Orrin Smith and H Harral, published late 19th century?
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On page 228 of The Land We Live In. 
printed at lower right:-  "ORRIN SMITH &H HARRAL SC"
printed at bottom:-  "2.- ENNERDALE WATER."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.340
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Drawn by James Barker Pyne, 1848-1853, lithographed by T Picken, 1859.
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"Ennerdale Lake"
item:-  JandMN : 97.15
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evidence:-   old print:- Linton 1852
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
item:-  sailing boat; boat
source data:-   Print, engraving, Ennerdale Water, Ennerdale and Kinniside, Cumberland, drawn by R Shepherd, engraved by W H Lizars, Edinburgh, published by Whittaker and Co, London, and by R Gibson and Son and by Callander and Dixon, Whitehaven, Cumberland, 1852.
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Tipped in opposite p.18 of A Handbook of the Whitehaven and Furness Railway, by John Linton. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "R. Shepherd delt. / W. H. Lizars sculpt. / ENNERDALE WATER"
item:-  Armitt Library : A1158.3
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evidence:-   old print:- Garnett 1850s-60s F
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, Ennerdale, Cumberland, drawn and engraved by William Banks and Son, Edinburgh, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1850s-60s?
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Included in Views of the English Lakes. 
printed at bottom:-  "Drawn & Engd. by W. Banks &Son, Edinr. / ENNERDALE."
item:-  JandMN : 165.11
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836 (version 1869) 
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, hand coloured, Ennerdale Lake, from the North East, Cumberland, 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:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE, / from the North East."
printed at bottom:-  "Herd House. / Green Gavel. / Gt. Gavel. / The Pillar. / Steeple Crag. / Iron Crag. / Haycock. / Revelin."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1067.15
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, engraving, Ennerdale Lake, from the North East, Cumberland, 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.83 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE, / from the North East."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Herd House. / Green Gavel. / Gt. Gavel. / The Pillar. / Steeple Crag. / Iron Crag. / Haycock. / Revelin."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.34
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evidence:-   old print:- Rose 1832-35
source data:-   Print, engraving, Ennerdale Water from How Hall, Cumberland, by Thomas Allom, engraved by J Sands, 1833.
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"Ennerdale Water from How Hall, Cumberland"
item:-  JandMN : 96.1
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1819
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, aquatint, Ennerdale Water, Cumberland, by William Green, 1819, published by R Lough and Co, Chronicle Office, Finkle Street, Kendal, and others, 1820.
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Tipped in opposite vol.2 p.228 of The Tourist's New Guide, by William Green. 
printed at bottom right, centre:-  "Vol.2, page 228, line 14. / ENNERDALE WATER. / Published at Ambleside, Augt. 1. 1819, by Wm. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1141.27
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Print, uncoloured aquatint, Ennerdale Water, Cumberland, drawn, engraved and published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1804.
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Included in vol.2, plate 23 in the Tourist's New Guide, 1819. 
printed at bottom:-  "Ennerdale Water. / Drawn and Engraved by Wm. Green, and Published at Ambleside, June 24, 1804."
item:-  private collection : 116
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evidence:-   old print:- Rumney 1899
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Print, halftone photograph, Ennerdale Lake, Cumberland, published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, and Liverpool, 1899.
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On p.65 of the Cyclist's Guide to the English Lake District, by A W Rumney. 
printed at bottom:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE."
item:-  JandMN : 147.23
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evidence:-   perhaps old painting:- 
source data:-   Painting, watercolour, Mountain and Lake Scene, Cumbria, by Frederick Clive Newcome, 1889.
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Autumn; to left of composition lies a sloping cornfield flanked by a hedge beyond which the roof of a small building is visible in the midst a stand of tall trees. A narrow path winds downhill beside the cornfield towards the lakeside; three geese stand amidst clumps of heather beside the path to right of composition. Intervening landscape of woods and fields fills centre of composition. Barren fells rise above the lake, some of them cloaked in mist. 
Perhaps Angler's Crag on Ennerdale Water. 
signed &dated at bottom left:-  "NEWCOME 89"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1936.4.4
Image © Tullie House Museum
evidence:-   old painting:- 
placename:-  Ennerdale Lake
source data:-   Painting, oil painting, Ennerdale Lake, Cumberland, 1840s-50s.
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Summertime; view from an elevated perspective across a lake to the fells which surround it. In foreground field a man and boy drive a small herd of cattle downhill towards a farm nestling amongst the trees which obscure the nearside shore of the lake. 
labelled at reverse:-  "ENNERDALE LAKE. I THINK WAS PROPERTY OF HOW HALL PENRITH CUMBERLAND. PICTURE PAINTED FROM HOW HALL FOR MISS DICKINSON WHO BECAME MRS UNSWORTH MY GRANDMOTHER. I SHOULD LIKE THIS SMALL PICTURE TO GO BACK TO A PENRITH MUSEUM OR A SUITABLE MUSEUM. I BELIEVE THE LAKE IS NOW LOST IN A RESEVOIR. Kathleen M Wild 28.II.72"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 1981.28
Image © Tullie House Museum
evidence:-   old drawing:- 
placename:-  Ennerdale Water
source data:-   Drawing, Ennerdale Water, Cumberland, by William Havell, 1800s-10s.
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View of Ennerdale Water surrounded by hills with trees framing the view. One of a set of twenty views of the lake district executed by the artist on one sheet of paper. 
at bottom:-  "Ennerdale Water II 22d"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 2009.89.51
Image © Tullie House Museum

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BWO07.jpg  Looking up.
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BWO08.jpg  Looking up.
(taken 16.5.2012)  
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BWO09.jpg  Looking down.
(taken 16.5.2012)  
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BMR56.jpg  From between Grey Knotts and Brandreth.
(taken 22.9.2006)  
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BMA12.jpg  Angler's Crag and Crag Fell.
(taken 3.5.2006)  
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BMA17.jpg (taken 3.5.2006)  
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BMA18.jpg (taken 3.5.2006)  
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BMA04.jpg  From Cauda Brow.
(taken 3.5.2006)  
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BPA33.jpg  From the foot of the lake.
(taken 16.4.2008)  
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BPA58.jpg (taken 16.4.2008)  
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BPK29.jpg (taken 30.6.2008)  
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BWO06.jpg  Dam at the foot of the lake.
(taken 16.5.2012)  
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CEE22.jpg (taken 27.10.2015)  
notes:-  
 Nancy Price, who allocated religious denominations to the lakes, said:-
"Ennerdale is certainly a Quaker lake. Before I ever saw her my fancy clother her in gentle shades of grey, and now that I know her well I find I was not mistaken, her fells and waters have the subtle colour of a wood pigeon's wing."
William Gilpin was not the end of fancy.

Baron 1925
hearsay:-  
 The freshwater shrimp, Mysis relicta, lives in the lake.
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