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Fell Foot, Staveley-in-Cartmel
Fell Foot
Fell Foot Park
civil parish:-   Staveley-in-Cartmel (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   park
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD38378702 (etc) 
1Km square:-   SD3887
10Km square:-   SD38
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
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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Page 71, footnote:-  "On the banks of Windermere-water, have been lately built many elegant villas; by ... Mr. Dixon, Fell-foot; ... These objects, as works of art, most of which are done in styles suitable to their situation, give an air of consequence to the country, ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Win/Ble) 
placename:-  Fell Foot
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of the Grand Lake of Windermere, scale about 2 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1819.
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"Fell foot / F. Astley Esqr."
block, building/s 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.102
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evidence:-   old map:- West 1784 map
placename:-  Fellfoot
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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item:-  Armitt Library : A1221.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Windermere S) 
placename:-  Fell Foot
source data:-   Map, A Map of the Southern Part of the Lake Winandermere and its Environs, scale about 6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by Samuel John Neele, 352 Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in London etc, 1787.
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"Fell Foot"
item:-  private collection : 10.11
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evidence:-   road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Fell Foot
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 653-654  "Within ½a Mile of Newby Bridge, on r. is Fell Foot, Jeremiah Dixon, Esq. ..."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Fell Foot
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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"Fell foot"
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Fell Foot
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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"Fell Foot"
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Fellfoot
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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"Fellfoot"
blocks, settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
placename:-  Fell Foot
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving or lithograph? Winander Mere, scale about 2.5 miles to 1 inch, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 1874.
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"Fell Foot"
block/s; building/s 
item:-  private collection : 133.1
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evidence:-   database:- Listed Buildings 2010
source data:-  
courtesy of English Heritage
"MANAGER'S HOUSE, FELL FOOT PARK / / A592 / STAVELEY IN CARTMEL / SOUTH LAKELAND / CUMBRIA / II / 421914 / SD3816487118"
evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Fell Foot
source data:-   Print, coloured lithograph, Fell Foot, Windermere, Lancashire, engraved by J McGahey, from a photograph by Bowness, printed by J Richardson, Barrow-in-Furness, 1870?
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printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "On Stone by J. McGahey / from a Photograph by Bowness / &Printed by J Richardson, Barrow in Furness / FELL FOOT, WINDERMERE,- THE RESIDENCE OF G. J. M. RIDEHALGH, ESQ."
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.60
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evidence:-   old drawing:- 
item:-  boat
source data:-   Drawing, Fell Foot, Windermere, Seat of Townley Esq, Staveley-in-Cartmel, Lancashire, by William Havell, 1817.
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Windermere lake in foreground with rowing boat and sailing boat. In the centre of the composition on the far distant shore stands a large residence surrounded by trees with hills behind. One of a set of eight 'Drawings for a Pocket Book' intended to be engraved executed on the spot by the artist. Eight drawings pasted to one piece of paper all executed in pencil, brown wash and white gouache. 
at bottom right:-  "October 1817"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 2009.89.60
Image © Tullie House Museum
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