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Ferry House, Claife
Ferry Hotel
civil parish:-   Claife (formerly Lancashire)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   inn
locality type:-   buildings
coordinates:-   SD39049565
1Km square:-   SD3995
10Km square:-   SD39

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BPD53.jpg (taken 12.5.2008)  
photograph
BVV07.jpg  ... and the ferry.
(taken 27.1.2012)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Lan 5 7) 
placename:-  Ferry Hotel
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 (Win/Ble) 
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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"John C. Curwen's Esqr."
block, building/s 
item:-  Armitt Library : 2008.14.102
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evidence:-   old text:- Green 1810
placename:-  Ferry House, The
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 15:-  "..."
"The Ferry House. - It is but justice in speaking of the situation of this inn, to say, that for delicate, soft, and reposed scenery, it will seldom be excelled; abrupt objects rarely strike the eye - all is stillness and harmony."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Ferry House
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 29:-  "..."
"On the opposite promontory [from Bowness], almost hid amidst the leafy shade of sycamores, stands"
"THE FERRY HOUSE."
"He who cannot delay to see Coniston, should cross to this spot. Hence are commanded three views, widely distinguished from each other, yet all noble: First, the prospect looking down the lake, by Berkshire Island and Storrs Hall to Rawlinson's Nab, is one of amenity and richness: Second, in a north-easterly direction over the great island, the eye rests upon Hill Bell; below, but beyond the two promontories stretching, one from the island, the other from the Rector's land, appears the water, a single island set like a gem in its crystal surface, and the green slopes of Rayrigg over it: Third, looking north from the place where the carriage boats are moored, Crow Holm rises out of the water on the right - Curwen's Island extends beyond it - opposite to which is Furness Fell - the island seen in the midst is one of the Lily of the Valley Islands - and the Pike of Wansfell, with Dove Nest below, is overtopped by Scandale Fell and the Rydal mountains."
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Page 158:-  "..."
"The Ferry House is a good inn, delightfully situated on the banks of Windermere. Horses and carriages pass over the lake by this Ferry. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Ford 1839 map
placename:-  Ferry House
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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"Ferry Ho."
item:-  JandMN : 100.1
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evidence:-   old drawing:- Aspland 1840s-60s
placename:-  Ferry House
source data:-   Drawing, pencil, Ferry House, Claife, Lancashire, by Theophilus Lindsey Aspland, about 1849.
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"Ferry House"
item:-  Armitt Library : 1958.487.4
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evidence:-   old advertisement:- Atkinson 1847 (5th edn 1850) 
placename:-  Ferry Hotel
source data:-   Advertisement for James Arnold at the Ferry Hotel, Claife, Lancashire, 1850.
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At the end of a Handbook to the English Lakes, 5th edn. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1144.28
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evidence:-   old map:- Garnett 1850s-60s H
placename:-  Ferry Inn
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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"Ferry Inn"
no symbol 
item:-  JandMN : 82.1
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evidence:-   old print with text:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Print, tinted lithograph, Windermere Lake, Westmorland, 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. / Windermere Lake / M.& N. HANHART, IMPT."
From the descriptive text:-  "The scene is taken from the water, Between Bowcroft and Ferry House ... He [Mr. Pyne] involuntarily sympathises with the listless rowers in the covered barge. The whole atmosphere breathes heat, and the golden sky is reflected back from the gently-rippling water in blended beauty. The snow-white sail of the graceful yacht is tiged by the beams of the departing god of day, and scarcely swells to the zephyr's wing. Mr. Pyne never leaves his story half told, so we have the floating bottles, speaking of frolic, feast, and fun. ..."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6678.27
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evidence:-   old print:- Pyne 1853
source data:-   Print, coloured lithograph, Windermere Lake, Westmorland, by James Baker Pyne, engraved by W Gauci, published by Thomas Agnew and Sons, Manchester, Lancashire, 1853.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A6677.27
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evidence:-   old text:- Martineau 1855
item:-  sycamore
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 13:-  "Ferry house, under its canopy of tall sycamores, and with its pebbly beach, is immediately opposite; and behind it rises the wooded bank which is, in light or shadow, one of the chief graces of the scene. ..."
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Page 32:-  "..."
"[crossing the ferry] ... The Ferry House looks more tempting than ever when seen from under its own sycamores,- jutting out as it does between quiet bays on either hand. ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Prior 1874 map 1
placename:-  Ferry Inn
placename:-  Ferry Hotel
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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"Ferry Inn / FERRY HOTEL"
block; inn, and a vignette view 
item:-  private collection : 133.1
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Ferry Hotel from the lake, Claife, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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stamped at reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS498
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, sepia, the Ferry Hotel from Crow Holme, Claife, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower left:-  "H. Bell"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS455
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, b/w, Ferry House on Windermere lake, Claife, Lancashire, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s?
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS630
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evidence:-   old print:- Robertson 1911
placename:-  Windermere Ferry Inn
source data:-   Print, lithograph? Windermere Ferry Inn, as it was in Wordsworth's Time, from a watercolour by Arthur Tucker from an old print, published by Chatto and Windus, London, 1911.
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Tipped in opposite p.84 of Wordsworthshire by Eric Robertson. 
printed at bottom:-  "WINDERMERE FERRY INN, AS IT WAS IN WORDSWORTH'S TIME / (From an old picture)"
item:-  JandMN : 197.19
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evidence:-   old print:- 
placename:-  Ferry Hotel, The
item:-  road
source data:-   Print, uncoloured engraving, The Ferry Hotel, Claife, Lancashire, by ?B Foster, engraved by E Evans, 1850s-60s?
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printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "[B] Foster / E. EVANS SC. / THE FERRY HOTEL"
item:-  Dove Cottage : 2008.107.436
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