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| Galeforth Spout, Longsleddale | ||
| Galeforth Spout | ||
| site name:- | Galeforth Gill | |
| locality:- | Sleddale Fell | |
| civil parish:- | Longsleddale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | waterfall | |
| coordinates:- | NY48710662 | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4806 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY40 | |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) |
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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 166:- "... [upper Longsleddale] ... Here is every possible variety of water falls and cataracts; the most remarkable of which is on the left. Over a most tremendous wall of rock, a mountain torrent, in one broken sheet, leaps headlong one hundred yards and more. ..." |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Housman 1800 |
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| source data:- | Guide book, Descriptive Tour, and Guide to the Lakes, Caves, Mountains ..., by John
Housman, published by F Jollie, Carlisle, Cumberland and C Law, Ave Maria Lane, London,
1800; published
1800-21. Page 71:- "... Cascades and cataracts tumble over the precipices in various places, some of them from a very great height; the magnificence of this scene is greatly augmented after falls of rain. A strong wind, in some directions, also produces a curious appearance in these waterfalls, which we were so fortunate as to enjoy when we passed though Long-Sleddale. As the water begins to pour over the tops of some projecting rocks (upwards of one hundred yards in perpendicular height from the bottom of the vale), it is caught by a strong gust of wind, and violently forced upwards, exactly in the form of smoke, for several minutes together. So much were we deceived, that after viewing it with great attention, we concluded, that, notwithstanding the frightful situation, the smoke must proceed from some fires below, and we were about to make inquiry of a shepherd whom we met, when, again looking to the summit in a more calm interval, we were surprised to see little torrents of water where the smoke seemed to issue before. In" Page 72:- "half a minute after again the water disappeared, and violently ascended into the air in the appearance of smoky vapour." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Hodgson 1828 placename:- Galeforth Spout |
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| source data:- | Map, hand coloured engraving, 4 sheets mounted together on linen and rolled, Plan
of the County of Westmorland, scale about 1.25 inches to 1 mile, by Thomas Hodgson,
engraved by W R Gardner, Harpur Street, London, published by Thomas Hodgson, Lancaster,
and perhaps by C Smith, 172 Strand, London,1828. HDG6lsl4.jpg map courtesy of Mark Cropper "Galeforth Spout a Cascade" item:- private collection : 371 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Prior 1865 placename:- Galeforth Spout |
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| source data:- | Guide book, Ascents and Passes in the Lake District of England,
by Herman Prior, published by John Garnett, Windermere,
Westmorland, and by Simpkin, Marshall and Co, London, 1865. Page 109:- "... Galeforth Spout, on the stream issuing from Grey Crag Tarn, is out of the way, at the edge of the cliffs overlooking Longsleddale, and is not worth going to see." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Wilson 1912 placename:- Galeforth Spout |
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| source data:- | Guide book, Longsleddale, by F M Wilson, published by T Wilson,
Kendal, Westmorland, 1912. WILSON1.txt "... One of the most remarkable of these cataracts is called Galeforth Spout. It falls about 100 yards in an unbroken sheet. When a wind from the valley catches the water in its fall, it forces it upward in a sort of light vapourous column, which is often mistaken for smoke." |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Wilson 1912 placename:- Galeforth Spout |
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| source data:- | Photograph of Galeforth Spout in Longsleddale, by F M Wilson, 1912 WILSON1.txt  click to enlargeBJI58.jpg "GALEFORTH SPOUT" In Guide book, Longsleddale, by F M Wilson, published by T Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, 1912 |
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| evidence:- | old print:- placename:- Gellforth Spout |
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| source data:- | Print, uncoloured engraving, Gellforth Spout ie Galeforth Gill,
Longsleddale, Westmorland, drawn by W M Craig, engraved by J
Storer, for the Beauties of England and Wales, published by
Vernor and Hood, Poultry, London, 1803. click to enlargePR0003.jpg "Engraved by J. Storer from a drawing by W. M. Craig for the Beauties of England and Wales. GELLFORTH SPOUT, in Long-sle-dale, Westmoreland. London, Published by Vernor &Hood, Poultry, Dec. 1. 1803." item:- JandMN : 156 Image © see bottom of page |
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