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| Howtown Wyke, Martindale | ||
| Howtown Wyke | ||
| Hawtown Bay | ||
| site name:- | Ullswater | |
| locality:- | Howtown | |
| civil parish:- | Martindale (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | bay | |
| coordinates:- | NY44241996 (etc) | |
| 1Km square:- | NY4419 | |
| 10Km square:- | NY41 | |
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 BLO88.jpg Howtown Wyke from The Rake. (taken 25.1.2006) |
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| evidence:- | old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 13 1) placename:- Howtown Wike |
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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:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (Ull) |
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| source data:- | Map, uncoloured engraving, Accurate Map of the Beautiful Lake of
Ullswater, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite,
Keswick, Cumberland, 1783, version published 1800. CT5NY41P.jpg item:- Armitt Library : 1959.191.7 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Clarke 1787 placename:- How Town Bay placename:- How Town Wike |
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| source data:- | Guide book, A Survey of the Lakes of Cumberland, Westmorland,
and Lancashire, written and published by James Clarke, Penrith,
Cumberland, and in London etc, 1787; published 1787-93. goto sourcePage 36:- "..." "Next sail into How-Town Bay, commonly called How-Town Wike, or Wich. From this place is a beautiful view of the hills at the foot of the Lake. Dun-Mallard is in front, and the black brow of Penrith beacon shoots away behind it in a truly picturesque manner." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Clarke 1787 map (Ullswater) placename:- How Town Wike |
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| source data:- | Map, A Map of the Lake Ullswater and its Environs, scale about
6.5 ins to 1 mile, by James Clarke, engraved by S J Neele, 352
Strand, published by James Clarke, Penrith, Cumberland and in
London etc, 1787. CL4NY41J.jpg "How town wike" item:- private collection : 10.4 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s item:- landing stage |
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| source data:- | Photograph, black and white, Howtown Wyke, Martindale, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell,
photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. click to enlargeHB0767.jpg item:- Armitt Library : ALPS430 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old photograph:- Ullswater Steamers 1900s (edn 1903) placename:- Howtown Bay |
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| source data:- | Photograph, bw halftone, Howtown Bay, Martindale, Westmorland, published in a guide
book by the Ullswater Steam Navigation Co, Penrith, Cumberland, 1903. click to enlargeUN123.jpg printed, bottom "HOWTOWN BAY" item:- JandMN : 1023.23 Image © see bottom of page |
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