King's Head, Thirlspot | ||
King's Head | ||
locality:- | Thirlspot | |
civil parish:- | St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn (formerly Cumberland) | |
county:- | Cumbria | |
locality type:- | inn | |
coordinates:- | NY31701776 | |
1Km square:- | NY3117 | |
10Km square:- | NY31 | |
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BLQ10.jpg Innsign, Charles I? (taken 15.2.2006) BLQ09.jpg (taken 15.2.2006) |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) |
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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. goto source Page 111:- "There is a public-house at the King's Head, six miles from Keswick, ..." |
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evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) placename:- King's Head |
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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. goto source Page 50:- "... There is an inn here, the King's Head, whence Legberthwaite and the grounds of Dalehead Hall can be more readily visited. A" goto source Page 165:- "..." "King's Head is a decent house of entertainment, situated in Legberthwaite," |
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evidence:- | old map:- Ford 1839 map placename:- Dale Head Inn |
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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. FD02NY31.jpg "Dale Head Inn" item:- JandMN : 100.1 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old advertisement:- Atkinson 1847 (5th edn 1850) placename:- King's Head Inn |
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source data:- | Advertisement for John Atkinson at the King's Head Inn, Legburthwaite, Cumberland,
1850. click to enlarge AK2A17.jpg At the end of a Handbook to the English Lakes, 5th edn. item:- Armitt Library : A1144.25 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old advertisement:- Martineau 1855 placename:- King's Head Inn |
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source data:- | Advertisement for John Atkinson at the King's Head Inn, Legburthwaite, in A Complete
Guide to the Lake District of England, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett,
Windermere, Westmorland, 4th edn 1871. click to enlarge MNU1Ad17.jpg Advertisement pages at the end of the guide. item:- JandMN : 192.5 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s item:- carriage; horse |
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source data:- | Photograph, sepia, King's Head, Thirlspot, St John's Castlerigg and Wythburn, Cumberland,
by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s. click to enlarge HB0736.jpg The bridge is over Helvellyn Gill. internegative at lower right:- "H. Bell" stamped on reverse:- "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE" item:- Armitt Library : ALPS400 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | old print:- Pearson 1900s placename:- Thirlspot Inn item:- cart |
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source data:- | Print, halftone photograph, Thirlspot Inn, the King's Head, St John's Castlerigg and
Wythburn, Cumberland, published by C Arthur Pearson, Henrietta Street, London, 1900s. click to enlarge PS1E66.jpg On p.187 of Pearson's Gossipy Guide to the English Lakes and Neighbouring Districts. printed at bottom:- "THIRLSPOT INN." item:- Armitt Library : A1188.73 Image © see bottom of page |
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evidence:- | database:- Listed Buildings 2010 placename:- Kings Head Hotel |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "KINGS HEAD HOTEL / / / ST JOHNS CASTLERIGG AND WYTHBURN / ALLERDALE / CUMBRIA / II / 72188 / NY3171117769" |
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source data:- | courtesy of English Heritage "Hotel. Mid C18 with C20 alterations. Painted roughcast walls, under graduated greenslate roof with roughcast chimney stack. 2 storeys, 9 bays. C20 plank door with C20 porch. Older centre part has irregular fenestration of sashes with glazing bars and small ground-floor firewindow to right. Extension to left has larger sash windows with glazing bars, all windows in plain reveals. C20 extension to right is not of interest." |
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hearsay:- |
There used to be an old innsign in the house, reading:- |
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"I, Stanley, lives here and sells good ale Come in and drink before it grows stale. John Succeeded his father Peter, But i' th' old man's time t'was never better." |
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John Stanley was once innkeeper. |
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