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| monument, Kendal | ||
| site name:- | Castle Howe | |
| locality:- | Kendal | |
| civil parish:- | Kendal (formerly Westmorland) | |
| county:- | Cumbria | |
| locality type:- | monument | |
| locality type:- | obelisk | |
| coordinates:- | SD51249239 | |
| 1Km square:- | SD5192 | |
| 10Km square:- | SD59 | |
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 BJX17.jpg (taken 5.10.2005)  BJX18.jpg "SACRED TO LIBERTY / THIS OBELISK WAS ERECTED IN THE YEAR 1788 IN MEMORY OF THE REVOLUTION IN 1688" (taken 5.10.2005) |
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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 188, footnote:- "An obelisk was erected on the top of this hill [Castle Law Hill], by a subscription of the inhabitants of Kendal, in 1788, which, seen from almost every part of the vale, is a handsome object, and being the centenary of the revolution in 1688, has the following inscription:-" "Sacred to Liberty." "THIS OBELISK WAS ERECTED IN THE YEAR 1788, IN MEMORY OF THE REVOLUTION IN 1688." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Baker 1802 |
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| source data:- | Perspective road map with sections in Lancashire, Westmorland,
and Cumberland, by J Baker, London 1802. pp.25-26:- "[Kendal] ... Another similar eminence, ornamented with an obelisk, is called Castlebow Hill." |
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| evidence:- | old map:- Baker 1802 |
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| source data:- | Perspective road maps with sections in Lancashire, Westmorland
and Cumberland, by J Baker, London 1802. Bk03Vg13.jpg item:- private collection : 3 Image © see bottom of page |
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| evidence:- | old text:- Capper 1808 |
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| source data:- | Gazetteer, A Topographical Dictionary of the United Kingdom,
compiled by Benjamin Pitts Capper, published by Richard
Phillips, Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, 1808; published
1808-29. goto source "[Kendal] ... In 1788 a handsome obelisk was erected by a subscription of the inhabitants to commemorate the revolution in 1688. ..." |
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| evidence:- | descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) |
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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 20:- "... [Kendal]" "... Opposite the castle, on the west side of the town, is Castlehow-hill: on this eminence the inhabitants, in 1788, erected an obelisk to commemorate the glorious revolution of 1688. ..." |
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| hearsay:- |
Built by William Holme, to the design of Francis Webster, architect, Kendal, 1788.
Commemorates the Glorious Revolution, when William of Orange arrived in England, and
James II fled, 1688. |
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