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Newlands Valley, Above Derwent
Newlands Valley
locality:-   Newlands
civil parish:-   Above Derwent (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   valley
coordinates:-   NY23052014 (etc etc) 
1Km square:-   NY2320
10Km square:-   NY22

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evidence:-   old map:- Gents Mag 1751
placename:-  Newland Dale
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, Map of the Black Lead Mines in Cumberland, and area, scale about 2 miles to 1 inch, by George Smith, published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1751.
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"Newland Dale"
valley 
item:-  JandMN : 114
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evidence:-   old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Newlands
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"Newlands"
area 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Newland Vale
placename:-  Newland Valley
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.
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Page 130:-  "... But whoever takes a ride up Newland vale, will be agreeably surprised with some of the finest solemn pastoral scenes they have"
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Page 131:-  "yet beheld. Here present themselves an arrangement of vast mountains, entirely new, both in form and coloring of rock; large hollow craters scooped in their bosoms, once the seeming seats of raging liquid fire, though at present overflowing with the purest water, that foams down the craggy brows; other woods ornament their base, and other lakes, clear as the Derwent, lie at their feet. The softer part of these scenes are verdant hills patched with wood, spotted with rock, and pastured with herds and flocks."
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Page 132:-  "... The verdant hills on each side terminate in rude and awful mountains, that tower to the skies in a variety of grotesque forms, and on their murky furrowed sides hang many a torrent. Above Keskadale, the last houses in Newland, no traces of human industry appear. All is naked solitude and simple nature. The vale now becomes a dell, and the road a path. The lower parts are pastured with a motley herd; the middle tract is assumed by the flocks; the upper regions (to man inaccessible) are abandoned to the birds of Jove. Here untamed nature holds her reign in solemn silence, amidst the gloom and grandeur of dreary solitude [1]. The morning"
"[1] And here the following exclamation of young Edwin may be properly recalled to the reader's remembrance;"
"Hail, awful scenes, that calm the troubled breast, / And woo the weary to profound repose, / Can passion's wildest uproar lay to rest, / And whisper comfort to the man of woes!"
"Here innocence may wander safe from foes, / And contemplation soar on seraph wings; / O solitude, the man who thee foregoes, / When lucre lures him, or ambition stings, / Shall never know the source whence real grandeur springs."
"Beattie's Minstrel, B. 2d. X."
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Page 133:-  "sun, beaming on the blue and yellow mountains' sides, produces effects of light and shade the most charming that ever a son of Apelles imagined. ..."
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Addendum; Mr Gray's Journal, 1769 
Page 203:-  "Oct. 3. [at Keswick] A heavenly day; rose at seven, and walked out under the conduct of my landlord to Borrowdale; ... Opposite [across Derwent Water] ... Newland valley, with green and smiling fields embosomed in the dark cliffs; ..."
evidence:-   old map:- Crosthwaite 1783-94 (But/Cru/Low) 
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, An Accurate Map of Buttermere, Crummock and Loweswater Lakes, scale about 3 inches to 1 mile, by Peter Crosthwaite, Keswick, Cumberland, 1794, version published 1800.
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"A part of Newlands &Buttermere Mountains as they appear from Crosthwaite's Museum at Keswick."
item:-  Armitt Library : 1959.191.2
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evidence:-   old print:- Wilkinson 1810 (plate 24) 
placename:-  Vale of Newlands
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Cottage in the Vale of Newlands, with Robinson's Crag, Cumberland, by Joseph Wilkinson, engraved by William Frederick Wells, published by R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1810.
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Plate 30 in Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "The Revd. Jos: Wilkinson delt. / W. F. Wells Sculpt. / Cottage in the Vale of Newlands, with Robinson's-crag. / Publish'd Feby. 1. 1810. by R. Ackerman. 101. Strand. London."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : MN4.30
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evidence:-   old print:- Wilkinson 1810 (plate 31) 
placename:-  Vale of Newlands
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, Cottage in the Vale of Newlands, between Keswick and Buttermere, Cumberland, by Joseph Wilkinson, engraved by William Frederick Wells, published by R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1810.
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Plate 31 in Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "Revd. Jos: Wilkenson delt. / W. F. Wells sc. / Cottage in the vale of Newlands, between Keswick and Buttermere. / Published Decr. 1. 1810. by R. Ackermann. 101. Strand. London."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : MN4.31
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evidence:-   old print:- Wilkinson 1810 (plate 32) 
placename:-  Vale of Newlands
source data:-   Print, uncoloured soft ground etching, View in the Vale of Newlands, Cumberland, by Joseph Wilkinson, engraved by William Frederick Wells, published by R Ackermann, Repository of Arts, 101 Strand, London, 1810.
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Plate 32 in Select Views in Cumberland, Westmoreland, and Lancashire. 
printed at bottom left, right, centre:-  "The Revd. Jos: Wilkinson delt. / W. F. Wells Sculpt. / View in the Vale of Newlands. / Publish'd Feby. 1. 1810. by R. Ackerman. 101. Strand. London."
item:-  Fell and Rock Climbing Club : MN4.32
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evidence:-   old map:- Otley 1818
placename:-  Newlands
source data:-   Map, uncoloured engraving, The District of the Lakes, Cumberland, Westmorland, and Lancashire, scale about 4 miles to 1 inch, by Jonathan Otley, 1818, engraved by J and G Menzies, Edinburgh, Scotland, published by Jonathan Otley, Keswick, Cumberland, et al, 1833.
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"NEWLANDS"
item:-  JandMN : 48.1
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evidence:-   outline view:- Otley 1823 (8th edn 1849) 
placename:-  Vale of Newlands
source data:-   Engraving, outline view of mountains, Derwent Water from Crow Park, drawn by T Binns, engraved by O Jewitt, opposite p.10 of A Descriptive Guide of the English Lakes, by Jonathan Otley, 8th edition, 1849.
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1180.7
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evidence:-   descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Newlands
item:-  geology
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.
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Page 154:-  "... Veins of lead ore occur in several places; and have been worked between Skiddaw and Saddleback, in Thornthwaite, Newlands, and Buttermere; but one in the parish of Loweswater, and one below the level of Derwent Lake, are the most productive at present in this district."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
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 93:-  "... These mountains present nothing but endless grassy slopes, which is the characteristic of the scenery all the way till you get down to Keskadale, the first houses in Newlands. The views in this valley are chiefly of a rural description, adorned with all the beauties of luxuriant nature, and decorated with wood. The mountains are beautiful and picturesque in their forms, generally green to their summits, looking down upon comfortable houses, seated amid enclosures of emerald verdancy, irrigated and refreshed by gentle streams, now lost amidst the luxuriant growth of leafy trees, now betraying themselves by their bright sparkling. On the right, a fine branch of this vale extends to Dale Head, guarded on the south by Maiden Moor and High Crag, on the north by Goldscope and Hindsgarth."
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Page 169:-  "..."
"NEWLANDS contains several scattered hamlets, and is intersected by a stream which flows to Bassenthwaite Water. The mountain called Hindscar pushes itself into the vale with much grandeur. The chapel of ease stands in the"
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Page 170:-  "pleasantest part of the vale, near Little Town. (See page 92.)"
evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Derwent Water and Newlands, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower left:-  "H. Bell"
stamped at reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS534
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Derwent Water and Newlands Valley, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by Herbert Bell, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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stamped at reverse:-  "HERBERT BELL / Photographer / AMBLESIDE"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS135
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evidence:-   old print:- Bradley 1901
placename:-  Vale of Newlands
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, The Vale of Newlands, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901.
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On page 96 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. 
printed at bottom:-  "The Vale of Newlands."
item:-  JandMN : 464.18
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evidence:-   old print:- Bradley 1901
placename:-  Vale of Newlands
source data:-   Print, uncoloured lithograph, Vale of Newlands, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by Joseph Pennell, published by Macmillan and Co, London, 1901.
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On page 120 of Highways and Byways in the Lake District, by A G Bradley. 
printed at bottom:-  "Vale of Newlands."
item:-  JandMN : 464.24
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evidence:-   old postcard:- 
placename:-  Newlands Valley
source data:-   Postcard, sepia coloured photograph, Newlands Valley, Cumberland, published by Judges, Hastings, Kent, about 1950.
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printed at rev:-  "postcard picture / by JUDGES LTD., HASTINGS / ENGLAND"
postmark:-  "KESWICK / / 27 DEC / 1950 / CUMBERLAND"
item:-  JandMN : 943
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Newlands Vale
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Skiddaw, Cumberland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Newlands Vale ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.8
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evidence:-   outline view:- Jenkinson 1875
placename:-  Dale Head Glen
source data:-   Print, lithograph, outline view, Panoramic Sketches from Skiddaw, Cumberland, by Edwin A Pettitt, London, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875.
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"... Dale Head Glen ..."
item:-  JandMN : 28.8
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evidence:-   old drawing:- 
source data:-   Drawing, In Newlands, Above Derwent, Cumberland, by John Harper, 1840.
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View in the Newlands Valley. Bridge over river in foreground with hills behind. Executed in pencil with touches of white gouache on buff coloured paper. Preparatory sketch drawn on the spot by the artist. 
at bottom left:-  "In Newlands. 12 Sep./40"
item:-  Tullie House Museum : 2009.89.27
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evidence:-   outline view:- Tattersall 1836
placename:-  Newlands Vale
source data:-   Print, engraving, Newlands Vale, from Robinson Fall, Cumberland, drawn by George Tattersall, engraved by W F Topham, published by Sherwood and Co, Paternoster Row, London, about 1836.
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The print is captioned with mountain names and acts as an outline view. 
Tipped in opposite p.75 of The Lakes of England, by George Tattersall. 
printed at bottom:-  "NEWLANDS VALE, / from Robinson Fall."
printed at bottom left to right:-  "Saddle End. / Caskettle. / Causey Pike. / Rawling End. / Saddleback. / Cross Fell. / Cat-bells. / Robinson."
item:-  Armitt Library : A1204.30
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evidence:-   old print:- Green 1809
placename:-  Vale of Newlands, The
source data:-   Print, soft ground etching, The Vale of Newlands, Cumberland, by William Green, published by William Green, Ambleside, Westmorland, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, Paternoster Row, London, 1809.
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Plate 63 in Seventy Eight Studies from Nature. 
printed in introductory pages to set of prints:-  "Number 63. This view of the Vale of Newlands is from the west of Swinside. Hindsgarth and Goldscope display an interesting variety of line from this point, being scarcely from any other situation so good."
printed at bottom:-  "THE VALE OF NEWLANDS. / Published Ambleside, Augst. 1st. 1809, by W. Green."
item:-  Armitt Library : A6637.63
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BJQ09.jpg  From Newlands Hause.
(taken 10.6.2005)  
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BJY24.jpg  Looking south west, at sunset.
(taken 14.10.2005)  
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BJY27.jpg  Sunset between trees.
(taken 14.10.2005)  
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CBA95.jpg (taken 9.7.2014)  
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CBI82.jpg (taken 4.8.2014)  
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CBI83.jpg  and Dale Head and Miners Crag, etc
(taken 4.8.2014)  
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CBI88.jpg (taken 4.8.2014)  
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