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Old England Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere
Old England Hotel
Street:-   Church Street
locality:-   Bowness-on-Windermere
civil parish:-   Windermere (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   inn
coordinates:-   SD40199687
1Km square:-   SD4096
10Km square:-   SD49

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BRL58.jpg (taken 18.9.2009)  
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BRL59.jpg (taken 18.9.2009)  
evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Wmd 32 11) 
placename:-  Old England
placename:-  England, Old
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.
evidence:-   descriptive text:- West 1778 (11th edn 1821) 
placename:-  Old England
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.
image WS21P071, button  goto source
Page 71, footnote:-  "On the banks of Windermere-water, have been lately built many elegant villas; by ... Mr. Greaves, Old England; ... These objects, as works of art, most of which are done in styles suitable to their situation, give an air of consequence to the country, ..."
evidence:-   old advertisement:- Jenkinson 1875 B
placename:-  Old England Hotel, The
source data:-   Advertisement for Mrs Scott, The Old England Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875 edn 1884?
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Adverts p.5 at the back of Jenkinson's Smaller Practical Guide to Carlisle, Gilsland, Roman Wall and Neighbourhood. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1717.2
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:-  rowing baot; boat
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, the Old England Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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internegative at lower left:-  "H. Bell"
item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS471
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
item:-  boat; rowing boat; landing stage
source data:-   Photograph, black and white, Bowness Bay, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS497
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evidence:-   old photograph:- Bell 1880s-1940s
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source data:-   Photograph, black and white, the Old England Hotel, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Westmorland, by Herbert Bell, photographer, Ambleside, Westmorland, 1890s.
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item:-  Armitt Library : ALPS527
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