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Queen's Hotel, Keswick
Queen's Hotel
locality:-   Keswick
civil parish:-   Keswick (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   inn (hotel) 
coordinates:-   NY26622345
1Km square:-   NY2623
10Km square:-   NY22

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evidence:-   presumably road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Queen's Head
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 317-318  "INNS. ... Keswick, Queen's Head, Royal Oak. ..."
item:-  JandMN : 228.1
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evidence:-   presumably road book:- Cary 1798 (2nd edn 1802) 
placename:-  Queen's Head
source data:-   Road book, itineraries, Cary's New Itinerary, by John Cary, 181 Strand, London, 2nd edn 1802.
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page 735-736  "INNS. ... Keswick, Queen's Head, Royal Oak."
item:-  JandMN : 228.2
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evidence:-   probably descriptive text:- Otley 1823 (5th edn 1834) 
placename:-  Queen's Head
item:-  post chaise; horse; jaunting car; boat
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 117:-  "Keswick ... The principal inns are the Royal Oak and Queen's Head; ..."
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Page 118:-  "... Post chaises, ponies, and jaunting cars may be had at the inns, with experienced guides for excursions by land; and neat pleasure-boats with intelligent boatmen for the water."
evidence:-   descriptive text:- Ford 1839 (3rd edn 1843) 
placename:-  Queen's Head
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 51:-  "..."
"[Keswick] ... The chief inns are the Royal Oak and Queen's Head; but there are several smaller inns, where parties may be accommodated, besides many neatly-furnished private lodgings. ..."
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Page 166:-  "[Keswick] ... all the accommodations for visitors are good. ... inns, Royal Oak and Queen's Head."
evidence:-   old advertisement:- Atkinson 1847 (5th edn 1850) 
placename:-  Queen's Hotel
source data:-   Advertisement for John Frank at the Queen's Hotel, Keswick, Cumberland, 1850.
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At the end of a Handbook to the English Lakes, 5th edn. 
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item:-  Armitt Library : A1144.20
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evidence:-   old advertisement:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Queen's Hotel
source data:-   Advertisment for Queen's Hotel and Posting-House in A Complete Guide to the Lake District of England, by Harriet Martineau published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, 4th edn 1871.
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Advertisment pages, added at the end of the guide. 
item:-  JandMN : 192.5
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evidence:-   probably old text:- Martineau 1855
placename:-  Queen's Head
source data:-   Guide book, A Complete Guide to the English Lakes, by Harriet Martineau, published by John Garnett, Windermere, Westmorland, and by Whittaker and Co, London, 1855; published 1855-76.
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Page 73:-  "The inns of Keswick are numerous. The chief are the Royal Oak, the Queen's Head, and the King's Arms,- all good."
evidence:-   old advertisement:- Jenkinson 1875 B
placename:-  Queen's Hotel
item:-  coach
source data:-   Advertisement for George Stamper, Queen's Hotel, Keswick, Cumberland, published by Edward Stanford, 55 Charing Cross, London, 1875 edn 1884?
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Adverts p.8 at the back of Jenkinson's Smaller Practical Guide to Carlisle, Gilsland, Roman Wall and Neighbourhood. 
item:-  Armitt Library : A1717.5
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evidence:-   old advertisement:- Philip/Wilson 1890s
source data:-   Advertisement from The Concise Series of Guides No.1, The English Lake District, published about 1895.
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Guide book published by George Philip and Son, 32 Fleet Street, London, Philip, Son and Nephew, Liverpool, Lancashire, and Titus Wilson, Kendal, Westmorland, about 1895. 
item:-  JandMN : 58
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